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Richard Dawson doesn't like Wetherspoons anymore
Music

Richard Dawson doesn't like Wetherspoons anymore

2020 vision — With his new record 2020, the critically-acclaimed songwriter is looking to the (close) future; a world of dead-end jobs, bigoted butchers and retractable extension leads.

Written by: Jeremy Allen

Huck: The Utopia Issue
Culture

Huck: The Utopia Issue

Out now! — Our new issue’s about bolder, brighter worlds – built by people sick of the status quo.

Written by: Huck

Five decades into their career, Sparks are still flying
Music

Five decades into their career, Sparks are still flying

The Number One Band in Heaven — With two albums and two film projects on the way, the Mael Brothers are proving that five decades into their careers the best may still be ahead of them.

Written by: Jeremy Allen

How a frantic dance craze is uniting Brazilians
Magazine

How a frantic dance craze is uniting Brazilians

Beat generation — A feverish subculture is emerging from the favelas of Northeast Brazil. Bregafunk is a pulsing new sound with its own dance phenomenon – one that challenges prejudice in a city where just being visible can feel like an act of resistance.

Written by: Kaspar Loftin

Welcome to Angel Olsen’s second act
Music

Welcome to Angel Olsen’s second act

‘I'm trying to get back to myself’ — On her latest record All Mirrors, the alt-country singer confronts the problems of her past, and takes her sound in a bold new direction.

Written by: Jeremy Allen

Blonde Redhead’s Kazu on adult babies & escaping the US
Music

Blonde Redhead’s Kazu on adult babies & escaping the US

Declaration of independence — The avant-pop artist has just released her first ever solo record, recorded on the remote and idyllic island of Elba. ‘I think I found something quite emboldening in the way I write music,’ she tells writer Jeremy Allen. ‘I have a bigger core than I thought that I did.’

Written by: Jeremy Allen

Why Tegan and Sara took themselves back to high school
Music

Why Tegan and Sara took themselves back to high school

An origin story — In their first memoir, the indie pop duo journey through their adolescent years – an odyssey of sex, drugs and self-discovery.

Written by: Katie Goh

The mad extraterrestrial power of Aphex Twin
Music

The mad extraterrestrial power of Aphex Twin

Sonic weapons — Alien, offputting and euphoric: after his triumphant return to the London club scene, writer Seamas O'Reilly pays tribute to the artist’s otherworldly genius.

Written by: Seamas O'Reilly

Goldie is not interested in your irrelevant questions
Music

Goldie is not interested in your irrelevant questions

‘I don’t give a fuck’ — The drum and bass pioneer opens up about drugs, artistic recognition and his complex feelings towards Eric Clapton.

Written by: Jeremy Allen

How ’70s France fell in love with electronic music
Film

How ’70s France fell in love with electronic music

Shock of the future — Nouvelle Vague frontman Marc Collin makes his directorial debut with The Shock Of Future: a filmic homage to the power of electronic music.

Written by: Daniel Dylan Wray

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