Author: Emily Davis
Peter Perrett: The Cleansing review – a darkly humorous gem
That there are nods to his own mortality throughout this third album in Peter Perrett’s late-career renaissance isn’t a massive surprise. After three sublime albums [more…]
‘I wanted those 828 men not to be forgotten’: the Chinese documentary raising wartime ghosts
A little-known tragedy from the second world war is the subject of a documentary that has been a surprise hit in China and is the [more…]
IDK: Bravado + Intimo review – bright beats, retrograde rhymes
In the 10 years since releasing his first mixtape, IDK has evolved into an authoritative rapper with a solid back catalogue, flipping smoothly between singing [more…]
Botswana president concedes defeat in election after party’s six-decade rule
Botswana’s president, Mokgweetsi Masisi, has conceded defeat in Wednesday’s elections, which his Botswana Democratic party lost by a landslide after nearly six decades in power. [more…]
Tyler, the Creator: Chromakopia review – candour meets artfulness
Over the course of his past four albums, rapper Tyler, the Creator has traded his edgy teenage Odd Future persona – and homophobic rhymes – [more…]
Morrissey donates £50,000 to Salford Lads Club fundraiser
Morrissey has donated £50,000 to the Salford Lads Club, the institution pictured on the inner sleeve of the Smiths’ 1986 album The Queen Is Dead. [more…]
Weather tracker: More rain forecast in Spain as storms push in
The low-pressure system responsible for Spain’s most devastating floods in decades in Valencia also set new rainfall records across south-eastern Spain. In Jerez de la [more…]
Autre Ne Veut: Love, Guess Who?? review – long-awaited return is like peak Magic FM
Arthur Ashin, AKA Autre Ne Veut, emerged in 2010 with a self-titled instant classic of underground pop: think Prince had he lived alone in a [more…]
‘Downright terrifying’: readers on their scariest horror villains
Dr Freudstein – House by the Cemetery As a film it tends to be considered the weakest of Fulci’s big four or five, but a [more…]
‘Somebody’s up there saying: good karma!’ Phil Manzanera on Roxy Music, Cuban grooves and making a fortune off Jay-Z and Kanye West
In the booklet that accompanies Phil Manzanera’s career-spanning, 11-CD box set, 50 Years of Music, there is a photocopied page of small ads from a [more…]
