Tom Skinner on the Smile, Sons of Kemet and going solo: ‘It gives me a blank slate to explore’ | Music

Tom Skinner performs with Sons of Kemet at the 2022 Newport jazz festival in July.

It has been a head-spinning year for drummer Tom Skinner. He has been crossing the globe touring new albums simultaneously with London jazz group Sons of Kemet and with Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood as […]

American Pickers’ Mike Wolfe looks unrecognizable in rare photo with brother & costar Robbie as star turns 58 years old

American Pickers’ Mike Wolfe looks unrecognizable in rare photo with brother & costar Robbie

AMERICAN Pickers’ star Mike Wolfe has appeared unrecognizable in a new photo with his brother Robbie. The co-star brothers spent a night celebrating Mike’s birthday, as the show remains on hiatus. 5 American Pickers’ Mike […]

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 […]

Michael J. Fox & Other Celebs Who Have Gotten Candid About Their Parkinson’s Disease Diagnosis

12 Musicians Who Ended Up Dating One of Their Bandmates

“Parkinson’s is the gift that keeps on taking.” Millions of people around the world have been affected by Parkinson’s disease, a  neurodegenerative disorder that can lead to neurological and mobility issues. While doctors and scientists […]

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 […]

Merky FC: Stormzy’s initiative to boost off-pitch diversity in football | Soccer

First publishing, then education – now football. Not content with launching his own books imprint and sponsoring a new generation of Cambridge graduates, Stormzy has turned his attention to Britain’s biggest sport, in an attempt […]

Taylor Swift Beats Drake To Become First Artist With Top 10 Slots On Billboard Hot 100

Taylor Swift is first artiste with entire Top 10 on Billboard Hot 100

Taylor Swift Creates History At Billboard Top 100 ( Photo Credit – Instagram ) Singer Taylor Swift has made history as she scored a 10 out of 10 to become the first artiste in history […]

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 […]