Music Features
RM on the Meaning of Life and More: ‘I Try to Express Universal Things’
In our cover-story interview, BTS’ leader goes deep on figuring out his band’s identity, the music he loves, and “fighting demons”
Music Features
Peter Hook Won’t Rule Out a New Order Truce at Rock Hall: ‘Life’s Full of Surprises’
The bass player says he’s unlikely to perform with his estranged bandmates at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, unless they “reach out and try and form some kind of relationship”
Music News
Massive Attack, IDLES, Kneecap and more sign No Music for Genocide open letter boycotting Eurovision
The letter, signed by over 1,000 artists, calls for Israel to be banned from next month’s contest in Vienna
Music
Music News
Drake’s ‘Iceman’ Promo Stunt Has Fans Hammering Through Ice
The rapper says his new album’s release date is hidden inside a giant frozen structure in downtown Toronto.
Music Features
RM on the Meaning of Life and More: ‘I Try to Express Universal Things’
In our cover-story interview, BTS’ leader goes deep on figuring out his band’s identity, the music he loves, and “fighting demons”
Music Features
Peter Hook Won’t Rule Out a New Order Truce at Rock Hall: ‘Life’s Full of Surprises’
The bass player says he’s unlikely to perform with his estranged bandmates at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, unless they “reach out and try and form some kind of relationship”
Music News
Shambala to become first employee-owned UK festival
“Shambala stands for independence and, in an increasingly commercialised festival scene, we simply could not sell to venture capitalists or the big promotion companies”
Music News
Massive Attack, IDLES, Kneecap and more sign No Music for Genocide open letter boycotting Eurovision
The letter, signed by over 1,000 artists, calls for Israel to be banned from next month’s contest in Vienna
Music News
D4vd pleads not guilty to murdering 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez
The singer also entered not guilty pleas to additional charges of sexual abuse with a child under 14 and unlawful mutilation of human remains
Features
Holly Humberstone: world of her own
After packing up the dilapidated family home, Humberstone found herself eschewing LA producers and embracing the beauty of everyday life in south-east London to craft the optimistic fantasy of new album ‘Cruel World’
Meet Wesley Joseph, the Walsall polymath releasing a timeless debut album
“I always try and punch above my weight class,” Joseph says as he prepares to unveil his sonically varied and brilliantly ambitious first LP
Meet Pollyfromthedirt, the masked Darlington artist writing hallucinations of English identity
As he releases new EP ‘The dirt pt. 2’, we get to know a special new songwriter existing on the frayed edges of singer-songwriter music, ambient, hip-hop and beyond
How Daniel Blumberg became Hollywood’s most in-demand composer
At home in Hackney, the Oscar-winner explains the immersive process and restless creativity that has made him a go-to collaborator in the film world
Film
We Were Never Going to Get a Real Michael Jackson Biopic
That still doesn’t excuse Antoine Fuqua’s heavily scrubbed origin story, which refashions the King of Pop’s journey into the Passion of St. Michael
Charli XCX Stars in a Movie About Volcanoes. It’s Oddly Moving
Erupcja is the sort of modest indie that feels like it was made for the price of a Brat tour ticket. It also gives the pop star a chance to flex her acting chops
‘California Schemin’ review: Hip hop hoax biopic is an absolute treat
This audacious true tale of two Scottish rappers trying to make it big is a brilliant directorial debut for James McAvoy.
‘California Schemin’: How James McAvoy brought the Great Hip Hop Hoax to the big screen
James McAvoy talks opportunities for Scottish talent as he brings the incredible true story of Silibil N’ Brains, who pulled off Scotland’s great “hip-hop hoax”, to the silver screen.
What is ‘The Drama’ really about?
An attempt to talk about the new Zendaya and Robert Pattinson movie without revealing why everyone is losing their minds over it
How Daniel Blumberg became Hollywood’s most in-demand composer
At home in Hackney, the Oscar-winner explains the immersive process and restless creativity that has made him a go-to collaborator in the film world
Holly Humberstone ‘Cruel World’ review: simply sublime songwriting
The singer’s best album yet grapples with the universal feeling of childhood slipping away, transmitted through brilliantly specific vignettes
Arlo Parks ‘Ambiguous Desire’ review: Devastating and danceable all at once
On her accomplished third album, Arlo Parks shows that the dance floor is the place to forget your problems…
Geese live in London: the most electrifying band on the planet
The New Yorkers justify the hype and then some at a show that truly feels like an ‘I was there’ moment
RAYE ‘This Music May Contain Hope’ review: A hugely ambitious swing for the fences
RAYE’s second album is a bold and life-affirming listen.
Reviews
TV
Ryan Sampson: ‘I’m obsessed with people and how they perceive the world’
From ‘Brassic’ to ‘Mr Bigstuff’ and ‘The Other Bennet Sister’, actor Ryan Sampson relishes showing the unusual side of life
‘Half Man’: Richard Gadd on making his return with a brutal and timely new drama
What Richard did next: Two years after the mammoth success of ‘Baby Reindeer’, Richard Gadd is back with a shocking, brutal and timely exploration of masculinity and brotherly bonds
Katy Perry Under Police Investigation Over Ruby Rose’s Sexual Assault Claims
Melbourne police in Australia confirmed they are investigating “a historical sexual assault that occurred in 2010.” Perry has previously denied the accusations
‘We’ve proved the haters wrong!’: how ‘Saturday Night Live UK’ came to life
Cast members Larry Dean and Celeste Dring and Musical Director Pauli Lovejoy discuss the show’s genesis, its support from elder generations of UK comedians, and what Britishness means in 2026
‘Euphoria’ Creator Sam Levinson Says There Are ‘No Plans’ for Season 4
The writer and producer also reflected on the deaths of cast members Angus Cloud and Eric Dane from the red carpet of the Season 3 premiere
Scott Mills questioned by police in 2018 over sex offence allegations against teenage boy
Mills was questioned over allegations of historic sexual offences against a teenage boy