Music
Capturing hip hop’s biggest stars, before they were famous
From the source — Nigerian-American photographer Chi Modu took intimate portraits of rappers – including Nas, Method Man, and 2Pac – on the brink of success.
Written by: Jesse Bernard
A sold-out city? The fight to save Dublin’s nightlife
Take back the night — In the past year alone, 79 hotels were given the go-ahead for construction or large-scale refurbishment in Dublin – often at the expense of cultural spaces. As the threat of full-scale ‘hotelisation’ looms, we speak to the people fighting back.
Written by: Colin Gannon
Drenge on slime, city boys and finding hope within the mess
Strange Creatures — After almost four years away, the Loveless brothers are back with their third album. ‘We’ve grown up,’ they say. ‘Though not sure in what particular way.’
Written by: Niall Flynn
Michael Rother: Life lessons from a true musical pioneer
Neu! frontiers — From Bowie and Sonic Youth to Stereolab and LCD Soundsystem, Michael Rother's impact on innovative music has been immeasurable. A new boxset of his most successful work celebrates his output beyond the countercultural touchstones of Neu! and Harmonia.
Written by: Cian Traynor
‘It seems like I have this sexual fixation, but I don’t’
Meet Charlotte Adigéry — ‘A riot of surrealism’: Belgian-Guadaloupean electro star Charlotte Adigéry talks colonialism, wigs, and her new Soulwax-produced EP, Zandoli.
Written by: Jeremy Allen
‘The French are never happy with who they’ve elected’
An interview with Lou Doillon — We catch up with the singer ahead of the release of her third album Soliloquy to talk politics, French resistance, and the power of the Insta DM.
Written by: Jeremy Allen
‘The music scene felt so laddy and hostile to me’
The return of Harkin — Kate Harkin has spent years in the background of bands like Wild Beasts, Sleater Kinney and Courtney Barnett. Now, she’s stepping out of their shadow to go solo.
Written by: Daniel Dylan Wray
Cherry Glazerr on making music for an isolated generation
Busy being alone — Ahead of the band’s third album Stuffed & Ready, frontwoman Clementine Creevy discusses salvation, solitude and why it’s okay to get angry. ‘Playing guitar and writing songs is a form of release for me,’ she explains.
Written by: Alex Westfall
Getting deep with Sharon Van Etten, pop's great polymath
Switching gears — After pressing pause on her blossoming music career, Sharon Van Etten took some time out to recalibrate. Now that she's back with her biggest album yet, the singer talks therapy, comedy and finding a different kind of love.
Written by: Cian Traynor
What Netflix did next: add fuel to the Fyre
Are you still watching? — Writer Megan Nolan bravely ventures into the latest Netflix Original releases, in an attempt to figure out if anything is even worth our time anymore. This week, it’s a ludicrous, high octane account of Fyre Festival: The Greatest Party That Never Happened.
Written by: Megan Nolan
