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
Villagers in Odisha state are writing and performing plays to explore problems ranging from hand-washing to local schools (The Guardian) 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
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
Exploring Roma culture at Budapest’s Sziget festival against the backdrop of the rise of Hungary’s far right – and enjoying a dish of rooster testicle stew. (The Quietus) 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
Kim Edwards and her boyfriend, Lucas Markham, were sentenced to life for the murder of Edwards’ mother and sister. (Vice) Continue reading
Why Damon Smith wasn’t labelled a terrorist by the courts. (Vice) Continue reading
What the young Syrian learned trying to become a pro footballer in the UK. (Vice) Continue reading
The band, created by Douglas Adams and fronted by Hotblack Desiato, are regarded as being not just the loudest rock band but the loudest noise of any kind at all. (NME) Continue reading
My childhood hero Roger Moore died today. I met him last year and he was a real-life hero too. (NME) Continue reading
You may have already registered but we bet you know someone who hasn’t. (NME) Continue reading
How to be a feminist hero in one of the world’s most dangerous places to be a woman. (Shevolution) Continue reading
In a country dubbed an ‘offline nation’, a new event is encouraging local musicians to join folkloric forces with European DJs and bringing them to the UK. (The Guardian) Continue reading
Brand is back and questioning everything, from politics to fame to fatherhood. I meet a man who once thought he could change the world with his ego, but now just wants to understand it a bit better. (NME) Continue reading
Can a three-day, £2,400 dating crash course really solve all your problems with women? (Shortlist) Continue reading
18-year-old Eli Aldridge has been selected as a Labour candidate for the General Election on 8 June – a day after his A Level exams start. (NME) Continue reading
The Southend band are currently filming their new video in the Ukraine. (NME) Continue reading
A majority of those surveyed said they plan to vote Labour. (NME) Continue reading
The Conservative leader’s reliance on a single slogan is calculated to disguise her lack of big ideas. (NME) Continue reading
The ‘Luther’ star on how his new TV show brought his east London youth back. (The Daily Telegraph) Continue reading
The Welsh singer’s Late Night Pop Dungeon takes in the likes of King Crimson and Destiny’s Child – but she’s not the only one paying tribute to her heroes. (The Guardian) Continue reading
Brighton band The Magic Gang have a plan to bring “great, raw songs” back to guitar music. (NME) Continue reading
Father John Misty on reading the Bible, dropping acid and reacting to President Trump with a six-day bender. (GQ) Continue reading
Yvonne Strahovski tells a tale for our time. (GQ) Continue reading
Tacos and tequila with The Killers in Mexico. (NME) Continue reading
After a night out with friends, a young woman disappeared. When police apprehended the suspect, he led them to another body. (Vice) Continue reading
Tom Hiddleston and director Jordan Vogt-Roberts explain how Apocalypse Now inspired their new King Kong romp. Continue reading
Allison Williams leaves Girls for a film career, but it shows no sign of being any less provocative. (GQ) Continue reading
The duo behind The Chainsmokers are bringing virtual reality to electronic music. (GQ) Continue reading
Meet the indie supergroup shining a light on the refugee crisis. (NME) Continue reading
The Italian invited a policeman to his London flat for a chemsex party, strangled him, chopped him up and, inspired by ‘Breaking Bad’, tried to dissolve him in acid. (Vice) Continue reading
Burnt out by Britpop and a failure to break America, 20 years ago Blur were disintegrating, but somehow they wrote their biggest song, and one of the best LPs of their career. (Vice) Continue reading
A glorious phone conversation with The Upsetter himself. (NME) Continue reading
Steal NOS and sell it in balloons at a rave, and you’ve made £700 of pure profit, so it’s no wonder thefts are on the rise. (Vice) Continue reading
At home with Frank Lloyd Wright in Phoenix and Scottsdale, sizing up the Grand Canyon and connecting with the land in the Navajo Nation. (Lonely Planet Traveller) Continue reading
As the critically acclaimed Rag’n’Bone Man, singer-songwriter Rory Graham plays to his own rhythm – and is using it to reset old standards. (GQ) Continue reading
Inauguration Day in The Big Easy… Dancing to reclaim the streets in Trump’s America… Rallying cries in front of City Hall… Six-foot vagina in the nightclub… Hope in the dark… Continue reading
Run The Jewels – aka El P and Killer Mike – are the wisecracking US hip hop duo who mix humour with hard-hitting politics. On the eve of Donald Trump’s inauguration, they tell me about their new album ‘RTJ3’, America’s future – and why they think we’re living in a parallel universe. (NME) Continue reading
Mad Men, Sons of Anarchy and Billions – actress Maggie Siff usually lives in very masculine worlds both on and off screen, but that doesn’t mean she’s just going to accept the status quo. (The Fall) Continue reading
Film’s favourite eccentric, Sam Rockwell, cites technique, training and hard work as the key to his success. But let’s not forget the electrifying talent – and some funky dance moves. (The Fall) Continue reading
Wayne Coyne is back with a new Flaming Lips album, this time with help from Miley Cyrus and a newfound love of A$AP Rocky. (The Guardian) Continue reading
From the pavement to The Ritz, meet A$AP Rocky’s soulful collaborator. (GQ) Continue reading
It’s action stations in 2017 for the Orange Is The New Black star. (GQ) Continue reading
A new bill banning any and all “psychoactive substances” was the direct result of a moral panic started by the red tops. (Vice) Continue reading
He made his name in Girls, replaced Darth Vader in Star Wars and now he’s working with his favourite director as a 17th Century priest. (The i) Continue reading
How a hotshot singer from Lincolnshire caught the eye of LA’s big guns. (GQ) Continue reading
After almost 40 years in cinema, the director remains the quintessential leftfield auteur. He discusses how his gentle new film Paterson offers a Zen alternative to blockbuster chaos. (The Guardian) Continue reading
And spent an afternoon snorting angina medication. (Vice) Continue reading
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard are the far-out psych band with a wild work ethic preparing to release five albums in one year. (The Guardian) Continue reading
If there is such a thing as a good death, it appears, at least from a distance, that Leonard Cohen found it. (NME) Continue reading
Sir Roger Moore on one-liners, the future of Britain and the perfect martini. (Shortlist) Continue reading
Gallant’s smooth vocals and futuristic R&B have won him friends in high places. (GQ) Continue reading
