The book that “warped” Greta Gerwig’s mind
Literature has significantly influenced Gerwig’s approach to creating art.
Homepage Archives: 09/2023
‘Bronco Bullfrog’: Barney Platts-Mills’ authentic depiction of working-class youth culture in ’60s London
A raw depiction of working-class life.
The world record for the smallest movie ever made
Far from the epics of Christopher Nolan and James Cameron.
How Nirvana’s ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ changed guitar playing forever
A game-changing moment for popular culture and the guitar.
Yukio Mishima: the man above David Bowie’s Berlin bed
“Continually shedding his ‘own identity’ and very consciously putting on one mask after another.”
When Bryan Ferry and Dave Stewart played a game of tennis with Tony Blair and Rory Bremner
In 1996, Bryan Ferry, Dave Stewart, Tony Blair and Rory Bremner played a legendary tennis match.
Gavin Clark: the man behind the music of Shane Meadows
Revisiting one of the biggest sonic contributors to British film.
How Julien Temple personified UK punk with ‘The Filth and the Fury’
A searing portrait of a cultural revolution.
How Boy Scouts, dentists and gamblers came across ‘Cleopatra’
Edmonia Lewis’ statue of Cleopatra wound up in the wrong hands more than once.
B.B. King on why Elvis Presley didn’t give him a “chill”
B.B. King reveals why Elvis Presley didn’t give him the “chill” some of his peers did.
The Kinks song Ray Davies wrote about his brother, Dave
The Kinks’ frontman Ray Davies once wrote a song about his brother and bandmate, Dave
