‘The Christophers’ gives Ian McKellen his best role in decades
The top of his game.
Homepage Archives: 05/2026
“Our masterpiece”: The 1987 song that captured everything great about The Smiths
“That spiritual quality”.
‘Quicksand’: The 1971 David Bowie song inspired by Buddhism, the occult and Nazis
Inspiration behind a rock classic.
The merits of Stephin Merritt: Indie’s finest and most overlooked songwriter?
The man behind the Magnetic Fields…
Hubert Sumlin: The blues innovator who shaped rock music in the shadows
Howlin’ Wolf’s lead guitarist was a huge influence on Clapton, Page, Richards, and more.
Wefail: The artist painting the hell of modern politics
“Unfortunately, my gut told me to paint the evils that our leaders do”.
The mid-1990s mood shift: How ‘Clueless’ and ska-core clubbed grunge to death
“It’s so happy and fresh sounding!”