Author: Emily Davis
Beyoncé leads Grammy award nominations with 11 nods
Beyoncé is out in front with the nominations for the 67th Grammy awards in what promises to be another female-heavy year. The star has scored [more…]
‘Africa in a glass’: Abidjan cocktail week mixes local flavours for global palates
At an event in Abidjan in late October, Alexandre Quest Bede noticed someone staring at him. Then the stranger walked up to him with a [more…]
China unveils 10tn yuan support for debt-stricken local government
China has announced 10tn yuan in debt support for local governments and other economic measures, but stopped short of the “bazooka” stimulus package that many [more…]
‘Leave your ego at the door’: from Thriller to Sinatra, Quincy Jones collaborators tell the stories behind his songs
Herb Alpert: ‘He put tempos in a place where it penetrated your body’ The 89-year-old musician and bandleader was born in the same generation as [more…]
Trump’s tariff threats a ‘clear and present danger’ to Australia, Arthur Sinodinos warns
Donald Trump’s threats of hefty tariffs on imports – especially from China – pose a “clear and present danger” to Australia that must be taken [more…]
A Game of Thrones movie may be coming – but do we really need it?
If we’ve learned anything from the tortuous final episodes of Game of Thrones, it’s that nothing quite unites humanity like collective disappointment. Which begs the [more…]
Weather Tracker: Hurricane Rafael triggers nationwide blackout in Cuba
Hurricane Rafael became the 17th named storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season this week, reaching the minimum expectation of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric [more…]
Du Blonde: Sniff More Gritty review – a gleefully self-sufficient affair
The playful garage-pop of recent Solitary Individual (featuring Against Me! frontwoman Laura Jane Grace) might primarily be an ode to enjoying your own excellent company, [more…]
Actress: Дарен Дж Каннінгем review – elegant mixtape leans into abstraction
A self-titled record can be significant, signalling a reset or autobiographical candour. Neither quite applies here, if only because UK electronic producer Darren J Cunningham [more…]
Jazz guitarist Pat Metheny on crafting hits with Joni Mitchell and David Bowie: ‘I had to keep telling myself it was real’
Pat Metheny is pretty much everywhere. For the past four decades, the 70-year-old guitarist has been crisscrossing the globe, playing an average of 150 shows [more…]
