Arctic MonkeysInterviewArctic Monkeys’ Alex Turner: ‘I’m comfortable with the idea that things don’t have to be a pop song’Jazz MonroeThe most influential frontman of his generation is also the least at ease with it. He discusses abandoning rock norms, singing from the gut and treading the fine line between cryptic and gooey on new album The Car
Not for the first time, Alex Turner has lost his train of thought. In a booth of a downtown Manhattan diner, the Arctic Monkeys frontman is hunched forward, grasping for words to describe their new album – a black-tie orgy of cinematic soul, lurid funk and perfumed 60s strings. Read More...
Doctor Who: episode-by-episodeTelevision & radioReviewNcuti Gatwa makes a delightful full appearance as the Doctor in a fun-packed extravaganza. He oozes charisma, flits from charming to serious in the blink of an eye – and saves Davina McCall’s life
Not many people will have had “Jabba the Hutt Goblin King gets impaled on a church spire and Doctor Who generates a Christmas single about eating a baby” on their bingo cards for 2023, but that is exactly where we find ourselves after this joyful introduction to the Fifteenth Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) and new companion Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson). Read More...
Mad Men: notes from the break roomTelevisionIn which Martin Luther King is assassinated, race relations take centre stage and Pete Campbell reveals himself to be a caring liberalSPOILER ALERT: This blog is for those who are watching season six of Mad Men. Don't read on if you haven't seen episode four
Catch up with Paul MacInnes's episode four blog here
Episode five: The Flood
"The man knew how to talk. I don't know why, but I thought that would save him. Read More...