Amy Winehouse

‘It’s all just very grimy and filthy’: Gregory Nolan’s photos of the 00s indie scene
The photographer gathered 6,000 images he took at the era’s centre, which offer a hedonistic window into a pre-smartphone era that remains relatively undocumented
Daniel Dylan Wray
06, Jan, 2025 @8:00 AM

From Elton John at the piano to Stormzy at Glastonbury and Madonna snogging Britney: 41 era-defining music photos
Icons, rock stars – and divas behaving badly: these photographs of musicians struck a chord around the world
Alexis Petridis, Michael Cragg and Gabrielle Schwarz
28, Sep, 2024 @6:00 AM

‘It’s very silly and it feels like fun’: bubble skirts are making a comeback
On the catwalk and on the street this summer, a new generation has revived the 1950s, 80s and 00s puffball
Lauren Cochrane
18, Aug, 2024 @12:00 PM

Streaming: the best of the Brat Packers
Two 80s teen dramas made overnight stars of a band of young actors including Molly Ringwald, Demi Moore and Rob Lowe – and Andrew McCarthy, whose new documentary looks back on those years
Guy Lodge
29, Jun, 2024 @7:00 AM

‘I don’t think it’s going to do well’: the Zutons on Valerie – and Mark Ronson on covering it with Amy Winehouse
‘It’s about a makeup artist I met in Florida called Valerie Star, who had legal bills. When I played it to the band, they all went, “Oh, that’s good.” And I thought, “It is, isn’t it”’
Interviews by Dave Simpson
13, May, 2024 @1:00 PM

Guitar played by John Lennon on Help!, lost for 50 years, going up for auction
Guitar also played by George Harrison on Norwegian Wood could sell for millions in May auction, alongside other memorabilia including a book of Tupac Shakur’s handwritten lyrics
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
23, Apr, 2024 @12:25 PM

‘The house was small, the life was big’: how Amy Winehouse’s homes were recreated for Back to Black
Set designers Katie Spencer and Sarah Greenwood went from Barbie to the darker world of the Winehouse biopic. They explain how even a Smeg fridge evokes the singer’s dreams
Kate Solomon
18, Apr, 2024 @8:48 AM

Back to Black review – wildly uneven portrait of Amy Winehouse
Marisa Abela goes all out in a valiant attempt to capture the late singer’s unique charisma – and voice – in Sam Taylor-Johnson’s misjudged biopic
Wendy Ide
14, Apr, 2024 @2:00 PM

‘Close to home’: Camden locals applaud Amy Winehouse biopic
Back to Black, which follows singer’s life from early adulthood in Camden to her death in 2011, has been panned by some critics
Mabel Banfield-Nwachi
12, Apr, 2024 @8:34 PM

‘New music and a good night out’: Amy Winehouse film shows vital role of small venues
At the Dublin Castle in London, where the singer played, musicians and gig-goers say grassroots scene needs saving
Aneesa Ahmed
12, Apr, 2024 @5:28 PM

It’s a grotesque insult for Back to Black to suggest Amy Winehouse died of heartache over her childlessness | Laura Snapes
Sam Taylor-Johnson’s biopic suggests that the singer’s desire for a baby was the main source of her suffering. It’s a gendered simplification that exonerates the forces that killed her
Laura Snapes
12, Apr, 2024 @9:00 AM

Warning: with Back to Black and four Beatles movies, Hollywood’s most cliched genre isn’t going away | Zach Schonfeld
From Amy Winehouse to Elvis, musical biopics are ubiquitous – but it’s only the fake ones that are really worth watching, says journalist and critic Zach Schonfeld
Zach Schonfeld
10, Apr, 2024 @8:01 AM
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