Interview

LoneLady’s latest album was born in a subterranean studio
Music

LoneLady’s latest album was born in a subterranean studio

Where The Magic Happens — In this series, we crash someone’s personal space in a bid to find out why it means so much to them. On this occasion, the Manchester-born musician takes us through the Rifle Range – a series of experimental workspaces in the heart of Somerset House’s creative complex.

Written by: Jeremy Allen

Julien Baker is embracing a slower pace
Music

Julien Baker is embracing a slower pace

Lessons Learned — The 25-year-old artist has followed up a period of prolonged introspection with her most expansive work yet – a collection of songs that accept the messiness of modern life in all of its various facets.

Written by: Niall Flynn

Filmmaker Rose Glass on making this year’s best horror
Film

Filmmaker Rose Glass on making this year’s best horror

Saint Maud — After a lengthy delay, the British writer-director’s unforgettable debut feature is finally in UK cinemas. To mark its release, she explains how she constructed empathetic genre movie concerning mental illness and body horror.

Written by: Josh Slater-Williams

A meandering email exchange with Bill Callahan
Music

A meandering email exchange with Bill Callahan

‘Every day is a river’ — The inimitable singer-songwriter talks protest, parenthood and how, when it came to releasing new music, he was inspired by American rapper Tierra Whack.

Written by: Jeremy Allen

Baxter Dury on the subversive history of his Thameside home
Magazine

Baxter Dury on the subversive history of his Thameside home

Where the magic happens — In a new series, we interview people in – and about – their personal spaces, in a bid to find out why they mean so much to them. In the first instalment, Baxter Dury invites Huck into his London bolthole: a loud, eclectic property with a unique past.

Written by: Jeremy Allen

Charting the rise of radical, independent unions
Film

Charting the rise of radical, independent unions

United Voices — A documentary follows United Voices of the World as they fight for key workers’ rights, demonstrating how new, grassroots unions are reimagining collectivism and solidarity in the modern world.

Written by: Katie Goh

Akwaeke Emezi on death, magic and life as an outsider
Books

Akwaeke Emezi on death, magic and life as an outsider

‘My community is real and valid’ — We speak to the trailblazing author behind one of the most anticipated books of the year, The Death of Vivek Oji.

Written by: Kate Wyver

‘I’ve never been to therapy – but music helps’
Music

‘I’ve never been to therapy – but music helps’

Calling Aminé — The 26-year-old rapper talks pressure, pain and what it was like growing up as a first-generation African immigrant in the ‘whitest city in America’.

Written by: Natty Kasambala

Chad Muska on the legacy of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater
Skate

Chad Muska on the legacy of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater

‘It was all such a crazy dream’ — With the game set to be re-released next month, we caught up with the legendary skater to chat about its impact and the future of skateboarding.

Written by: Nic Dobija-Nootens

‘I don’t know if the UK has an appetite for socialism’
Music

‘I don’t know if the UK has an appetite for socialism’

James Dean Bradfield — Manic Street Preachers frontman James Dean Bradfield has just released an album dedicated to radical leftist hero Victor Jara. He tells us why.

Written by: Jeremy Allen

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