Category: Arts
‘Drumming is full of machismo, so vulgar, so dumb’: Valentina Magaletti, the musician giving the underground its rhythm
‘People tell me I’m a serial collaborator, but sometimes a dialogue is more interesting than a monologue,” says Italian drummer and musician Valentina Magaletti. “When [more…]
Union review – fighting for your rights under the Amazon corporate jackboot
The historic 2022 victory in getting union recognition for Amazon workers in a huge warehouse in Staten Island, New York, and the creation of the [more…]
The Corrs review – family folk-poppers surprise with grit, grunge and gothic drama
There’s a French and Saunders skit from 1998 in which the comedy duo impersonate the Corrs, presenting the Irish family band not only as clones, [more…]
The White Stripes drop lawsuit against Trump campaign for unauthorised Seven Nation Army use
The White Stripes have dropped their federal lawsuit against Donald Trump for unauthorised use of their song Seven Nation Army in a video posted by [more…]
Lou Donaldson obituary
The droll, sleek-haired saxophonist Lou Donaldson, who has died aged 98, was disinclined to let a good lick or a good gag wither on the [more…]
Paddington in Peru records biggest opening weekend in UK for British film since No Time to Die
Paddington in Peru, the third film in the hit Paddington series adapted from the books by Michael Bond, has scored the highest opening weekend box [more…]
‘Grief is giving me this beautiful, deepening understanding’: Phil Elverum on loss, new love and his landmarks of US indie
For almost two decades, Phil Elverum’s life centred around performing and recording music. First as the Microphones and then as Mount Eerie, he had accumulated [more…]
‘Almost like imprisonment’: the shocking truth about life for boybands in their ‘golden era’
‘People often don’t get it,” says Ritchie Neville. “They think being in a famous band is a dream. But I’ve had situations where I’m out [more…]
Final reckoning? Trailer for Mission: Impossible 8 suggests end to franchise
The trailer for the eighth Mission: Impossible film has been released with a new title that suggests it might be Tom Cruise’s final mission. Mission: [more…]
‘James Brown kept cutting our stage time’ – how the Stylistics made You Make Me Feel Brand New
Airrion Love, singer Three of us were in a Philadelphia group called the Monarchs and the other guys were in the Percussions. When we left [more…]
