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Picks of the week

‘It gave me a superpower – question everything’

As punk turns 50, bands from China to Greenland explain how it fires up their lives

Whether on the frontline in Ukraine or skate parks in Soweto, the genre is still a vital outlet for disaffected people everywhere. Here, musicians explain how they rage against the machine
A green, black and pink composite image showing punk bands playing live and a crowd cheering
black and white photo of three men jumping and smiling
‘Spend time going down rabbit holes’
How the Avalanches created their wildest album yet
Danielle Ponder poses in a red dress against a teal wall
‘Men are a scam!’
The trials of Danielle Ponder, the lawyer turned singer rooting for a better world
A portrait of alienation and egotism … (left to right) Tom Coll, Conor Deegan, Grian Chatten, Conor Curley and Carlos O’Connell of Fontaines DC.
Fierce, frantic and loaded with menace
Fontaines DC’s 20 greatest songs – ranked!
A woman holds a banjo
Feature
How Black banjo players are changing Americana music
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Reviews

Portrait of Australian musician Troye Sivan, with dark hair, wearing a distressed grandad top over a t-shirt
Alexis Petridis's album of the week
Troye Sivan: She’s the Best review – a strange, singular pop star who deserves to be multiplatinum
★★★★☆
Dressed in a white gown, Dianne Reeves smiles as she rests her head on the suited Branford Marsalis's shoulder
Jazz album of the month
Branford Marsalis Quartet and Dianne Reeves: Dedicated to You review – eloquent Coltrane tribute
★★★★☆
Jess Williamson looks at the camera wihle standing in a doorway
Jess Williamson: A Mile South of Heaven review
Alt-country singer’s love-hate affair with LA
★★★☆☆
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Spotlight

Play that funky Turbine Hall!

How artist Tarek Atoui aims to take the Tate on a sonic odyssey

From underwater explosions to PlayStation joysticks, the Lebanese artist makes art inspired by sound. Can this work in a space known for its chattering day-trippers, overstimulated schoolkids and echoing acoustics?
Artist Tarek Atoui stands in a patterned robe by a railing in Tate Modern's Turbine Hall
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Classical

Choristers in white robes holding lit candles sing inside St Paul's Cathedral
Abide with me
quote  English choral music is a living part of our cultural heritage – we should cherish it
Jonathan Davies
Susan Tomes, a woman with short grey hair and wearing a purple shirt, sits at a grand piano and smiles at the camera
Classical album of the week
Women and the Piano – Tomes brings her poetic instincts to a rewarding compilation
★★★★☆
Celibidache, Sergiu, 28.6.1912 - 14.8.1996, Romanian conductor, half length, conducting, circa 1982,BHDA06 Celibidache, Sergiu, 28.6.1912 - 14.8.1996, Romanian conductor, half length, conducting, circa 1982, Sergiu Celibidache
Feature
Celibidache was a musical visionary, an uncompromising perfectionist – and my father
Paraorchestra, Steve Reich's Music for 18 Musicians, 27th Sept 2026
Only connect
quote  Two composers who put humans at the heart of their music, and the conductor who didn’t
Tom Service
Anne-Catherine Gillet, Valerie Eickhoff and Alistair McGowan in Barkouf.
Barkouf review
Offenbach’s lost operetta is a quirky shaggy dog story
★★★★☆
The Frankfurt Radio Symphony stand, each with their instrument, in a large room with floor-to-ceiling windows