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How Psy taught me Gangnam Style

Crazy horses: Jay Rayner learns the moves from the master himself, Psy, at the Dorchester. Photograph: Katherine Rose for the Observer Learning to dance like a horse is really, really hard, even when…
AUTHOR:Jay Rayner
PUBLISHED: Nov. 18, 2012
LENGTH: 8 minutes (2104 words)

Blue Lines: Massive Attack's blueprint for UK pop's future

Massive Attack in 1991: (from left) Robert '3D' Del Naja, Grant 'Daddy G' Marshall and Andrew 'Mushroom' Vowles. Photograph: Kevin Cummins/Getty Images The three members of Massive Attack were…
PUBLISHED: Oct. 28, 2012
LENGTH: 10 minutes (2544 words)

Taylor Swift: 'I want to believe in pretty lies'

'I spend a lot of time balancing between faith and disbelief' … Taylor Swift. Photograph: Christian Sinibaldi for the Guardian When Taylor Swift talks about love and relationships, she dwells on them…
PUBLISHED: Oct. 18, 2012
LENGTH: 7 minutes (1780 words)

Pete Townshend: 'I can get a bit self-righteous now'

'I would have been happier in a Brian Eno world' … Pete Townshend. Photograph: Sarah Lee for the Guardian Pete Townshend arrives in his Richmond office clutching a portion of chips. As befits a…
PUBLISHED: Oct. 9, 2012
LENGTH: 9 minutes (2404 words)

Tame Impala: a trip inside the head of main man Kevin Parker

Lonerism island: Kevin Parker AKA Tame Impala. Photograph: Dorothy Hong for the Guardian Dig if you will, as Prince once suggested, the picture: it's the fag-end of summer on a quiet Friday night in…
PUBLISHED: Oct. 6, 2012
LENGTH: 6 minutes (1644 words)

Neil Young: 'You don't want to OD on music'

Neil Young performing with Crazy Horse during the Farm Aid 2012 concert on 22 September. Photograph: Jacqueline Larma/AP There are perhaps more relaxing preparations for interviewing Neil Young about…
PUBLISHED: Oct. 4, 2012
LENGTH: 8 minutes (2025 words)

Muse: 'We like pushing it as far as we can'

Muse on stage in Oslo, 25 October 2009. Photograph: Andy Hall for the Observer Ever since the early days of Muse, frontman Matt Bellamy and drummer Dom Howard have shared a running joke about…
PUBLISHED: Sept. 30, 2012
LENGTH: 10 minutes (2653 words)

Kirsty MacColl: the great British songwriter who never got her due

Kirsty MacColl onstage with the Pogues in 1988. ‘She's the missing link betwen Sandie Shaw and Lily Allen,’ says Billy Bragg. Photograph: Brian Rasic/Rex Features Next Sunday in Soho Square, central…
PUBLISHED: Sept. 30, 2012
LENGTH: 8 minutes (2055 words)

BB King at 87: the last of the great bluesmen

Guitar man: BB King performing live onstage at the Royal Albert Hall, 2011. Photograph: Kevin Nixon/Guitarist The fat red sun settles itself against the horizon, throwing a last, honey-sweet light…
PUBLISHED: Oct. 6, 2012
LENGTH: 18 minutes (4661 words)
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