18.03.26

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

 

An interview with the artist George Shaw on the 13 records that shaped his formative years, from Annette to Fred Wesley, ska to electro pop ... 

26.11.25

Rimbaud of Maghull

 

Jeff Young has attracted a dedicated readership in recent years, following publication of two books that powerfully and hypnotically catalogue late-1970s Europe and his native Merseyside over the last few decades. Read Adelle Stripe on Ghost Town and Wild Twin ...

14.06.25

Hold Your Ground

 

For almost six decades, Cosey Fanni Tutti has been at the vanguard of art, challenging the boundaries of music and – unforgettably, as part of Throbbing Gristle – society. Her new album, 2t2, channels the same uncompromising spirit that has always made her such a vital and transgressive force ...

23.02.25

Perfume: The 1980s scents that defined my childhood

 

Smell is one of our most powerful senses — for the author Adelle Stripe certain fragrances instantly take her back to her mother’s hair salon near Leeds ...

05.11.24

No Ordinary Thing:The Momentous Life & Times of Dory Previn

 

On the release of a new documentary on Dory Previn, Adelle Stripe explores an artist who learned to live with voices in her head, despite societal and institutional pressure to ignore them, and whose experiences demonstrate how female artists can seek a fulfilled creative life against the odds ...

01.11.24

Knowing Them

 

ABBA's voyage, from dansband to synth ballad. A review of Jan Gradvall's Melancholy Undercover ...