Phoenix: ‘Every political cycle France has an existential crisis’ | Phoenix

Phoenix (clockwise from top left) Christian Mazzalai, Thomas Mars, Deck D'arcy, Laurent Brancowitz

Deck D’Arcy has a theory. The Phoenix bassist thinks that, on the band’s fifth album, 2013’s Bankrupt!, they “lost the groove”. The French four-piece were at the height of their fame: 2009’s Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix […]

Batgirl ‘murder’: should film studios ever expunge a director’s vision? | Movies

Margot Robbie in The Suicide Squad.

Some tough language from the Russo brothers this week, who have accused Warner Brothers of “murder” over the recent canning of Batgirl. Speaking to Variety, the Avengers: Endgame directors did not mince their words. “It’s […]

Batgirl ‘murder’: should film studios ever expunge a director’s vision? | Movies

Margot Robbie in The Suicide Squad.

Some tough language from the Russo brothers this week, who have accused Warner Brothers of “murder” over the recent canning of Batgirl. Speaking to Variety, the Avengers: Endgame directors did not mince their words. “It’s […]

Youssou N’Dour review – Senegalese superstar is on magnificent form | Youssou N’Dour

Youssou N’Dour and his band.

As the MC announces that we are to meet “the king of African pop” before Youssou N’Dour comes on stage, this still seems to underplay the history and importance of the most celebrated and influential […]

‘My heart is racing, I’m terrified’: Cat Power on recreating Bob Dylan’s infamous 1966 ‘electric’ gig | Cat Power

Wired for sound … Bob Dylan performing at the Free Trade Hall in Manchester in 1966.

Recently, Chan Marshall was driving to a rehearsal studio in Los Angeles. It was days before she was heading to Europe for a run of dates that includes a night at the Royal Albert Hall, […]

Lee Jung-jae: ‘Squid Game made me rethink how I look at the world’ | Movies

Lee Jung-jae in Squid Game.

The night before we meet in a central London hotel suite, Lee Jung-jae sat on a stage at a West End cinema, apologising profusely to the assembled audience. At a star-studded opening gala of the […]

Kim Kardashian Wasn’t Allowed To Wear Marilyn Monroe Dress

Kim Kardashian Wasn't Allowed To Wear Marilyn Monroe Dress

One of the year’s biggest (and silliest) scandals, along with James Corden v. Balthazar and the Don’t Worry Darling rumors, is whether Kim Kardashian “literally ruined” Marilyn Monroe’s dress after wearing it to the Met […]

Make it pop! Do we really need the Beatles to sound new? | Music

Fleetwood Mac in 1977.

Yellow Submarine, Ringo Starr’s turn on Revolver, has been a gateway for children into the music of the Beatles since its release in 1966. A new reissue of the album makes that relationship more explicit: […]

‘House isn’t a subculture. It’s my culture’: Cakes Da Killa on ballroom, Beyoncé and Black love | Music

Cakes da Killa performing at House of Yes, New York City, in 2018.

A few years ago, Cakes Da Killa felt trapped. The Atlanta-via-NYC rapper and producer had released a few acclaimed mixtapes, each showcasing his blooming talent as a lyricist and stylist. But, no matter how dexterous, […]

A moment that changed me: ‘I threw away the sheet music and all the colour and passion I had for the harp came back to me’ | Music

Morwenna and her father Bou Roodenburg-Vermaat.

The day I first came across a harp is a memory stored in all my senses. The sound of the strings, the pleasing curve of the neck, the smell of the May blossom that was […]