‘Better late than never’: how Brian Eno and David Byrne finally laid a musical ghost to rest | Pop and rock

Dunya Younes in the 1970s

In early 1970s Lebanon, a young singer from a hill town north of Beirut was on the up. Before the civil war in 1975, the capital was the Arab world’s thriving artistic centre, where folk-dance […]

Readers review Beyoncé’s Renaissance: euphoric and fresh, or paint-by-numbers? | Beyoncé

The album artwork for Renaissance

‘It’s a love letter to the LGBTQ+ community’ I think this is my favourite Beyoncé album. It’s a love letter to the LGBTQ+ community, dancefloors and ballroom, and it has surprised me in the best […]

Calvin Harris: Funk Wav Bounces Vol 2 review – wan background grooves for an A-list pool party | Calvin Harris

The artwork for Funk Wav Bounces Vol 2.

Earlier this year, it was revealed that Calvin Harris had bought an organic farm in Ibiza. For a moment, it looked as though the 38-year-old, Dumfries-born DJ was giving up his crown as king of […]

Beyoncé Shares “Break My Soul” Remixes From Will.i.am and More

Beyoncé Shares “Break My Soul” Remixes From Will.i.am and More

As Renaissance week continues, Beyoncé has just released a 4-pack EP consisting of different remixes of her song “Break My Soul,” including ones featuring Will.i.am, Honey Dijon, Terry Hunter, and Nita Aviance. Each new iteration of “Break My Soul” adds a […]

Kaytranada & Anderson .Paak’s “Twin Flame” Is Bouncy Seduction: Stream

Kaytranada & Anderson .Paak's "Twin Flame" Is Bouncy Seduction: Stream

Producer Kaytranada has teamed up with Anderson .Paak for a new song called “Twin Flame,” marking his first new music of 2022. It comes with an accompanying black and white video directed by .Paak himself, which […]

Silk Sonic Showed Up & Showed Out At SelvaRey Piña Colada Party

SelvaRey Pina Colada Party Hosted By Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak

Partying with Anderson and Bruno is on our bucket list Source: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for SelvaRey Grammy-winning superstars Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak showed up and showed out at a poolside SelvaRey Piña Colada Party […]

Domi & JD Beck Interview: The Rebirth Of Cool

Domi & JD Beck Anderson Paak

Before they released their first single this past April, the only way to discover Domi & JD Beck online was getting lucky on one of those deep YouTube rabbit holes. If you happened to arrive […]

Rina Sawayama Announces U.S. Tour, Shares New Song “Hold the Girl”: Listen

Rina Sawayama: Hold the Girl Tour 2022

Rina Sawayama has released a new song called “Hold the Girl.” The title track from her upcoming album, the single premiered on Clara Amfo’s BBC Radio 1 show Future Sounds, and the vocalist sat down […]

Vinyl fantasy: how gamers fell in love with records | Games

Surprise best-seller … LP cover for the Policenauts soundtrack.

Caroline Grace has always enjoyed vintage technology. An IT tech in the Mid-Ohio Valley, they collect retro games, laser discs and cassette tapes, but mostly, vinyl records. Their collection is in the thousands, and hundreds […]

Ghosts of My Life by Mark Fisher – ferociously intelligent cultural insights | Essays

A sketch from the The Return of the 70s section of the book

Since his death in 2017, Mark Fisher has reputationally ascended to the status of dissident national treasure. His work as a leftist cultural critic continues to inspire the young in particular – Fisher murals adorn […]