Cult film company A24’s tie-in merch to the seminal documentary Stop Making Sense sounds either like karaoke or is wildly disconnected from the source material
March 2024
Brit awards 2024 – full list of winners
The winners of every category at the 2024 Brits, updated as the ceremony progresses
September 2023
Cultural prescription
New horizons: music, art, books and more to get out of a rut
From hit novels by late bloomers to artists turned chess masters, our critics select culture that revels in reinvention
June 2023
Best culture of 2023 so far
The best albums of 2023 so far
From the unique sonic world of Yaeji to the dark folk music of Lankum, here are our picks of the best LPs from the first half of the year
April 2023
Kitty Empire's artist of the week
Paramore review – pop-punk survivors feel the love
Paramore review – pop-punk trio seize the moment in a rowdy yet reflective show
February 2023
Going out, staying in
From Magic Mike to Paramore: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment
Whether it’s Channing Tatum whipping his kit off in the well-oiled franchise or the return of Hayley Williams’s powerpop punks, our critics have you culturally covered for the next seven days
Alexis Petridis's album of the week
Paramore: This Is Why review – deft songs of millennial malaise
The pop-punk band have progressed from teenage bile to thirtysomething angst, expressed with agitated drumming, angular guitars, big riffs and heartfelt lyrics
On my radar
On my radar: Hayley Williams of Paramore’s cultural highlights
The singer-songwriter on astrology, Janelle Monáe’s star quality and her ‘nerdy’ new hobby
December 2022
2023 culture preview
The best new music to look forward to in 2023
The music essay
‘I will outshine them all’: the enduring genius of Bloc Party
September 2022
Paramore: ‘We realised this band isn’t worth risking our health for’
One of the most influential bands of their generation, Paramore were nearly torn apart by infighting and industry sexism. Now, after four years of self-reflection, they’re back – and ready to respond to a ‘crazy’ moment for the US
September 2021
Jonny Greenwood to Lena Dunham: a panel of stars on what cultural success means in 2021
Screenwriters, musicians and comedians reflect on what creative contentment means to them
March 2021
The fandom that made me
Hayley Williams blazed a trail from teen angst to adult self-acceptance
The Royal Albert Hall at 150: 'It's the Holy Grail for musicians'
February 2021
Big feelings and nowhere to go: how Gen Z reinvented the power ballad
Olivia Rodrigo’s global hit Drivers License is the epitome of new-school pop songwriting, where sexuality is complex, emotions are specific and bombast is traded for intimacy
March 2020
Paramore's Hayley Williams: 'A lot of my depression was misplaced anger'
The singer-songwriter’s first solo album, Petals for Armor, was born out of therapy, a failed marriage and the turbulent relationship with her bandmates. What has it taught her about herself?
February 2020
The month's best music
50 great tracks for February from David Bowie, Waxahatchee, J Hus and more
From US Girls’ ritzy funk to Jeff Parker’s melodic revamp of a Joe Henderson classic, check out 50 new tracks and read about our 10 favourites
April 2018
Reverb remixes: the musical meme that's celebrating loneliness
The online phenomenon, which remixes hits to sound like they are playing in an eerie setting, is more than a meme: ‘It’s like we’re coming together to experience being alone’
