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John Grant review – uncanny beauty with jagged edges
Performing a stripped-back show as part of the Piccadilly piano festival, the singer-songwriter gave a forceful performance of some his most wrenching material – but there was laughter in the dark
Dorian Lynskey
10, Feb, 2023 @1:13 PM
The 1975 review – Matty Healy and co don their full meta jackets
First half performance art, second half greatest hits, the band question the very nature of arena rock with unsettling audacity
Dorian Lynskey
14, Jan, 2023 @2:00 PM
Angelo Badalamenti obituary
Composer who created scores for the director David Lynch including his 1986 film Blue Velvet and the TV series Twin Peaks
Dorian Lynskey
20, Dec, 2022 @4:52 PM
Kanye West has shown us exactly who he is – and yet the public are still listening | Dorian Lynskey
Despite his antisemitic rants, the rapper now known as Ye is finishing the year in Spotify UK’s top five most-streamed artists, says podcaster and author Dorian Lynskey
Dorian Lynskey
16, Dec, 2022 @1:00 PM
2ManyDJs on 20 accidental years of mashups and mayhem: ‘It’s more fun when it’s a little bit naughty’
Their album As Heard on Radio Soulwax Pt 2 kickstarted the mashup phenomenon. As they prepare for an anniversary concert, the Dewaele brothers discuss bootlegs, brotherhood and looking back
Dorian Lynskey
08, Dec, 2022 @3:00 PM
Wet Leg review – 2022’s breakout indie stars on comically good form
Despite having fans in Iggy Pop and Barack Obama, the Isle of Wight duo are sticking with small venues for now – and enlivening them with joy and hilarity
Dorian Lynskey
24, Nov, 2022 @12:42 PM
The Climate Book, created by Greta Thunberg review – an angry call for action
The environmental activist curates a supergroup of climate experts in a valuable set of essays, which at times risk overwhelming the reader
Dorian Lynskey
15, Nov, 2022 @7:00 AM
The dark side of the moon: the art of Marcel Dzama
The Canadian polymath’s lush illustrations have long combined innocence with menace. But now, in traumatic times, he wants to put ‘something beautiful out there’
Dorian Lynskey
10, Nov, 2022 @8:00 AM
Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story by Bono review – a rattling good yarn
The U2 frontman’s autobiography is bracingly self-aware, albeit stuffed full of famous names
Dorian Lynskey
29, Oct, 2022 @6:30 AM
Endless Flight: The Life of Joseph Roth by Keiron Pim review – ‘Everywhere is home’
The vagabond life of a brilliant but doomed European genius
Dorian Lynskey
06, Oct, 2022 @6:30 AM
Anarchy in the auction house: the Sex Pistols ephemera that’s pogoing, going, gone
Fancy a Never Mind the Bollocks poster stained with blood from Sid Vicious’s syringe? Two canny collectors are unloading artefacts that reveal the Pistols to be an art project as much as a punk band
Dorian Lynskey
21, Sep, 2022 @7:00 AM
Suede review – secret gig as Crushed Kid is extremely loud and incredibly close
Matching the garage-y sound of their new record to a 300-capacity venue, this show is a euphoric return to basics
Dorian Lynskey
06, Sep, 2022 @9:11 AM
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