Kofi Stone is getting comfortable with life’s contradictions
Sowing verse-shaped seeds in the soil, he’s nourished them with the faith that one day his unseen visions will blossom into something tangible for the world to witness. Dialling in from a hotel room across the Atlantic…
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Richard Lloyd, 1951-2026: celebrated guitarist at the heart of the punk explosion
Indeed, the dual and duelling guitar lines of Tom Verlaine and Richard Lloyd sparked off each other so vibrantly that, to paraphrase their seminal stand-off ‘Marquee Moon’, the lightning seemed to strike itself. As one…
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Olivia Dean Is Apple Music’s Artist Of The Year
The UK singer has enjoyed a truly incredible 12 months, shattering chart records and conquering the globe. Now adored in the United States, Olivia Dean has played a string of historic shows, including four nights at…
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Matt Bellamy thinks ‘Cryogen’ is better than these classic Muse songs – watch his blind-ranking
From that album comes the powerful single ‘Cryogen’, which frontman Matt Bellamy has placed above some of Muse’s biggest hits in a blind-ranking for NME . What songs were bested by ‘Cryogen’? Find out in the video below.…
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Tom A. Smith tells us about his rare heart condition as he announces debut album ‘The Golden Gates’
Check out our interview with the singer-songwriter below, along with lead single ‘Carry That Weight’ co-written by The Maccabees’ Hugo White . The Sunderland singer-songwriter has never spoken publicly about being born…
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Jarvis Cocker on judging the Booker prize: ‘It’s just like being in a band’
A band will often bring together a very disparate set of people, their only thing in common the fact they're in the same group. And a good band takes account of the interests and strengths of its members – that's how you…
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A flaccid roam through Bloomsbury’s desperately mediocre modernists: Vanessa Bell & Duncan Grant review
There's a West End play about the loves of the Bloomsbury economist John Maynard Keynes and if you visit the National Trust's Sissinghurst , its flowerbeds are set alight by Vita Sackville-West's affair with Virginia…
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What channel is Inter v Man City Women's Champions League match on? TV coverage, live stream and kick-off time
The Women's Super League champions have three points on the League Phase board following draws with Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain. Striker Khadija Shaw is looking to net for the third-consecutive…
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Best Christmas adverts 2026: Rivals favourite joins star-studded Waitrose advert and Santa's unrecognisable for M&S
The biggie has now landed, as John Lewis has unveiled it's tear-jerker of a campaign this year, with a Slow Horses star at the helm. Waitrose also delivered a star-studded cast, too, with a sequel to last year's advert…
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Will the PS5 Pro get cheaper during Black Friday 2026 sales?
Sony has yet to release a statement about the premium console which is currently out of stock at most major UK retailers, including PlayStation. That makes predicting anything to do with this year's Black Friday sales…
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