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‘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
After years apart, Billy Mahonie is back with a new album, a tour, and the same unpredictable, electrifying energy that made them underground icons.
‘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
A walk around our urban landscape is a kind of conversation between tagger and reader
Poet laureate Simon Armitage on his years as a probation officer – and the redemptive power of poetry
Poet laureate Simon Armitage on his years as a probation officer – and the redemptive power of poetry
Poet laureate and former probation officer Simon Armitage has published an ode to probation work – ‘A Life in the Day Of.’
40 years since it started, what’s the point of Comic Relief?
40 years since it started, what’s the point of Comic Relief?
Virdee star Aysha Kala: ‘Seeing South Asian people on TV is so rare’
Virdee star Aysha Kala: ‘Seeing South Asian people on TV is so rare’
On Falling director Laura Carreira: ‘We don’t have to work so much and get paid so little’
On Falling director Laura Carreira: ‘We don’t have to work so much and get paid so little’
Celebrating 100 years of composer Pierre Boulez, a provocative musical thinker
Celebrating 100 years of composer Pierre Boulez, a provocative musical thinker
From Wicked to The Brutalist: What we learned from the biggest stars of this year’s Oscars
From Wicked to The Brutalist: What we learned from the biggest stars of this year’s Oscars
Robert De Niro and the Zero Day dilemma: Is Netflix scared of Trump?
Robert De Niro and the Zero Day dilemma: Is Netflix scared of Trump?
White Lotus star Jason Isaacs on why we love watching the 1% be ‘miserable as hell’
White Lotus star Jason Isaacs on why we love watching the 1% be ‘miserable as hell’
From Star Wars to David Lynch: How my obsession with obscure 80s films rewired my tiny brain
From Star Wars to David Lynch: How my obsession with obscure 80s films rewired my tiny brain
This UK music festival is building homes and tackling homelessness: ‘It’s a festival of giving’
This UK music festival is building homes and tackling homelessness: ‘It’s a festival of giving’
Independent venues are the backbone of the live music scene – we must look after them
Independent venues are the backbone of the live music scene – we must look after them
Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2025: Culture and sport
Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2025: Culture and sport
Hard Truths director Mike Leigh: ‘I make films for audiences to see, not for awards’
Hard Truths director Mike Leigh: ‘I make films for audiences to see, not for awards’
Rising Icelandic star Elín Hall on how her homeland is leading the way in music: ‘The benefits are clear’
Rising Icelandic star Elín Hall on how her homeland is leading the way in music: ‘The benefits are clear’
The Story Hive: London’s new storytelling night is a chance for people to dream, imagine and enjoy
The Story Hive: London’s new storytelling night is a chance for people to dream, imagine and enjoy
How ‘winter madness’ made The Traitors the defining cultural event of the year
How ‘winter madness’ made The Traitors the defining cultural event of the year
The Brutalist star Joe Alwyn: ‘I didn’t think of Trump as an inspiration for my character, but…’
The Brutalist star Joe Alwyn: ‘I didn’t think of Trump as an inspiration for my character, but…’
A Complete Unknown director James Mangold on why Bob Dylan is proof you should always meet your heroes
A Complete Unknown director James Mangold on why Bob Dylan is proof you should always meet your heroes
Edinburgh Fringe should be a place for artists to grow – but working class people are priced out
Edinburgh Fringe should be a place for artists to grow – but working class people are priced out
William Tell director Nick Hamm on why the apple scene is so relevant today: ‘It cuts to the core’
William Tell director Nick Hamm on why the apple scene is so relevant today: ‘It cuts to the core’
I was made homeless in my 60s and slept on night buses. Then I found opera – and it saved me
I was made homeless in my 60s and slept on night buses. Then I found opera – and it saved me
I couldn’t find people suffering from chronic illness in books – so I wrote my own
I couldn’t find people suffering from chronic illness in books – so I wrote my own
Why Labour’s VAT hike on private school fees could mean UK music suffers
