Fuelled by hard drugs and righteous anger, his incendiary prose shook America. Could I channel his spirit by spending a night at the typewriter where it all happened? (The Guardian) Continue reading
Over 100 years since pioneers struck it rich in Canada’s Yukon the remote territory remains home to those who answer the call of the wild. (Lonely Planet Traveller) Continue reading
Joining the thousands of fans from West Africa who flock to Baaba Maal’s annual Blues du Fleuve festival in Podor (The Guardian) Continue reading
Pablo Escobar’s old estate is now a weird Jurassic Park-themed zoo (Vice) Continue reading
In the Ngiri-Ngiri district of Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, volunteers have to take sanitation into their own hands (The Guardian) Continue reading
Five female porn stars have died within the last three months. At the AVN Awards, there was a strange mix of acknowledgment and carrying on with business as usual. (Vice) Continue reading
Investigatory Powers Tribunals are where you complain if you think the government is spying on you. They’re usually held behind closed doors but this year a few select public hearings have taken place, so I went to check one out. (Vice) Continue reading
Protecting the rights of women who work as prostitutes is one of the best ways to prevent the spread of HIV. And in Orissa, India, that approach is working – even amid deep-rooted taboos. (The Guardian) Continue reading
Birmingham is crying out for a permanent museum to the birthplace of an entire genre, and there’s a pretty good one in town right now… (NME) Continue reading
Forty years since its first release, the director has been reworking his masterpiece for a definitive edition. How does he view his film – and the madness of its making – after all these years? (The Guardian) Continue reading
Like many pieces of shit before and since, what Manson really wanted in life was to be a rock ’n’ roll star. (NME) Continue reading
As a new film set in Manson-era Hollywood releases, an investigation… (GQ) Continue reading
As his 1991 Jim Morrison biopic ‘The Doors’ is given a new 4K restoration, the Oscar-winning director tells us about star Val Kilmer’s eccentricities, being spoofed in ‘Wayne’s World 2’, and why Madonna should never have played Evita. (NME) Continue reading
As 16-year-old Cemeren Yilmaz begged for his life, his attackers filmed him and posted the video to Snapchat. The murder was callous, utterly pointless – and representative of so many of the UK’s knife crime deaths. (Vice) Continue reading
Dance trio Above & Beyond are putting out a record specifically engineered for yoga and meditation. All I want to know is: Can they make me feel human again after five days of excess in Pilton? (NME) Continue reading
The Cleveland rapper, and star of Netflix’s The Dirt, talks scrapes with the law, family dramas and near-death experiences. (GQ) Continue reading
Could I learn to be a juggler or a flying trapeze artist in one afternoon? At Glastonbury, anything is possible. (NME) Continue reading
The Cure are headlining Sunday night at Glastonbury 2019. To celebrate this fact, we decided it would be a good use of our time to go around telling festival-goers this very bad joke. (NME) Continue reading
Kylie Minogue is finally making her Glastonbury debut in 2019, playing the Sunday legends slot. As one of the most hotly anticipated acts of the year, we asked fans to express their excitement through the medium of spinning around. (NME) Continue reading
The ‘Jurassic Park’ actor and recent NME cover star charmed a packed crowd at the West Holts stage with a set that included jazz standards by Nat King Cole and Herbie Hancock. (NME) Continue reading
The former Oasis frontman proved that, even without brother Noel, he has more than enough hits to provide a string of unforgettable Glastonbury moments. (NME) Continue reading
We asked festival-goers how they’re coping with this year’s near-record high temperatures, peaking at 30°. (NME) Continue reading
During an emotional Glastonbury set on The Park Stage, frontman Joe Talbot says he’s “waited my whole fucking life for this moment”. (NME) Continue reading
The Missouri-born singer-songwriter paid tribute to the 16 year-old environmental activist. (NME) Continue reading
I caught up with Danish star MØ backstage to discuss playing Glastonbury for the third time, when her third album will arrive and why she got so emotional about seeing the Spice Girls at Wembley Stadium. (NME) Continue reading
On Thursday afternoon at Glastonbury 2019, Extinction Rebellion, Greenpeace and other environmental activists came together to march from The Park to the Stone Circle and call on political and business leaders to take urgent action against climate change. (NME) Continue reading
Glastonbury 2019 got off to a loved-up start with a wedding and a reception at the Stone Circle. We spoke to the happy couple about how getting engaged at the festival two years ago led to them tying the knot this year. (NME) Continue reading
The laid back soft rocker invites the legendary Japanese musician into the backyard of his Los Angeles house. (Dazed & Confused) Continue reading
GQ’s greatest Glastonbury moments by the writers who remember. (GQ) Continue reading
North-London native Ama Lou talks writing her own story, sneaking into open mic nights and embracing the unknown. (Notion) Continue reading
As Joy Division’s iconic debut album turns 40, I talk to guitarist Bernard Sumner, drummer Stephen Morris and designer Peter Saville about how it was made. (GQ) Continue reading
Do you experience feelings of dread in your basement or attic? Fear not, the Ghostbusters will return next year – and director Jason Reitman has confirmed some exciting details. (NME) Continue reading
Andrew Bird tells me how answering Patti Smith’s political call to arms was pivotal to the creation of My Finest Work Yet. (The Line of Best Fit) Continue reading
God damn, I wish I’d been in New Orleans last night. That must have been a hell of a good party. Missing someone though. (NME) Continue reading
Dining out on green ants and a witchetty grub in Kakadu National Park. (Lonely Planet) Continue reading
I went to Paisley Park and asked Prince’s bandmates and collaborators to share their favourite Prince stories. (NME) Continue reading
Big Bear Lake has long been LA’s go-to ski resort, but now its summer “adventure season” is hotting up. (Atlas by Etihad) Continue reading
Steven Van Zandt chats to me about his various life roles, from the E Street Band to playing Silvio on ‘The Sopranos’. Oh, and he talks Brexit too. (Vice) Continue reading
Country music is having a moment, and it’s thanks in no small part to Kacey Musgraves, the acid-dropping, UFO-spotting queen of the rodeo. (NME) Continue reading
Today, Chuck D descends on the UK with old-school hip hop heroes De La Soul and Wu Tang Clan for the Gods Of Rap tour. I went to Chuck’s campaign room in California to find him plotting his European offensive. (NME) Continue reading
Once known for his outrageous onstage antics and cult-leader-like effect on his followers, Mac DeMarco has, of late, settled into a hermit-like existence in Los Angeles. (NME) Continue reading
Five days before her 31st birthday, Claire Boucher is sat on a pink suede banquette in the Terrace Room of the Sunset Tower Hotel reflecting on the year just gone. (Crack) Continue reading
A magnet for creatives, possessed of a wild nightlife, the Serbian capital has been dubbed ‘the new Berlin’ – but dive deeper and you’ll discover the once war-torn city has a personality all its own. (Lonely Planet Traveller) Continue reading
Also known as “The Baby Maker”, mamajuana is a rejuvenating tea traditionally made with herbs, tree bark, and the 12-inch penis of a sea turtle. (Vice) Continue reading
Explore the Spanish capital and you’ll find a city vigorously reinventing itself. Highways have turned into inviting parks, abattoirs are becoming art spaces, and once-neglected cinemas now host restaurants and bars. (Lonely Planet Traveller) Continue reading
Opening night turned the Palladium audience into a room full of friends. (NME) Continue reading
The allegations against the indie rocker frame the hotly tipped movie in a grim light. (NME) Continue reading
A new wave of artists are tackling everything from male suicide to toxic masculinity in the post-Me Too era. (GQ) Continue reading
The man behind Seinfeld, Borat and Curb Your Enthusiasm reveals what happened when he asked terrorists, warlords and white supremacists what makes them laugh. (The Guardian) Continue reading
There are some laws Trump brought in last year which he should be applauded for, however uncomfortable you might feel about it. (The Independent) Continue reading
As Surviving R Kelly arrives in the UK, I talk to some of the survivors about the world’s most notorious musician. (GQ) Continue reading
Welcome to diverse Dakar, capital of Senegal, where reggae resounds around former slave quarters, downtown nightclubs throb with world beats and homegrown pop, and the sounds of the djembe drum and kora are as vital as ever. (Lonely Planet Traveller) Continue reading
This weekend, downtown Los Angeles played host to a first-of-its-kind legal weed rave. But can the humble herb ever replace booze, Es and whizz? (NME) Continue reading
Ed Farmer’s tragic death after a pub crawl is not the first time a British student has died after some kind of university induction. (Vice) Continue reading
Reflecting on the highs and lows in a year of travels. (Lonely Planet Traveller) Continue reading
