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Richard Dawson doesn't like Wetherspoons anymore

2020 vision — With his new record 2020, the critically-acclaimed songwriter is looking to the (close) future; a world of dead-end jobs, bigoted butchers and retractable extension leads.

  • Music
  • Jeremy Allen

The criminal lawyer who was outed as a sex worker

How to rebuild — Nadia Guo’s professional reputation was wrecked by Canadian tabloids, forcing her to rebuild her life from the bottom up.

  • Activism
  • Victoria Chan

Welcome to Angel Olsen’s second act

‘I'm trying to get back to myself’ — On her latest record All Mirrors, the alt-country singer confronts the problems of her past, and takes her sound in a bold new direction.

  • Music
  • Jeremy Allen

(Sandy) Alex G is satisfied with never feeling satisfied

Brite Boy — Alexander Giannascoli has grown from cult online artist to indie rock heavyweight without ever sacrificing his DIY approach. With a new album set to increase his stock even further, he’s happy to continue trusting his instincts – regardless of where they take him.

  • Magazine
  • Al Horner

Ty Segall is a totally normal person

‘People assume I’m a wastoid’ — The 21st-century rock veteran talks ear appointments, dogs, and why he’s considering moving to a monastery.

  • Music
  • Nate Rogers

‘You’ve got to be optimistic, we’re all going to die anyway’

Alia Shawkat in conversation — The star of Search Party and Arrested Development talks about her new role – a hedonistic free-spirit fuelled by heavy drinking and cocaine use – in Sophie Hyde’s Animals.

  • Film
  • Benjamin Cook

‘Black people think that mental health care is a white thing’

Christelle Bofale — Following the release of her debut EP, songwriter and guitarist Christelle Bofale about stigma, self-care and finding joy in the darkest places.

  • Music
  • Tara Joshi

‘I honestly think white music is fucking irrelevant now’

Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie — As he gears up to release a new album made up of his band’s commercial hits, the 56-year-old frontman is in a philosophical mood. We meet him to discuss addiction, austerity and why he’s fed up with white men.

  • Music
  • Niall Flynn

Tierra Whack is on a quest to make hip hop weird again

Whack World — With her 15-minute album of 15 indescribable songs, Tierra Whack crafted her very own audiovisual fantasyland. But for the Philadelphia rapper, innovation is simply a way to stave off boredom.

  • Magazine
  • Khalila Douze

Boots Riley is Hollywood’s new disruptor in chief

Truth to power — With his debut feature Sorry To Bother You, the rapper turned filmmaker is responsible for 2018’s most brazenly original slice of cinema: a seething take on class, race and identity in Corporate America. The good news is that he’s only just getting started.

  • Film
  • Niall Flynn

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