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Music + Letters

June 2026

  • Paul McCartney’s album The Boys of Dungeon Lane.

    Paul McCartney’s inspiration – and what’s been lost to the boys of Dungeon Lane

    Letters: Readers respond to an interview with Paul McCartney in which he reflects on memories of and inspiration found in Liverpool

May 2026

  • Miles Davis in 1980

    Miles Davis’s superior musical intelligence

  • Led Zeppelin on stage in 1973, the year No Quarter was released.

    Brief letters
    In defence of the songs of my youth

  • A person reading the Guardian newspaper

    Brief letters
    Gen Z is catching up with us older readers

  • Felicity Lott (Helen, Queen of Sparta) in LA BELLE HELENE by Offenbach at English National Opera (ENO), London Coliseum in 2006 conductor: Emmanuel Joel director: Laurent Pelly2BPP5PH Felicity Lott (Helen, Queen of Sparta) in LA BELLE HELENE by Offenbach at English National Opera (ENO), London Coliseum in 2006 conductor: Emmanuel Joel director: Laurent Pelly

    Letter: Dame Felicity Lott obituary

  • Northern soul acts from the US came to Wigan – and some even settled in England

  • Brief letters
    Science fiction looks better in paperback

  • Bax to the future: reviving Sir Arnold’s music and rescuing his reputation

April 2026

  • English composer, Sir Arnold Edward Trevor Bax (1883 - 1953).

    Brief letters
    A Bax revival would be music to my ears

    Brief letters: Arnold Bax | Country diary | Thatcher toilet roll | Permanent secretaries | Daylight shrubbery
  • Iggy Pop performs during the first weekend of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Sunday, April 12, 2026, in Indio, Calif. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)

    Ageism has no place at music festivals such as Coachella and Reading

    Letters: Readers respond to an article suggesting Justin Trudeau was too old to attend Coachella
  • A roll of Izal brand toilet paper

    Brief letters
    Why we washed our hands of Izal

    Brief letters: Toilet tissue | Bumphone jazz | Discontinued products | A classic crossword clue | Practice v practise

March 2026

  • Donald Trump and Keir Starmer at a press conference in September 2025.

    Brief letters
    Thank you, Keir, for keeping calm

    Brief letters: Starmer the statesman | Moby’s misunderstanding | London taxis | Chuck Norris | Small portions

February 2026

  • A Palestinian flag flown by a protester outside The Royal Courts of Justice in London on 13 February .

    Brief letters
    Why dispute ruling on Palestine Action, but accept legal challenge on elections?

  • American DJ Flying Lotus aka FlyLo performs live on stage during Off Days at Zitadelle Spandau on August 21, 2024 in Berlin, Germany.

    Brief letters
    What DJs, chefs and politicians have in commons

  • Status Quo in concert at the Hammersmith Apollo, London, Britain - 29 Mar 2014Mandatory Credit: Photo by Andrew Fosker/REX/Shutterstock (3677243e) Francis Rossi, Alan Lancaster and Rick Parfitt - Status Quo Status Quo in concert at the Hammersmith Apollo, London, Britain - 29 Mar 2014

    Brief letters
    Deeper and down with Keir Starmer

  • Traditional English terraced houses with huge council block in the background in south east London.

    Class barriers and crude definitions

January 2026

  • Musicians playing together in classroom

    The life lessons of classical music: we need each other to play a symphony

  • Bhaktivedanta Manor in Letchmore Heath, Hertfordshire

    George Harrison’s old house has an interesting backstory

  • Breaky Bottom Vinyard, Rodmell, Near Lewes, Sussex, England, UK BritainPeter Hall BBPAND Breaky Bottom Vinyard, Rodmell, Near Lewes, Sussex, England, UK Britain

    Letter: Peter Hall obituary

  • Leonard Cohen at Glastonbury festival in 2008.

    Any greatest live albums list is incomplete without these classics

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