The Fleetwood Mac singer-songwriter remains pop’s ultimate enchantress

A few years ago, Charlie Burchill and Jim Kerr were interviewed for a BBC documentary about music’s messiest break-ups. Which may seem like an odd booking, given the pair’s famously adamantine bond. B

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IN THE HUSHED YET AIRY “COCKTAIL PARLOUR” ...

At a time when many aspects of Tom Petty ’s world were falling apart, he took refuge in the studio. The deeply personal Wildflowers album was the result, and despite all the chaos and confusion that fed into it, it’s the one he regarded as his best.

After suffering unimaginable loss, some feathery friends helped me to heal.