Ball pits and bouncy castles for adults: good clean fun or desperate nostalgia?
Playgrounds are springing up across Britain for grownups keen to relive the joy of their childhoods. But there’s more to this than millennials being consumed by a raging desire to revisit the past It’s...
View ArticleEverything Everything: A Fever Dream review – nerdish pop for a troubled planet
The Manchester math-rock band’s idea of political pop is a singular, anxiety-pulsing vision. But its inventiveness is welcomeThe geeks may not have inherited the earth quite yet, but they’ve certainly...
View ArticleDillon Francis: ‘Don’t even read this, just listen to this song’
The American DJ, producer and Diplo associate empties the contents of his psychic record bagContinue reading...
View ArticleIvo Graham: 'Shaving my head was meant to give me an air of mystery and...
The up-and-coming standup whiz spills the beans about the things that make him laugh the most, from Lucky Jim to A Fish Called WandaHenry Paker at Edinburgh in 2010. Him, the surrealist maverick...
View ArticleThe 25 hidden TV gems you need to see
From brutal true crime sagas to dark comedies, here’s our writers’ guide to the best underrated shows to stream right nowIn December 2004, Scientific American Life published an article entitled The...
View ArticleHot Since 82: 'Records like this define what electronic music is'
The Barnsley-born house DJ empties the contents of his psychic record bag, including Blood Orange and New RadicalsContinue reading...
View ArticleMark Steel: ‘Richard Pryor changed everything for me’
The standup stalwart and TV host lets us in on the things that make him laugh the most, from The Simpsons to Monty PythonI watched the Monty Python spam sketch when it first went out – that now seems a...
View ArticleLCD Soundsystem: American Dream review – virtuosic comeback full of harmonies...
Packed with aural allusions to Bowie and Eno, LCD Soundsystem’s comeback is a virtuosic tribute to their heroes – and themselvesLast year, Suicide’s eerie 1979 song Dream Baby Dream started surfacing...
View ArticleSnakehips: ‘There's nothing like some raging flamenco before you go on stage’
Oliver Lee from the British electronica duo empties the contents of his psychic record bag, from Soulja Boy to KhalidContinue reading...
View ArticleAlex Horne: ‘You’ve Been Framed is the funniest TV show I’ve ever seen’
The comedian and Taskmaster creator on the things that make him laugh the most, from Tim Key to The Blues BrothersEvery time I see Tommy Tiernan talking about sex or nothing or God I howl with...
View ArticleJessie Ware review – safe soul caught between candour and blandness
Islington Assembly Hall, LondonShowcasing ballads from her third album Glasshouse, the singer keeps things cool – but with a sensationally emotional closing numberIt’s hard to think of a young British...
View ArticleMitchell and Webb: 'We mustn't destroy all of our comedy'
In their first post-Peep Show outing, David Mitchell and Robert Webb are back with Back, a ghost-story about two brothers in a country pub. They rant about cream tea, the perils of Twitter – and...
View ArticleMount Kimbie: Love What Survives review – electric wit and wisdom from London...
(Warp Records)In recent years, London duo Mount Kimbie have shrugged off their post-dubstep past and started to create songs that shepherd synth-heavy post-punk into the present day. On their third...
View ArticleGuy Gerber: ‘It all began with the Smiths’
The Israeli house king and Ibiza stalwart empties the contents of his psychic record bagContinue reading...
View ArticleCariad Lloyd: ‘The funniest heckle I’ve had came from Nancy Dell’Olio’
The actor, podcaster and improv star on the things that make her laugh the mostBroad City. It was the first time I saw female characters allowed to be just funny: not having to facilitate plot, ask key...
View ArticleWho should win the Mercury prize 2017 – Stormzy, Kate Tempest ... or Dinosaur?
It’s a strong field for rappers in this year’s Mercury prize, but could the grunge-pop of the Big Moon or the jazz fusion of Dinosaur cause an upset? Our writers make their casesLast year, Loyle Carner...
View ArticleAnastacia: Evolution review – melodic, warm pop-rock alternative
(Polydor)Even in her heyday, Anastacia was no pop ingenue. Thirty-two when she broke through with her 2000 disco-funk debut single I’m Outta Love, her self-possession, strong, severe vocals and...
View ArticleRoss from Friends: ‘Falling Rizlas gave me nightmares’
The Colchester-raised producer of lo-fi house empties the contents of his psychic record bag, from Ten City to UB40Continue reading...
View ArticleDeborah Frances-White: ‘Fleabag’s Phoebe Waller-Bridge is a genius’
The Guilty Feminist podcast host on the things that make her laugh the most, from Tim Minchin to Better Off DeadA tie between two Australians: Tim Minchin’s Ready for This? and Hannah Gadsby’s...
View ArticleLarry David to Lisa Simpson – life lessons from TV's top role models
From eight-year-old Mensa members to smeghead slobs and doll’s-house-loving detectives, here are the small-screen idols who have taught us everythingThere aren’t many moments in Curb Your Enthusiasm...
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