From the Ritz to the Hubble – Arctic Monkeys gaze at the stars. (NME) Continue reading
High Rollers
Inside the most high-tech marijuana factory in the world. (Vice) Continue reading
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Alex Turner: Star Man
Trading in Champagne Toasts for Bong Hits This Wedding Season
Why cannabis-laced weddings are at an all time high. (Playboy) Continue reading
Hollywood Forever: The Arctic Monkeys return
Last night in Los Angeles the band played three new songs from Tranquility Base Hotel and Casino, which is released on Friday. (GQ) Continue reading
Simplicity Can Equal Elegance—with the Right Design
Living like a minimalist doesn’t have to be a bore. (Playboy) Continue reading
The experience: Stay silent for 10 days
Twitter’s CEO Jack Dorsey caused a stir at the start of this year for escaping the babble on a Vipassana meditation retreat. But is silence really golden? (N by Norwegian) Continue reading
I Spent 10 Days at a Silent Retreat and Would Really Like My Phone Back Now Please
Silence is golden, and a little boring. (Vice) Continue reading
Chuck D: ‘51 per cent of the US voted pro-Trump, Kanye’s not alone in being crazy’
One of the most influential MCs in the history of rap shares his memories of hip hop’s ‘golden era’ before weighing in on the future of the genre – and why Kanye might not have ended up as a Trump supporter if he was following more than one person on Twitter. (GQ) Continue reading
Pa’l Norte 2018: Franz All Over The World
Frontman Alex Kapranos and drummer Paul Thomson on Franz Ferdinand’s live plans for 2018 – and the band’s mutual love affair with Mexico. (NME) Continue reading
Shame: ‘Everyone’s political – it’s just whether they choose to share it’
Backstage at the Teragram Ballroom in Los Angeles, Charlie Steen is reeling off stories about how strange his band’s first ever cross-country tour across America has been. (The i) Continue reading
The New Dutch Masters
Since its 1600s Golden Age, Amsterdam has been filled with as many bright ideas as it has bikes and canals. Meet 10 modern creatives who are changing the way we eat, live… and cycle. (Lonely Planet Traveller) Continue reading
A Young Photographer Takes on Thailand’s Monarchy
22-year-old Harit Srikhao’s viciously satirical work has touched a nerve with the Thai authorities. (Playboy) Continue reading
Baaba Maal on being the sound of Black Panther’s Wakanda
“I really, really like the film but I didn’t expect all of that,” says the Senegalese singer of the Marvel movie’s success. (NME) Continue reading
Sister Nancy is the first lady of dancehall
The first ever female dancehall DJ on inspiring Kanye and Jay-Z and how freestyling ‘Bam Bam’ changed her life. (NME) Continue reading
The Art Of The Deal
As The Breeders release their fifth album, frontwoman and estranged Pixies bassist Kim Deal talks me through her rock’n’roll life. (NME) Continue reading
Oscars 2018: The artist behind the Harvey Weinstein statue speaks out
When a gold statue of Harvey Weinstein appeared outside the Oscars, I went to find out more. (GQ) Continue reading
Dita Von Teese: ‘I’m not going to out the 75-year-old talk-show host who grabbed my butt’
The world’s most famous burlesque dancer turned singer talks Harvey Weinstein and #MeToo. (GQ) Continue reading
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Sex, Death and Social Media at the Annual Porn Awards
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
The Mark E Smith NME obituary: 1957 – 2018
Poet laureate of post-punk has died at home at the age of 60. (NME) Continue reading
The night I went out drinking with Mark E Smith
There’ll never be anybody else quite like him. (GQ) Continue reading
The Carnival Builders
On the islands of Malta and Gozo, months of preparation climax in one weekend of creativity and chaos. (Lonely Planet Traveller) Continue reading
Angela Lansbury: ‘I was more than just boobs and good legs’
As she stars in a new Little Women, the Murder She Wrote icon tells me how she worked her way to the top. (The Telegraph) Continue reading
Twain, Hemingway and Waits: Bill Murray plays America’s Greatest Hits
Bill Murray sang, danced and bared a little of his soul at the Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles last night, accompanied by cellist Jan Vogler, violinist Mira Wang and pianist Vanessa Perez. (NME) Continue reading
Remembering The Hawley Arms, the Pub That Became Indie’s 2000s Hub
Stories from the paparazzi-stalked Camden boozer where Amy Winehouse was renowned for hopping behind the bar to pull pints. (Vice) Continue reading
Philip Glass: ‘I wanted to compose, not recover from last night’
With yet another Oscar-touted film score on his CV, Philip Glass tells me why he outlived his younger friends David Bowie and Lou Reed. (The Telegraph) Continue reading
Hong Kong: A Tale Of Two Cities
There are two sides to every story in Hong Kong. Twenty years after the former British colony was returned to Chinese control, exploring this territory reveals a place that is at once ancient and modern, an urban metropolis with a sprawling rural hinterland. (Lonely Planet Traveller) Continue reading
Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington memorial was a celebration of life
At the Hollywood Bowl, Mike Shinoda tells fans: “I think about Chester and I think that guy would want us to be having fun.” (NME) Continue reading
Can Desert Daze Be America’s Answer to Glastonbury?
Black metal yoga, the Institute of Mentalphysics, hippies – surely the only thing separating the two is the weather. (Vice) Continue reading
Why One of the World’s Biggest Rockstars Got Away with Child Abuse
Ian Watkins’ crimes were a new type of appalling, yet he managed to keep offending for four years after complaints were made to police. (Vice) Continue reading
How to make a Brit horror film (with a killer soundtrack)
Top tips from Double Date writer and star Danny Morgan and Big Narstie, who cameos. (NME) Continue reading
CalJam 2017: How Liam Gallagher stole the show at Foo Fighters’ festival
The former Oasis singer has waited a lifetime to spend his days in the sunshine. (NME) Continue reading
The Tom Petty NME obituary: 1950 – 2017
One of America’s greatest songwriters. (NME)
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‘He sings about things everyone our age feels’: how Rat Boy created a feverish youth cult
He’s the kid with dyslexia from Chelmsford who ended up being sampled by Kendrick Lamar. Is Jordan Cardy – AKA Rat Boy – really, as his fans claim, his generation’s Salvador Dalí? (The Guardian) Continue reading
Pedro Pascal on Narcos beyond Escobar
The Chilean actor also talks about not being invited to Noel Gallagher’s birthday party. (NME) Continue reading
Burning Man 2017: Dancing in the dark in Trump’s America
Looking for signs of political protest in Black Rock City. (NME) Continue reading
Great Escape: Baja California
Begin your Mexican adventure in winelands before venturing into cowboy country. Witness ‘the world’s aquarium’, explore colonial towns and take to azure waters. (Lonely Planet Traveller) Continue reading
Nina Dobrev: The Woman To Watch
From teenage soap star to sci-fi reboot Flatliners, the Bulgarian-born Canadian is jump-starting her Hollywood career. (GQ) Continue reading
Faris Badwan
This isn’t quite how the Horrors frontman pictured his life turning out. (GQ) Continue reading
Hey, Adam Granduciel: What’s Your Secret?
With new album ‘A Deeper Understanding’ the War on Drugs frontman has mastered the art of riding out his anxiety, emerging on the other side. (Vice) Continue reading
The Website You Need to Check Before You Take Ecstasy
PillReports has been keeping ecstasy users safe for 18 years. (Vice) Continue reading
NOS Alive 2017: Backstage with Jamie Hince
The Kills’ guitarist discusses his band’s fifteenth anniversary, plans for new singles and Lisbon’s best night out. (NME) Continue reading
NOS Alive 2017: Backstage with Blossoms
In Lisbon, the Stockport band discuss playing Glastonbury’s Pyramid Stage, meeting David Beckham and recording for their second album. (NME) Continue reading
Open’er 2017: Prophets of Rage reign in the rain as they make Polish debut
The festival in Gdynia also saw performances from The Weeknd, Warpaint and Brodka. (NME) Continue reading
The Great Merlini
Growing up in Budapest, David Merlini became so obsessed with Harry Houdini he decided to follow in his shackled footsteps. (b inspired) Continue reading
Model villages
The spirit of peace and love lives on in a few special places across Europe. I share the five big ideas behind these tiny utopias. (Easyjet Traveller) Continue reading
Glastonbury 2017: Backstage with Kiefer Sutherland
The actor and musician on playing the festival and Jeremy Corbyn’s ‘hopeful’ message. (NME) Continue reading
Glastonbury 2017: Backstage with Emily Eavis
The Glastonbury organiser on Corbynmania, the coming fallow year and the festival’s future plans. (NME) Continue reading
Glastonbury 2017: Backstage with John McDonnell
The Shadow Chancellor on Jeremy Corbyn’s appearance on the Pyramid Stage, the Grenfell Tower disaster and drug legalisation. (NME) Continue reading
