Neil McCormick

Neil McCormick

Chief Music Critic

Jeff Goldblum: ‘The teachers said my range was limited’

From schooldays to acting superstardom, the American has always had a flair for jazz. He talks teachers, tics and Spielberg’s tunes

Neil McCormick 12 Apr 2025, 7:00am

Clem Burke, the beating heart of Blondie, was the greatest drummer of the punk generation

Neil McCormick 7 Apr 2025, 6:02pm
Ed Sheeran’s Azizam is banal, featherweight musical Esperanto – and it will be huge

3/5

Neil McCormick 4 Apr 2025, 12:00am
Elton John and Brandi Carlile’s new album is a glorious return to his bombastic, melodious 1970s pomp

5/5

Neil McCormick 3 Apr 2025, 11:50am

The Beatles biopics: your five big questions, answered

Neil McCormick 1 Apr 2025, 4:50pm
Elton John & Brandi Carlile: Just phenomenal – he should retire more often

5/5

Neil McCormick 27 Mar 2025, 10:45am
Did Yoko Ono save the Beatles?

4/5

Neil McCormick 27 Mar 2025, 9:15am
Prog rock star Steven Wilson: ‘Bohemian Rhapsody wouldn’t have a hope in hell today’

Neil McCormick 26 Mar 2025, 5:15pm
The Sex Pistols and Frank Carter put on the biggest mosh pit ever seen at the Royal Albert Hall

4/5

Neil McCormick 25 Mar 2025, 2:15pm
FKA Twigs, Magazine, review: an astonishing otherworldly audition for superstardom

4/5

Neil McCormick 22 Mar 2025, 4:26pm

Japanese Breakfast considers the incel with dreamy, suffocating pop

4/5

Neil McCormick 21 Mar 2025, 2:54pm
Edwyn Collins: Nation Shall Speak Unto Nation, review: A retiree with joy in his heart

4/5

Neil McCormick 14 Mar 2025, 4:53pm
Marianne Faithfull’s Burning Moonlight is a spookily beautiful gift from beyond the grave

5/5

Neil McCormick 14 Mar 2025, 12:00am
Mumford & Sons: A rowdy, barnstorming singalong – minus one of the Sons

4/5

Neil McCormick 12 Mar 2025, 1:03pm
Pop stars used to rail against injustice – now they’re too afraid of getting cancelled

Neil McCormick 10 Mar 2025, 1:00pm
King Charles’s playlist is fun, spirited and slightly eccentric

Neil McCormick 10 Mar 2025, 6:00am
Annie Lennox: The Eurythmics star’s first big gig in years was pure joy

5/5

Neil McCormick 7 Mar 2025, 1:45pm
The UK’s Eurovision entry is too good – and too country – to win

4/5

Neil McCormick 7 Mar 2025, 9:40am
Back on the dance floor, Lady Gaga batters you into submission

4/5

Neil McCormick 6 Mar 2025, 6:57pm
It’s Neil Young versus Charli XCX at Glastonbury – but I know who’ll win

Neil McCormick 6 Mar 2025, 10:31am
Lola Young: This unapologetically messy young star is bound for glory

4/5

Neil McCormick 4 Mar 2025, 4:04pm
Brit Awards 2025: Charli XCX sweeps the board, while Danny Dyer insults Keir Starmer

Chris Bennion 1 Mar 2025, 11:34pm