The Collected Works of Kevin EG Perry

Machine Gun Kelly: “Fuck you to any of the motherfuckers on the internet who tried to make a joke of my album”

After four records as a rapper, Machine Gun Kelly – real name Colson Baker – has reinvented himself as a pop-punk star. I meet him in Los Angeles to talk about making the biggest guitar album of the year, how falling for Megan Fox changed his life, and shooting his own “pop-punk Grease” musical. (NME) Continue reading →

Davido on Nigeria’s #ENDSARS protests: “I always knew a time like this would come”

The Afrobeats star on joining protesters against police brutality in the Nigerian capital Abuja – and how his song ‘FEM’ has become an unlikely protest anthem. (NME) Continue reading →

JK Simmons: “Chadwick Boseman was an actor who had every tool in his tool belt”

JK Simmons shares his memories of what made his ’21 Bridges’ co-star one of a kind. (Empire) Continue reading →

Chuck D: “Public Enemy, Run DMC and Beastie Boys on one track was a utopian moment for me”

The hip-hop icon talks to me about the failure to prosecute Breonna Taylor’s killers, why he doesn’t rate ‘The Wire’ and how the Beastie Boys granted his birthday wish on new album ‘What You Gonna Do When The Grid Goes Down?’ (NME) Continue reading →

Alex Winter: “Keanu Reeves and I had no intention of making a third ‘Bill & Ted’ movie”

29 years after bowing out as the air guitar-wielding heroes, Bill and Ted are back to save the universe again. (NME) Continue reading →

Robbie Robertson: “If there was anything wrong with ‘The Last Waltz’ it was that the cocaine wasn’t very good”

The Band leader on getting booed with Bob Dylan, writing folk-rock classic ‘The Weight’ and new documentary ‘Once Were Brothers’. (NME) Continue reading →

Carl Hiaasen: ‘They’re gonna have to drag Trump out of the White House’

The bestselling Floridian crime writer talks to me about returning to writing after his brother’s death in a mass shooting, his visit to the president’s Palm Beach mansion, his election fears, and his gripping new novel ‘Squeeze Me’. (The Independent) Continue reading →

You don’t need another podcast

Internet radio, however, just got interesting. (GQ) Continue reading →

Toots Hibbert: ‘I think The Clash were as black as me’

The Maytals singer who gave reggae its name tells me about the wrongful arrest that led to a hit song, his friend Bob Marley, cannabis tea, and his first album in a decade. (The Independent) Continue reading →

Light your fire: this Burning Man doc will change the way you think about festivals

Burning Man may not be happening this year, but BAFTA-winner Gerry Fox’s new film ‘Art On Fire’ provides a shot of inspiration for these troubled times. (NME) Continue reading →

Burna Boy: “A revolution is needed. I want to inspire it”

His new album features Coldplay’s Chris Martin singing about colonialism, and the African Giant has much to say about the UK Afrobeats chart. Just don’t ask him about Beyoncé. (NME) Continue reading →

Burna Boy has not ‘crossed over’

Instead, the world has come to him. (GQ) Continue reading →

Battle of the meta-memoirs

From Jim Carrey and Charlie Kaufman, two new self-referential books that poke fun at Hollywood (and each other). (Empire) Continue reading →

“This is a hustler’s story”: how Saint Jhn got a grip on his staggering success

Five billion TikToks. 796 million Spotify plays. Roses – a song Beyoncé turned down – is one of the biggest tracks of 2020. The artist behind it reveals how the hype could have crushed him. (The Face) Continue reading →

Run The Jewels: “The world’s gonna reset and then we’re gonna burn that motherfucker down”

The hip-hop iconoclasts rhapsodise on Black Lives Matter, grapple with late-stage capitalism and talk up their “audacious” fourth album. (NME) Continue reading →

Will weed be pro sports’ next MVP?

Many top-level athletes turn to cannabis for pain relief, despite the fact not all leagues permit its use. That could change soon. (Playboy) Continue reading →

Inside Lost Horizon, the virtual reality version of Glastonbury’s Shangri-La

Tech has recreated Glasto’s most hedonistic party – but is it any match for the real thing? (NME) Continue reading →

Prohibition Partners Live 2020: The future of cannabis

Discussing the future of the cannabis industry with David Crosby, Steve DeAngelo, Albert Tio, CJ Wallace and more. (Prohibition Partners) Continue reading →

Ice Cube: “You can change the law faster than you can change people’s hearts”

Two weeks before America erupted in protest over the homicide of a Black man by a White police officer, the rapper who taught the world to say “fuck the police” told us about his 30 year journey from ‘Straight Outta Compton’ and ‘AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted’ to ‘Boyz n the Hood’, ‘Friday’ and new music biz comedy ‘The High Note’. (NME) Continue reading →

“The perfect marriage”: how Iggy Pop and David Bowie’s Berlin era shaped the new wave of post-punk

The fruitful friendship gave us two classic, soon-to-be-reissued albums, ‘The Idiot’ and ‘Lust For Life’, which still inspire bands such as Shame and The Murder Capital. (NME) Continue reading →

‘I will kill you if you give this song to anyone but me’: how Peggy Lee was perfect for Is That All There Is?

As coronavirus derails plans for a concert to celebrate the centenary of Lee’s birth, I look back on a singer whose seductive style masked rejection and pain. (The Guardian) Continue reading →

Mark Lanegan: “My former bandmates were lucky to have me”

The grunge survivor on his scorching new memoir, hanging out with Kurt Cobain and, of course, that feud with Liam Gallagher. (NME) Continue reading →

The cassette tape is back, back back!

Rumours of its death have been greatly exaggerated. (GQ) Continue reading →

My Happy Place: New Orleans

For their final issue, Lonely Planet Traveller asked writers, photographers and industry experts to share stories of the one special place they dream of returning to. (Lonely Planet Traveller) Continue reading →

Rob McElhenney: ‘I was fuelled by privilege, ignorance and testosterone’

Having made a cult hit brimming with narcissism and sociopathy, the Always Sunny co-creator and star subverts the toxic masculinity of the gaming industry in his latest comedy. (The Guardian) Continue reading →

Caleb Landry Jones’ Freak Zone

After a run of acclaimed film roles, the Texan actor creates his own private psychedelic reel: a debut album that’s as brilliant and out-there as its maker. (The Face) Continue reading →

Post Malone’s Nirvana tribute livestream sounded like a wild and heavy garage band rehearsal

With Blink-182’s Travis Barker on drums and the approval of Courtney Love and Krist Novoselić, this COVID-19 charity gig rocked and raised funds. (NME) Continue reading →

‘Beastie Boys Story’ review: Love letter to hip-hop’s golden age is worth ch-checking out

The film-of-the-live-show-of-the-book-on-the-band. (NME) Continue reading →

Victoria Monét

Ready to pounce with her ‘Jaguar’ project, Victoria Monét is feeling herself. (Notion) Continue reading →

Mongolian metallers The Hu: ‘We want to become one of the legendary bands’

The four-piece have racked up over 70 million YouTube views with their unique combination of heavy metal and traditional Mongolian throat singing. (NME) Continue reading →

The Transformer

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 →

Aaron Paul, class war and Common People: How Westworld plans to win back fans

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 →

Tory Lanez: Luv Hurts

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 →

Vin Diesel: Absolute Scenes

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 →

Ozzy Osbourne: Iron Man

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 →

Mia Goth on marriage, modelling and that Miu Miu campaign

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: Are We There Yet?

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 →