Joseph Earp

Unknown Mortal Orchestra bandleader Ruban Nielson

Unknown Mortal Orchestra: “It’s not like [Trump] doesn’t represent a big part of America”

Belinda Quinn talks to Unknown Mortal Orchestra's Ruban Nielson about growing up in New Zealand, new album Sex & Food, and the terrifying reality of Trump's America.

Film & TV

Despite odds, The Greatest Showman is a victory

Film & TV

The Greatest Showman is an impossible success story

Are cinema-goers too cynical to embrace exuberant, over-the-top musicals in this day and age? The Greatest Showman's continued success at the box office says otherwise, writes Ella Donald.

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Seu Jorge's career was catapulted into the spotlight with his role in Wes Anderson's The Life Aquatic

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“They bond over my covers”: Seu Jorge and the life of Bowie

Folk legend Seu Jorge has lived a life shaped by love, death, and dance. Natalie Rogers chats to the artist about growing up in Brazil, his role in Wes Anderson's classic The Life Aquatic and what it's like to pay tribute to one of the greatest musical icons of our time.

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Emily Wurramara's new single 'Ngarrukwujenama' was written in response to seabed mining around her native Groote Eylandt

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Emily Wurramara and the healing power of storytelling

Alex Chetverikov talks to rising star Emily Wurramara about new single 'Ngarrukwujenama', the capacity of music and storytelling to make change, and the importance of ensuring future generations can appreciate the environment.

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Philadelphia's Hop Along are set to release third album Bark Your Head Off, Dog

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“I want to be understood”: a conversation with Hop Along’s Frances Quinlan

Belinda Quinn learns the complications of artistic expression with Frances Quinlan, one of Philly’s most prolific musicians, whose band Hop Along is about to release third full-length Bark Your Head Off, Dog.

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Hinds' sun-soaked garage pop shines on their new album

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Spanish rockers Hinds push the limits on new album I Don’t Run

On the eve of the release of their second album I Don't Run, Belinda Quinn chats to Carlotta Cosials of Hinds about the garage-pop outfit's meteoric rise from modest beginnings in Madrid to international touring sensation.

Riverdale is far more nuanced than its outlandish storylines suggest

Riverdale is smarter than the average soap

Dave Crewe dissects the ostensibly trashy backdrop of Riverdale to find a nuanced portrayal of queerness and teen identity within.

The Wicked + the Divine is a graphic novel series like few others

The Wicked + The Divine envisions our rockstar idols as literal deities

We treat musicians like gods, so what if they were actually gods? Chris Neill explores the critically acclaimed The Wicked And The Divine comic book series, a collection of graphic novels like few others.

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Superchunk tackle political malaise on cathartic new album

Superchunk singer Mac McCaughan talks about the band's new album What A Time To Be Alive - a beacon of hope in the despair of the Trump era.

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Tim And The Boys' nebulous punk is as danceable as it is subversive

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Tim & The Boys are impossible to pigeonhole

On Tim & The Boys' debut album Growing, the band's nebulous punk is at once danceable and confronting. Doug Wallen speaks to frontman Tim Collier about making music that sits comfortably in discomfort.

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Change is life, change is death: Annihilation and the issue of persistence

Annihilation, the new Netflix original, is a complex portrait of pain, grief and, perhaps most importantly, change. We picked it apart.

Andrew WK's new album You're Not Alone is out now

Andrew W.K. on the life-affirming power of partying

"Professional partier and amateur human being" Andrew W.K. has just released his latest album You're Not Alone. We speak to the musician about the life-affirming capacity of music.

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Joseph Earp

Unknown Mortal Orchestra: “It’s not like [Trump] doesn’t represent a big part of America”

The Greatest Showman is an impossible success story

“They bond over my covers”: Seu Jorge and the life of Bowie

Emily Wurramara and the healing power of storytelling

“I want to be understood”: a conversation with Hop Along’s Frances Quinlan

Spanish rockers Hinds push the limits on new album I Don’t Run

Riverdale is smarter than the average soap

The Wicked + The Divine envisions our rockstar idols as literal deities

Superchunk tackle political malaise on cathartic new album

Tim & The Boys are impossible to pigeonhole

Change is life, change is death: Annihilation and the issue of persistence

Andrew W.K. on the life-affirming power of partying

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