Animal magic and a camera changed everything for my girl Paula McDonald, 39, Ardrossan, North Ayrshire

Oh boy, at age 16 I can almost divvy my interests up as a 70/30 focus on the world. Seventy per cent was music. I was playing in a punk rock band, while also playing in a Joy Division-inspired new wav

Had Robin Holloway published Music’s Odyssey—described by its author as “an invitation to the glorious long voyage of Western classical music”—30 years ago, he might well have got away with it. By day

‘Music holds the power to transform a life,’ says the multiple Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and instrumentalist Jacob Collier. ‘It transformed mine! Experiencing music from within, by singi

The legacy of the Beatles is one characterised by their far-reaching and lasting impact on the world. Through Beatlemania, they spearheaded the British Invasion of the United States, leading to a worl

Following Richey Edwards’ disappearance and the “commercial disaster” of The Holy Bible , the MANIC STREET PREACHERS were told that this is the end. Instead, they roared back with an unassailable anthem heralding one of the biggest British albums of the ’90s. Sam Richards celebrates 30 years of Everything Must Go : “It was the most spectacular feeling,” says Nicky Wire. “That period when you go over the top...”