Inside the most high-tech marijuana factory in the world. (Vice) 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
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
Katy is said to be the safer version of the beloved party drug. (Playboy) 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
Whether you prefer missionary or cowgirl, Playboy wants to enhance your pleasure. (Playboy) Continue reading
From an unassuming French city, a rising young artist is taunting the bots of Instagram in an effort to normalize (and rethink) nudity. Good news: He’s getting away with it. (Playboy) 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
In the largest city in the western hemisphere, Carlos Capslock parties are using activism to foster a sense of community around their movement. (The Quietus) Continue reading
Hollywood icon Jeff Goldblum is about to release his first album, a collection of jazz standards. Over breakfast at the Chateau Marmont, he tells me about some other firsts: losing his virginity, experimenting with drugs and talking his way into piano bars underage. (NME) Continue reading
There are several reasons why Sri Lanka has come from nowhere to top every surfer’s wish list – and only one is to do with the amazing breaks. (Atlas by Etihad) Continue reading
For its first 10 years, this remote mecca for house music battled nature and its neighbours to keep its doors open. Now it is bringing its distinct sound to Europe. (The Guardian) Continue reading
Brazil lurches toward fascism. (Playboy) Continue reading
We discuss the joy of unexpected twists in Bad Times at the El Royale and Chris Hemsworth’s distracting shirtlessness. (NME)
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We discuss Erivo’s incredible singing performance in Bad Times at the El Royale and The Big Lebowski’s film noir influence. (NME) Continue reading
The Bad Times at the El Royale writer and director discusses the film’s soundtrack and why ‘Hold On, I’m Comin” is the perfect song to close it. (NME) Continue reading
We discuss Hamm’s love of Bogart and if Drew Goddard is better than Jean-Luc Godard. (NME) Continue reading
We got ’em! Michigan four-piece Greta Van Fleet bring the autumn anthems. (GQ) Continue reading
25 years ago today, Cypress Hill were banned for life from SNL for lighting a joint live on air. They went on to change how the country talks about weed. Possibly while high. (Playboy) Continue reading
Mavis Staples is still kicking ass at 79. (NME) Continue reading
With a No1 album and Mercury Prize nomination already banked, Stockport’s Blossoms are flourishing. (GQ) Continue reading
Lenny Kravitz talks to me about his diverse new album, working with Michael Jackson and how he feels about his famous daughter. (The Independent) Continue reading
I took my two left feet to Madrid’s Teatro Flamenco, where I attempted to master the basics of this sultry Spanish dance. (Lonely Planet Traveller) Continue reading
As New York moves toward legal recreational cannabis, the failure to enact nationwide reforms is becoming more glaring. (Vice) Continue reading
Celebrating 30 years of the label that gave us Nirvana, the Seattle Sound and ‘cob nobblers’. (NME) Continue reading
Use the Mississippi as your guide as you set off on a road trip close to its banks in search of the music and literature that shaped America. (Lonely Planet Traveller) Continue reading
Enjoying “the battle” of winning over the European festival circuit on a hot, sticky night in Madrid, Serge Pizzorno tells me how the “healing power of being on tour” is helping Tom Meighan’s get over his personal annus horribilis and how “the world at the moment is a pretty slippery character…” (NME) Continue reading
Greta Kline of Frankie Cosmos sits down with NME backstage at Madrid’s Mad Cool festival to discuss transitioning from her prolific bedroom Bandcamp background in New York to life on the road. (NME) Continue reading
