John Paul Jones explains what made Led Zeppelin “remarkable”
“It would have been incredibly easy to coast. But we never did.”
Author: Poppy Burton
Paul McCartney explains the secret to The Beatles “magic”
“So much of what we did came from a deep sense of wonder.”
The ‘Jaws Effect’: the very real consequence of Steven Spielberg’s classic movie
“Sharks are somehow mad at me.”
Susan Hillier: The artist who inspired The Maccabees song ‘Spit It Out’
“The most stunning, colourful and odd mural paintings.”
‘Madame X’: the painting so scandalous it exiled its creator
The painting, tellingly, was first titled: “Madame XXX.”
Russia to sit out of Venice Biennale for second time
It is the second time Russia won’t feature in the cultural festival.
Dakota Johnson: “It’s really fucking bleak in this industry”
“Everyone who makes decisions is afraid.”
The $160m Willem de Kooning painting stolen and hidden in a spare bedroom
A truly exceptional crime carried out by a pair of unassuming schoolteachers.
How Vincent van Gogh inspired a classic Stanley Kubrick scene
Kubrick relied on van Gogh’s uniquely bleak expressionistic style.
Lynn Goldstein’s photos of Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
“It’s like the music bringing you up into the light.”
Amanda Seyfried names the movies she regrets most: “I still have nightmares”
A selection of career missteps.