Paul Weller

‘I’ve stumbled deep into alien territory’: our sportswriters and arts critics swap jobs
What would happen if our arts critics and sports writers swapped roles for a day? How does the English National Opera compare to the Premier League … or the NFL to a West End musical? Our experts found out last week
Louise Taylor, Barney Ronay, Jonathan Liew, Tanya Aldred, Robert Kitson, Lyndsey Winship, Arifa Akbar, Alexis Petridis and Flora Willson
04, Nov, 2024 @5:00 AM

Changingman Paul Weller reinvents himself again… as an actor in Steve McQueen’s Blitz
After more than 50 years and 17 studio albums, the Modfather takes on his first film role… to glowing reviews
Barbara Ellen
13, Oct, 2024 @10:00 AM

‘Not many people know what happened’: covered up London Blitz tragedy is inspiration for Steve McQueen’s new film
Production that echoes a wartime disaster in the East End that killed 173 people will open the London film festival next month
Vanessa Thorpe Arts and media correspondent
15, Sep, 2024 @7:00 AM

Steve McQueen’s Blitz to open the London film festival
Film starring Saoirse Ronan and Paul Weller marks a high-profile world premiere for the festival, now in its 68th year
Catherine Shoard
01, Jul, 2024 @1:09 PM

‘Politicians? They’re mugs, all of them’: Paul Weller on music, style and the state of the nation
At 66, the Modfather may have mellowed, but he’s lost none of his cool. Paul Weller reveals how he beat his demons, found a new sound – and why he’s still angry with the establishment
Miranda Sawyer
26, May, 2024 @7:00 AM

Paul Weller: 66 review – the Modfather holds his ground with a little help from his friends
Noel Gallagher, Bobby Gillespie and Suggs chip in on this solid affair, which peaks with some smouldering sax
Phil Mongredien
24, May, 2024 @10:30 AM

Paul Weller: 66 review – sumptuous rumination on older age springs some surprises
In this elegiac 17th solo album made with guests including Noel Gallagher, Weller contemplates mortality with sun-dappled ballads – but there’s still an experimental edge
Alexis Petridis
23, May, 2024 @1:20 PM

‘Lets do it’: how a podcasting Paul Weller fan finally found his hero
Former radio presenter Dan Jennings regretted never interviewing the singer-songwriter, so he started a podcast to try to track him down. He almost lost hope until a chance encounter …
Daniel Boffey Chief reporter
02, Dec, 2023 @6:00 AM

‘I don’t want my career resurrected!’ The last orders of pub rock pioneer Mickey Jupp
After emerging from the 60s R&B scene, the songwriter skirted greatness before all but retiring to Cumbria. Now, at 78, he’s been convinced to release a collection of songs from his secret archive
Dave Simpson
29, Jul, 2022 @10:00 AM

Paul Weller review – the mod firebrand attains lift-off
The ferocity of Weller’s two-hour set belies his age as he thrills at reconnecting with a live audience
Caroline Sullivan
03, Apr, 2022 @1:58 PM

Paul Weller’s 30 greatest songs – ranked!
Drawn from the Jam, the Style Council and his solo work, all of it powered by romance, storytelling and political vim, here is the best of a British songwriter unbounded by genre
Alexis Petridis
25, Nov, 2021 @3:29 PM

The big picture: Yan Morvan captures counterculture in Thatcher’s London
The French war photographer was fascinated by the creative fusion of the world of mods and punks in 1979
Tim Adams
21, Nov, 2021 @7:00 AM
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