The Spiceworld generation
Twenty-five years ago, the Spice Girls told Gen X to “move over” – and whispered feminist slogans to nascent millennials.
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Notes from When We Were Young festival, the home of millennial emo nostalgia
Last weekend, I and other ageing emos made a pilgrimage to our lost youth, flying thousands of miles to see…
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The battle of the Dylanologists
As Bob Dylan tours the UK, his work is being embraced and interrogated by younger critics impatient with the “white…
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On Midnights, Taylor Swift sounds more herself than ever
This intimate, shimmering record has all Swift’s hallmarks, alongside introspective, self-flagellating lyrics.
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How Arctic Monkeys succumbed to solipsism
On The Car, Alex Turner sounds increasingly like a man who doesn’t need his band any more. The resulting record is…
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I’m a grown woman who can’t stop listening to Disney songs. How did I get here?
At 28 I am twirling around the room, wagging my finger as I wail along with princesses Elsa, Ariel and…
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How Robbie Williams became the ultimate British pop star
With his swaggering yet self-aware lyrics and rousing melodies, Robbie Williams is the king of laddish, early Noughties pub culture.…
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Are the 1975 geniuses, or simply mediocre?
The band’s new album is full of their signature contradictions. It is uplifting and ironic; ultra-modern yet nostalgic. Take it…
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