Category: Arts
Jenny Hval: Iris Silver Mist review – intoxicating tribute to the emotive pull of memory
Cigarette smoke is Jenny Hval’s Proustian madeleine. An acrid, earthy scent drifts through the Norwegian experimentalist’s ninth album as she recalls childhood memories and beloved [more…]
Sun-Mi Hong: Fourth Page: Meaning of a Nest review | John Fordham’s jazz album of the month
Drummer/composer Sun-Mi Hong didn’t get to where she is now without a struggle for independence. She was born in Incheon, South Korea, to a conservative [more…]
‘I don’t want to die in a hotel room somewhere’: Black Sabbath on reconciling for their final gig – and how Ozzy is living through hell
On a video call from his home in Los Angeles, Ozzy Osbourne is struggling to recall the exact details of recent years, ones he calls [more…]
How Kneecap became the most controversial band in the UK – podcast
Kneecap are no strangers to controversy. They rap about drugs – and are named for the notorious punishment meted out by the IRA at the [more…]
A Different Man’s Adam Pearson to star in new film of The Elephant Man
Adam Pearson, the actor who appeared in Under the Skin and the Oscar-nominated A Different Man, is to play the lead role in a new [more…]
The grisly return of Final Destination: ‘What are the everyday experiences we can ruin for people?’
‘My inbox is filled with the most horrible ways people can die,” says Craig Perry, the producer – or, as he would prefer, “curator” – [more…]
‘I need to get out there’: wrongfully identified in drill music video and jailed, he now wants to study law
On his release from prison earlier this year, after serving three years for a crime he didn’t commit, 21-year-old Ade Adedeji had only one thing [more…]
‘Do something with your actions. Don’t just write a cheque’: Bonnie Raitt on activism, making men cry and 38 years of sobriety
You’ve had a decades-long career. When did you first feel that you had “made it”? LondonLuvverI wasn’t expecting to do music for a job. I [more…]
Rock’n’roles: Dwayne Johnson films – ranked!
20. Red One (2024) Dwayne Johnson is about to violently switch gears. His next films include a Benny Safdie drama about an MMA fighter battling [more…]
Model/Actriz: Pirouette review | Alexis Petridis’s album of the week
You can see why Model/Actriz’s 2023 debut album Dogsbody attracted a lot of approving critical attention. In an era when rock music largely leans towards [more…]
