Interview
Chad Muska on the legacy of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater
‘It was all such a crazy dream’ — With the game set to be re-released next month, we caught up with the legendary skater to chat about its impact and the future of skateboarding.
Written by: Nic Dobija-Nootens
‘I don’t know if the UK has an appetite for socialism’
James Dean Bradfield — Manic Street Preachers frontman James Dean Bradfield has just released an album dedicated to radical leftist hero Victor Jara. He tells us why.
Written by: Jeremy Allen
Keleketla!: A global music and activism collaboration
From LA to Lagos — We talk to London DJ duo Coldcut about their new project, which features a cast of rising (and already established) musical talent from around the world.
Written by: Jeremy Allen
‘As a Black, gay person, I am constantly grieving’
Talking to Serpentwithfeet — Josiah wise constructed his latest EP around one simple question: ‘What ghosts am I welcoming into my house?’ But for the Baltimore-born, LA-based artist, the supernatural doesn’t always have to be haunting.
Written by: Niall Flynn
Talking Heads’ Chris Frantz on love, feuds and crack cocaine
‘I have more empathy now’ — The former Talking Heads drummer discusses his new memoir, Remain In Love: a reflection on his formidable career, and the lifelong love affair that carried him through it.
Written by: Daniel Dylan Wray
A photographer’s tribute to the Welsh drum and bass scene
Rave to the grave — There’s a thriving rave community in any major UK city, and photographer Aiyush Pachnanda spent three years documenting Cardiff’s from the inside.
Written by: Rhys Thomas
Flint: Inside the public health crisis that shook America
‘There’s no justice’ — Despite numerous lawsuits, deaths and disturbing health reports, the Michigan city’s tap water remains untreated. A new documentary tries to find out why.
Written by: Katie Goh
The world is ending – how will life look when it does?
'We must change everything' — As lockdown eases and people go back to 'normal', environmentalist and collapsologist Pablo Servigne warns of a return to a world quickly becoming 'unliveable for humans and most life'.
Written by: Guillaume Le Goff
Rutger Bregman on protest, privilege + defunding the police
New possibilities — The Dutch historian has battled in favour of universal basic income and skewered tax-dodging billionaires at Davos. But his next project is his most ambitious yet: convincing the world that, deep-down, human beings are actually pretty decent.
Written by: Niall Flynn
‘I’d drink to lose my hangover – it was a never-ending thing’
Tim Burgess talks — The Charlatans frontman on his new album, the success of his Twitter listening parties and how he discovered transcendental meditation after getting clean.
Written by: Jeremy Allen