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
Terry Notary is Hollywood’s go-to movement guru, instrumental in the creation of everything from Avatar’s Na’vi to The Call of the Wild’s dog. He tells me his chameleonic secrets. (Empire) Continue reading
What’s in store for Westworld’s androids now they’re out in the real world? I hear how showrunners Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy have got it all planned out. (The Independent) Continue reading
Death, faith healing and heartbreak – how the Canadian streaming giant turned sorrow into solace on his upcoming album ‘The New Toronto 3’. (NME) Continue reading
Action icon Vin Diesel talks me through some of his greatest on-screen moments – from ‘Saving Private Ryan’ to Paul Walker’s last ride in ‘Furious 7’. (NME) Continue reading
Icons don’t come much bigger, bolder or defiantly rock’n’roll than Ozzy Osbourne. I meet him at his lavish Los Angeles estate to talk about the influence of Lemmy, Post Malone’s role in his new record ‘Ordinary Man’ and lots and lots of drugs. (NME) Continue reading
She’s the model turned art-house muse who started her career with a very provocative bang in Nymphomaniac. But now Mia Goth is getting ready for her turn in Emma, an altogether more buttoned-up affair. (ES Magazine) Continue reading
Green Day have spent three decades not giving a fuck – but what’s the key to their longevity? I join the band in their tiny Oakland rehearsal room to talk inspiring Billie Eilish, blistering new album ‘Father Of All Motherfuckers’ and maybe meeting Donald Trump. (NME) Continue reading
The Los Angeles Convention Center hosted ‘Let’s Go Crazy: A Grammys Salute to Prince’. (NME) Continue reading
The singer-songwriter tells me about his benefit album for Haiti, the calamitous state of the planet, Donald Trump’s ‘wild lies’, the continued relevancy of Warren Zevon, and getting old. (The Independent) Continue reading
Stunning new art, epic museum openings, unmissable events: these are the coolest things happening anywhere on earth this year. (Time Out) Continue reading
The pair discuss their intense new film and The Weeknd’s pivotal part. (NME) Continue reading
Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear reunited for a charity show at the Hollywood Palladium. (NME) Continue reading
The band played their first show in over seven years at the Shrine Auditorium. (NME) Continue reading
The Los Angeles-based innovator looks back on three decades of the iconic label. (Mixmag) Continue reading
The artist appeared among Florida’s monied art fiends with a pristine alternate-reality trip – and a gloriously flawed DJ set. (The Guardian) Continue reading
The ultimate guide to the 100 essential albums of the 2010s, picked, ranked and dissected by NME experts. (NME) Continue reading
The indie auteur on the genius of David Bowie, the magic of Randy Newman and his new Netflix divorce drama ‘Marriage Story’. (NME) Continue reading
For one week every year, a city rises out of the desolate Nevada desert to host the greatest party the planet has ever produced: Burning Man. (Lonely Planet Traveller) Continue reading
92 per cent of Fijian islanders say they’re ‘happy’ or ‘very happy’ with their lives, making their home the most content country on Earth. I travel to the Pacific island chain to find out what their secret is. (Lonely Planet Traveller) Continue reading
The British-American duo reveal all about their eponymous debut EP and their plans to introduce a whole new generation to the joys of the motorik beat from their Los Angeles studio. (NME) Continue reading
The star of ‘Rushmore’ and ‘Bored to Death’ on Francis Ford Coppola and Martin Scorsese’s controversial comments about superhero movies, his new animated Christmas film ‘Klaus’, and why he’s definitely never felt like a privileged coaster. (The Independent) Continue reading
2020 marks 55 years since the world was transported to an Austrian meadow to hear Julie Andrews sing ‘The Sound of Music’. In Salzburg the magic of the musical vies with the true history of the von Trapps. (Lonely Planet Traveller) Continue reading
Kanye West unveiled his heavily religious project among celebrities, nature sound effects and MAGA-esque merch. (The Face) Continue reading
Greg Gonzalez on the band’s new album Cry, their X-rated lyrics and why they’ve never made a music video. (The i) Continue reading
The heroes, monsters and cartoon characters all have stories to tell. (Lonely Planet) Continue reading
The Fear of God founder talks Kanye, faith and redefined luxury at the launch of the label’s first physical space. (The Face) Continue reading
Musso & Frank marked its 100th birthday this year with an appearance in Tarantino’s Once Upon A Time In Hollywood. (Lonely Planet) Continue reading
The Notorious B.I.G.’s son is investing in a higher state of consciousness, one blunt at a time. (The Face) Continue reading
The band behind the mega-hit ‘Ho Hey’ explain how their latest, concept album was influenced by the death of their drummer’s brother. (The i) Continue reading
Taking in the Texan capital’s weird and wonderful sights, from urban bats to cultural icons – and, of course, its live music. (ABTA Magazine) 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
