Category: Music
On my radar: George the Poet’s cultural highlights
Born George Mpanga in north-west London in 1991, George the Poet is a spoken-word artist, author and podcast host. He studied politics, psychology and sociology [more…]
Perfume Genius: Glory review – full of energy and biting nuance
Death stalks the seventh studio album by feted US singer-songwriter Perfume Genius, nom de plume of Mike Hadreas – but stealthily, not so you’d recognise [more…]
Bryn Terfel: ‘I’d stand on a table and sing Elvis at the drop of a hat’
I had an angelic childhood. I was brought up on a sheep farm in Pant Glas, north Wales, with my older brother Ian. My father [more…]
‘I heard he won the Oscar but he had to give it back’: Will Smith gets jiggy with the Slap
When you have embarrassed yourself in front of the entire world, as Will Smith did during the 2022 Oscars, you find yourself confronted with two [more…]
With a little help from my friend: John, Paul and the ‘romance’ that transformed culture
John Lennon and Paul McCartney met and fell for each other in the summer of 1957. John was 16, Paul 14. Paul came to see [more…]
Yukimi: For You review – sweet solo debut for Little Dragon singer
It seems barely credible, but next year is Little Dragon’s 30th birthday. Although Yukimi Nagano has fronted the Swedish electronic dance act since she was [more…]
Mumford & Sons: Rushmere review – back to dreary basics
In the wake of the 2021 exit of banjo player (and son of the co-founder of GB News) Winston Marshall, Mumford & Sons have reverted [more…]
Dua Lipa wins second copyright case over single Levitating
A US judge has dismissed a claim by two disco songwriters that Dua Lipa copied her single Levitating from two of their songs, stressing that [more…]
Alison Krauss & Union Station: Arcadia review – a fresh start
Arcadia is big news in US roots music. In the 14 years since Union Station’s last LP, its Grammy-winning members have not been idle. Singer [more…]
Destroyer: Dan’s Boogie review – darkness haunts a gorgeous ruined palace of a record
If Dan Bejar’s musically shifting Destroyer project has a trademark, it’s the art of surprise. The Canadian is a master of strange lyrical koans that [more…]
