What links Emily in Paris to the New Labour glory years?
From the hit Netflix series to the Genesis drummer, we jump down the rabbit hole with Josephine Baker
November 2021
Netflix’s Emily in Paris to focus on diversity, says star Lily Collins
Cliches aside, new hires and storylines add inclusivity to the menu in show’s series two
September 2021
Genesis review – rock’s most unlikely stars go out with a bang
‘Everything just kept getting bigger!’ Genesis on prog, 80s stardom and Phil Collins’s health
Crocs, Hush Puppies, Abba … who’s next for the rebirth of the cool?
Ed Cumming
Musician Phil Collins can ‘barely hold’ a drumstick as health deteriorates
June 2021
TV tonight
TV tonight: the private life of Grace Kelly
A new documentary gains access to family archives of the Hollywood star and former Princess of Monaco. Plus: Phil Collins at the BBC. Here’s what to watch this evening
August 2020
‘He's staring into my soul’: how Phil Collins made teenagers YouTube stars
The Williams twins from Gary, Indiana have gone viral by posting their reactions to rock classics. It all started with a drum fill
Do you remember the first time? The joys of YouTube reaction videos
As a viral video of a pair of twins listening to Phil Collins for the first time shows, there’s something thrilling about hearing an old song through fresh ears
Ranked
Phil Collins' greatest solo songs – ranked!
After Collins went viral thanks to a pair of teenagers astounded by In the Air Tonight, we appraise the best of the rest of his solo catalogue
November 2019
Take a look at me now: baby Jesus statue resembles Phil Collins
Mexican sculpture and accidental homage to singer may be the ‘largest baby Jesus statue’ created
April 2019
Lily Collins: ‘I want to dig deep, tell the truth and be more brave’
The actor is emerging from a long run of hauntingly gothic parts and, despite a starry childhood in LA, she has a few ghost stories of her own. By Jane Mulkerrins
January 2019
Phil Collins review – life-affirming MOR ballads delivered against all odds
In defence of Phil Collins: what is the genesis of all the hatred?
Bernard Zuel
December 2018
Shortcuts
Aretha's late reply, Phil Collins' divorce notice – and other famous faxes
As the NHS goes to phase out the fax machine, we look back on some of the format’s best-known exchanges
August 2018
More synthetic bamboo! The greatest preset sounds in pop music
Christine and the Queens has been criticised for using prefabricated loops from software, rather than coming up with new sounds herself. But from Kate Bush to Kendrick Lamar, these presets are actually the foundation of modern pop
June 2017
Phil Collins cancels Royal Albert Hall concerts after bad fall
Phil Collins review – take a look at him now
December 2016
2016 miscellany
'Where's the beef?' The weirdest stories from 2016’s autobiographies
Best music of 2016
REM, Christine and the Queens, Marilyn and more – our favourite interviews of 2016
