Europe
Asia
Oceania
Americas
Africa
KEVIN ROWLAND
Writing his memoir has unlocked something deep
From a home in England’s West Midlands, to Knebworth and Live Aid with Led Zep and back, via fame, fortune, tragedy and musical resurrection – ROBERT PLANT ’ s come full circle. A new album with local heroes Saving Grace exemplifies his hard rock apostasy, the reason he’d rather worship Nora Brown than hang with Axl Rose. And if all else fails? “I’ll just be an Elvis impersonator!” he tells KEITH CAMERON .
West London flâneur BAXTER DURY has spent over 20 years grappling with the influence of his Blockhead father Ian. Now, as success brings him back to his father’s old stamping ground, has he finally come to terms with his chaotic boho upbringing? “I’m a mockney nepo Jane Austen in a male form,” he convinces VICTORIA SEGAL.
A month after separating from my husband of 22 years, I flew alone to Los Angeles to see Harry Styles in concert. In LA, I shared a hotel room with fandom friends also mostly in their fifties. I had b
I blame my ‘groupie’ tendencies on my mother, who was so upset by Elvis’ death that we had to come home from holiday a week early. As a seven-year-old, it was disappointing to say the least, but by th
OVER THE LAST 40 YEARS, ELLE HAS CELEBRATED CREATIVITY OF ALL KINDS. HERE, A RANGE OF TODAY’S LEADING ARTISTS, WRITERS, PHOTOGRAPHERS AND DIRECTORS SHARE THE RITUALS, ROUTINES AND REALITIES BEHIND THEIR GREATEST WORKS, FROM MIND-BLOWING EXCEL SHEETS TO THE MAGIC OF THE DARK ROOM
Forty years ago this September, Kate Bush released Hounds Of Love . Her fifth studio record reinstated her position as one of the most innovative and creative artists of all time and yielded the (future) chart-topper Running Up That Hill . But its creation wasn’t always smooth. Here’s the story behind one of Bush’s best-loved albums.