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PJ Harvey’s savage, soul-baring second album Rid Of Me is 30 years old. Its howls of pain, rage and revenge now sound more vital than ever

Here are all the great rock and alternative songs you may have missed this week (plus: vote for your favourite!)

Speaking after she won the 2022 Mercury Music Prize, Simbiatu Abisola Abiola Ajikawo, aka Little Simz, was clearly honoured to be given the award. It wasn’t about the money (£25,000), or at least it wasn’t just about the money. It was about the fact that the prize was a recognition…

Mixing powerful French texts with a twang of American country music, Baptiste W. Hamon has been compared to Bonnie “Prince” Billy, Nick Drake, Phil Ochs and even Leonard Cohen. He recently released a third album called “Jusqu'à la lumière”. He tells FRANCE 24’s Florence Villeminot about recording in Bristol with…

Writers such as Ian Rankin, Marian Keyes and Alexander McCall Smith are set to make an appearance along with musicians Jarvis Cocker and PJ Harvey

With Blonde coming to Netflix soon, follow the ultimate bombshell down the rabbit hole to find unlikely links to the singer and the actor

Sinéad Gleeson, Gurnaik Johal and Guardian readers discuss the titles they’ve read over the last month. Join the conversation in the comments

The art-pop star was raised on Pearl Jam, wants Jacques Brel played at her funeral and thinks Iggy is sexy. But which song would she interrupt a haircut for?

The singer-songwriter has written an extraordinary narrative poem that glories in the landscape and dialect of her home county