In 1977, after Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti criticised the military regime in his native Nigeria, 1,000 government soldiers raided his compound, Kalakuta Republic. They beat
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Joker: Folie à Deux: trailer for Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga musical sequel released
The first trailer for Joker: Folie à Deux, the musical sequel to Joker starring Oscar winners Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga, has been revealed. The
‘Her demons were probably worse’: does Back to Black reveal the real Amy Winehouse?
From the moment it was announced, in July 2022, the Amy Winehouse biopic Back to Black has been plagued by controversy, with fans criticising everything
‘The spirits of my ancestors empower me’: jazz great Idris Ackamoor on Afrofuturism, activism and André 3000
The greatest music by spiritual jazz maestro and acclaimed saxophonist Idris Ackamoor suggests a swirling symbiosis between the living and the dead. Take his 2020
Reindeer skins and sonic looms: Borealis music festival dives into Sámi culture
On stage in a former industrial building in the Norwegian city of Bergen sits a strange, if not bewildering, selection of objects. There is an
Bait, ting, certi: how UK rap changed the language of the nation
There’s a video format spreading on TikTok. Recorded in towns across suburban England, teenage interviewers stop their peers on the street, fielding questions that range
Back to Black review – woozy Amy Winehouse biopic buoyed by extraordinary lead performance
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‘I wrote it in a bedsit on Nick Drake’s guitar’: how Dream Academy made Life in a Northern Town
Nick Laird-Clowes, singer, songwriter I was a part-time presenter on the first series of The Tube, with Jools Holland and Paula Yates. That was filmed
I couldn’t imagine doing festivals without drinking. Pulling it off filled me with relief – and pride | Laura Snapes
Twenty years ago this August, I went to my first music festival. My best friend’s mum kindly – bravely – drove us two 15-year-olds from
‘Anger compels me forward’: Drive My Car composer Eiko Ishibashi on evil, experimentation and exploding genre
Whether it’s Hitchcock and Herrmann, Spielberg and Williams or latterly Villeneuve and Zimmer, film directors often get into a glorious feedback loop with a preferred