Category: Arts
‘I was really not OK’: Bladee on PTSD, Charli xcx and being struck by lightning
As one quarter of the Swedish underground-ish rap collective Drain Gang, Bladee (pronounced Blade) spent his 20s on the frontlines of a hyper-online youth culture. [more…]
Stars lead emotional tributes to Quincy Jones at Oscars Governors awards
Quincy Jones died too soon to accept an honorary Oscar at the Governors awards on Sunday night – so the ceremony in Los Angeles became [more…]
Listy do M 6 (Letters to Santa 6) review – pick ’n’ mix Christmas tales coast on a sugar high
‘When the pressure builds, you don’t notice it. But once that valve blows, it’s chaos. And during the holidays, people’s valves tend to blow.” It’s [more…]
Ghostface Killah review – Wu-Tang vet coasts as fans take up the slack
In hip-hop, perhaps more than any other genre, the symbiosis between performer and audience is crucial – a dull crowd begets a dull show, and [more…]
Gladiator II takes $87m to break Ridley Scott opening box-office record
Gladiator II isn’t entertaining audiences in the US, Canada and China until this Friday, but scored the highest ever international opening for a Ridley Scott [more…]
C’est Pas Moi review – Holy Motors director Leos Carax pays witty homage to himself
Here is a 40-minute autobiographical jeu d’esprit from Leos Carax, the renowned director of Les Amants du Pont-Neuf, Bad Blood, Holy Motors and Annette; a [more…]
‘Makes my heart beat faster’: why I Know Where I’m Going! is my feelgood movie
In search of solace, I always turn to a film that will take me away from myself. I Know Where I’m Going! is, as you [more…]
‘Sometimes it can get tiring’: how Royel Otis became indie’s next big thing
This time last year the Sydney indie band Royel Otis was up for breakthrough artist at the Arias. They didn’t take the gong home but [more…]
Khruangbin review – exquisite dreamy grooves get lost in the ether
Houston three-piece Khruangbin (Thai for aeroplane) are a bit bluesy, a bit psychedelic, a bit funky, but always mellow – intricate and sophisticated musicianship in [more…]
Sergio Leone, ‘the Man with No English’, mimed directions to spaghetti western star Clint Eastwood
They made their names with A Fistful of Dollars, the first in a series of spaghetti westerns that became classics of 20th-century cinema. But the [more…]
