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Black Country, New Road on ‘playing the game’ and why you won’t see them eating lunch on TikTok

Black Country, New Road on ‘playing the game’ and why you won’t see them eating lunch on TikTok
Art-rockers Black Country, New Road return with a slimmed-down line-up and a gentler sound, but they’re as uncompromising as ever
Saxophonist Alabaster DePlume: ‘I want to make music that the world invents a special insult for’

Saxophonist Alabaster DePlume: ‘I want to make music that the world invents a special insult for’
DePlume’s music shares an improvisational spirit with both jazz and folk, but defies categorisation
Yoko by David Sheff review – a tribute to a revolutionary

Yoko by David Sheff review – a tribute to a revolutionary
David Sheff studies her life and work in the depth it deserves while authoritatively dismantling falsehoods
SMiLE: The Rise, Fall and Resurrection of Brian Wilson by David Leaf review – uneven account of rock saga
SMiLE: The Rise, Fall and Resurrection of Brian Wilson by David Leaf review – uneven account of rock saga
A Minecraft Movie director Jared Hess on why if you can find the time to play and create, it’s worth it
A Minecraft Movie director Jared Hess on why if you can find the time to play and create, it’s worth it
Sex work is ‘just another option in London’s gig economy’, says Sebastian filmmaker Mikko Mäkelä

Sex work is ‘just another option in London’s gig economy’, says Sebastian filmmaker Mikko Mäkelä
Football legend David James: ‘I had difficult moments at every club, not just Liverpool’

Football legend David James: ‘I had difficult moments at every club, not just Liverpool’
Hedonist ex-MP Victor Grayson tried to expose corruption and scandal. Then he disappeared forever

Hedonist ex-MP Victor Grayson tried to expose corruption and scandal. Then he disappeared forever
Top 5 gritty thrillers, chosen by viral sensation and best-selling author Lloyd Devereux Richards

Top 5 gritty thrillers, chosen by viral sensation and best-selling author Lloyd Devereux Richards
‘The record is a snapshot’: Inside Billy Mahonie’s unlikely comeback and the evolution of post-rock

‘The record is a snapshot’: Inside Billy Mahonie’s unlikely comeback and the evolution of post-rock
Women of the Windrush review – a carefully crafted operatic tribute of true stories

Women of the Windrush review – a carefully crafted operatic tribute of true stories
TV icon Alison Hammond: ‘My biggest regret? Not swiping right on Idris Elba’

TV icon Alison Hammond: ‘My biggest regret? Not swiping right on Idris Elba’
How Beyond Paradise places foster care at the heart of primetime detective drama

How Beyond Paradise places foster care at the heart of primetime detective drama
The Change’s Bridget Christie: ‘I see women everywhere with potential but they face horrific violence’

The Change’s Bridget Christie: ‘I see women everywhere with potential but they face horrific violence’
Piccadilly Circus was once the ‘best display of popular art anywhere in London’. What happened?

Piccadilly Circus was once the ‘best display of popular art anywhere in London’. What happened?
‘They had nowhere to go’: The story of rough sleepers left outside in London’s Covid-19 lockdowns

‘They had nowhere to go’: The story of rough sleepers left outside in London’s Covid-19 lockdowns
The Summer We Ate Off the China by Devin Jacobsen review – digging for deepest meaning

The Summer We Ate Off the China by Devin Jacobsen review – digging for deepest meaning
BBC’s Crongton is a ‘celebration of Alex Wheatle’s incredible life and powerful stories’

BBC’s Crongton is a ‘celebration of Alex Wheatle’s incredible life and powerful stories’
‘If I didn’t do graffiti I’d be doing way worse crimes’: Banksy interviews Tox, London’s most prolific vandal

‘If I didn’t do graffiti I’d be doing way worse crimes’: Banksy interviews Tox, London’s most prolific vandal
Revealed: First published photos from graffiti writer and ‘king of the tube’ Bas DDS

Revealed: First published photos from graffiti writer and ‘king of the tube’ Bas DDS
Alan Moore salutes the ‘ramshackle institution’ that changed his life

Alan Moore salutes the ‘ramshackle institution’ that changed his life
‘Making your mark on your landscape is ancient practice’: How tagging became modern folklore

‘Making your mark on your landscape is ancient practice’: How tagging became modern folklore
Adolescence writer Jack Thorne: ‘I was as angry as Jamie in lots of ways’

Adolescence writer Jack Thorne: ‘I was as angry as Jamie in lots of ways’
Graffiti writer Fume: ‘All the bad things that happened to me ended up strengthening me’

Graffiti writer Fume: ‘All the bad things that happened to me ended up strengthening me’
Why you should make Resonance FM the background noise to your life
