Grace Jones
‘Mick Jagger was surprisingly hard-working’: the all-star life of synth whiz Wally Badarou
His reputation for futurist pop got him work with everyone from Grace Jones and Talking Heads to Foreigner – now the French keyboardist is reissuing a soundtrack for a yoga DVD that became a Balearic classic
Jim Butler
20, Nov, 2023 @12:14 PM
The 20 greatest concert films – ranked!
As Taylor Swift’s Eras tour reaches cinemas, with Beyoncé’s Renaissance following soon, we pick the films that best converted the live experience to the screen
Alexis Petridis
12, Oct, 2023 @2:00 PM
‘Extremely precarious’: Sophie Fiennes on documentary film-making in the UK
Exclusive: Directors struggle to fund work because of risk-averse commissioners and lack of resources, she says
Dalya Alberge
24, Apr, 2023 @1:47 PM
‘I had a reckless feeling of destiny’: photographer Jill Furmanovsky on Blondie, Bob Marley and rock’s boys’ club
From a snarling Debbie Harry to a radiant Amy Winehouse, Furmanovsky reveals the layers of her complex subjects. She explains how she conquered her shyness to tour with Pink Floyd aged 19 and why music has a ‘grounding’ quality
Harriet Shepherd
13, Apr, 2023 @6:00 AM
‘Grace Jones was in a state’: legendary producer Trevor Horn relives his mega-hits
From Frankie Goes to Hollywood to Grace Jones, ABC and Tatu, he gave pop some of its greatest, most forward-looking moments. He also sang for prog rockers Yes. The trailblazing knob-twiddler recalls his best – and worst – decisions
Alexis Petridis
24, Oct, 2022 @4:09 PM
Grace Jones: ‘Even if I stand on my head, I still can’t do it. How these young girls twerk, I don’t know’
The actor and singer, 74, tells Rich Pelley about working as a go-go dancer, hanging out with Keith Haring, dropping LSD in the 60s and missing out on Blade Runner
Rich Pelley
17, Sep, 2022 @1:00 PM
Beyoncé returns with Renaissance: a play for the mainstream and a strike against perfectionism
The musician’s seventh album is seemingly shooting for cultural saturation while celebrating norm-defying musicians and workers
Michael Cragg
28, Jul, 2022 @9:13 AM
Dry Cleaning; Oumou Sangaré review – stars of Grace Jones’s Meltdown
The deadpan London post-punk band and the gloriously danceable Malian musician offer a delicious contrast early in the festival
Kitty Empire
18, Jun, 2022 @1:00 PM
Grace Jones review – eerily unchanged artist has us all slaves to her rhythm
Royal Festival Hall, London
Stylish and commanding, Grace Jones retains perfect poise in this strong show – even during a hula-hooping wardrobe malfunction
Stylish and commanding, Grace Jones retains perfect poise in this strong show – even during a hula-hooping wardrobe malfunction
Alexis Petridis
12, Jun, 2022 @11:19 AM
What links Paul Verhoeven’s convent romp to the Sopranos?
From Benedetta to Showgirls – via Christopher Walken in A View to a Kill – we shimmy down the rabbit hole with the controversial film-maker
Larry Ryan
09, Apr, 2022 @12:00 PM
Blaxploitation salvation: film directors’ children on rescuing their fathers’ lost movies
Melvin Van Peebles and Perry Henzell made seminal 70s films – now their kids have recovered their fathers’ would-be classics
Ryan Gilbey
29, Jul, 2021 @5:00 AM
Cold truths about vanishing glaciers | Brief letters
Brief letters: Losing glaciers | India’s Covid statistics | Singing blackbirds | Prime minister’s answers | Graces Jones’ perfect song
Letters
02, May, 2021 @3:29 PM
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