Frank Ocean’s stairways to heaven: how his new works explore faith and mental health
It’s hard to have faith in a world that is relentlessly traumatic.
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Reversing the muse: musician Laura Marling on her quest for more women studio engineers
The singer-songwriter is campaigning for more female representation behind the scenes in the music industry.
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A new generation of pop stars is queering and subverting the high school music video trope
Injecting some much-needed life into the classic genre of music videos set in high school.
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How tour merchandise became high fashion
Former Disney star Selena Gomez is selling paper-thin mesh bodysuits for hundreds of dollars apiece. How did we get here?
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Has the Mercury Prize become so alternative that we can guess which musicians won’t win?
The music award’s penchant for favouring obscure artists makes you question the point of shortlisting acts like David Bowie and Radiohead.
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In defence of Father John Misty: an anarchic antidote to Trump America
Amid the backlash against the musician’s controversial onstage rant against Donald Trump, his role as a mythical figure – though…
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SRSLY #53: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child / David Bowie Prom / Ask Polly
On the pop culture podcast this week: a spoiler-filled dissection of the new Harry Potter play, David Bowie at the Proms, and…
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How Drake gamed the UK Singles Chart to spend 15 weeks at number one
Take a superstar rapper, add a “global” sound, with a liberal helping of rhythmic vagueness, and subtract the visuals, and…
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