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Proof positive The murder last month of Eminem's closest friend, the rapper Proof, has been dismissed as just another hip-hop slaying by the Detroit press. In a special investigation, Anthony Bozza reveals the truth about his life and revisits the events of that fateful night. |
When Noel met Pele
Listen to Noel Gallagher talk about when he met Pele and Maradona.
He sings, he scores
The World Cup is nearly upon us and to mark the occasion Alex Bellos meets Pelé in Brazil, as the greatest player of all time turns his attentions to making his own hit album.
OMM World Cup special
Four World Cup stars reveal their tastes - but which one will pack a tambourine in his luggage? And whose favourite band is called Support Lesbians?
Pop trumps
OMM on the blog
OMM goes guerrilla gigging - at least that's what it used to be called.
10 Summer songs
Your suggestions from the Observer blog.
Pictures of lily
Lily Allen has packed a lifetime's experiences into her 21 years, and now she's set to provide the soundtrack to your summer. Miranda Sawyer meets pop's most precocious young star.
A northern soul
Thirty years ago, the Manchester music scene was changed for ever. Paul Morley revisits the city of his youth and recalls the sights and eviscerating sounds that transformed the lives of a generation.
Hasieeed!
He turned down dinner with Madonna and has turned his back on the other temptations of the music business. It's a tough life when you're the world's first Hasidic reggae star. On his home turf in Brooklyn, Gaby Wood meets Matisyahu.
Strangest concert venues
From the Berlin Wall to the Great Wall, Luke Bainbridge picks the unlikeliest spots for live music.
John Peel and Sheila, The Pig's Big 78's - A Beginner's Guide
Ben Thompson finds himself curiously saddened by Peels' collection of esoteric relics
Ripping yarns
Folkies, football and a mysterious old favourite...
Sympathy for the devil/one plus one (dir. Jean-Luc Godard) The critics hated it, the public stayed away in droves. More fool them, says Andrew Hussey. This is an essential document of its era
No sleep 'til Sebratha
Peter Culshaw finds that a folk act singing songs about Dartmoor's history can cause an outbreak of Beatlemania.
The rest of the reviews
The book, the website, the film season.
If you're looking for a good time, just ask a drummer
Paul Morley: It's that time of year when it's good to sit out in the garden with a campari and soda and wonder just who the best drummer in the world is. Dead or alive.
Russell Brand
The Big Brother's Big Mouth host with the dodgy past tells Paul Mardles of his passion for Morrissey, loathing of dance music and occasional comfort breaks with Pete Doherty.
Sounding off
Some authors have great record collections - but no one has yet managed to write the definitive rock'n'roll novel, says Sean O'Hagan.
Soundtrack of my life: Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello trawls through his boxes of rarities to write about his inspirations. Just don't go looking for them on eBay - or anywhere else.
Flash forward
They're from Norway, but their look is early Eighties Basildon, and their sound marks a return to the glory days of electro-pop. Sarah Boden meets Lorraine.
Flashback: 21 May 1992
Techno-heads whip Middle England into a frenzy and cause a legal crackdown on raves. Chris Campion recalls the Castlemorton party.
A postcard from ...
... Tobago
Barometer
Betty Curse | Neil Young | Jack White
Letters & emails
Letter of the month | Brown's vanishing point | Staid of the nation | Glittering prizes | Fisherman's friend
