Paul McCartney’s favourite songs by his favourite songwriters
Genius recognises genius.
Homepage Archives: 11/2023
The movie Martin Scorsese called “a nightmare that won’t stop unfolding”
“The film has the power of a hallucination.”
How The Beatles broke the US with ‘I Want to Hold Your Hand’
In January 1964, The Beatles struck number one in the US for the first time.
Bill Ryder-Jones releases second triumph ‘If Tomorrow Starts Without Me’ from ‘Iechyd Da’
Another epic semblance of hope.
Postmodern alienation: the dystopian aesthetic of Deftones
Taking a look at the band’s distinctive aesthetic.
The ‘Penny Dreadful’ serials: moral panic and gothic horror
Reshaping the dimensions of the gothic imagination…
Wolfman Jack: The “opportunistic renegade” who brought rock ‘n’ roll to the world
Remembering the mad life of a cultural pioneer.
Michael Stipe’s 10 favourite books of all time
“Without guilt, fear or weirdness, and have great end-of-times adventures”.
From ‘Twilight’ to ‘Nosferatu’: what does our ongoing fascination with vampires mean?
Vampires have entertained us for more than a century.