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This uncompromising novel, an acerbic takedown of awards, celebrity and success, is a challenging but rewarding read

Holly Connolly provides a not-that-festive list of book recommendations, featuring highlights from the past year and works from two writers who’ve recently left us

This Goldsmiths prize-winning romp through austerity Britain is a provocative act of resistance to our morally slippery times

“The most exciting new guitar band in Britain,” was the Guardian’s take on Black Midi shortly after the release of their debut album ‘Schlagenheim’, and they weren’t alone in adopting this view. Hyperbolic? Perhaps. But, let’s face it, music criticism has form in that regard....

Genre: Tribute album There have been loads of David Bowie tribute shows since the star died in 2018. There have also been plenty of covers of his music, usually focusing on his Ziggy Stardust glam rock persona and music. Modern Love was put together by Drew McFadden, the music exec and DJ, and Peter Adarkwah, founder of BBE Music,  with the express purpose of showcasing Bowie’s forays into R&B, funk, gospel, soul and jazz. The liner notes describe the project as an “interactive sonic map�...

Daniel Dylan Wray , April 7th, 2021 08:31 Black Midi are back with a second album that defies most (if not all) expectations people have of the band. They talk to Dan Dylan Wray about abandoning the jam, embracing the melody and picking up the wok. Home page photograph by Yis Kid “People seemed to really like the debut album but after a while we all became pretty bored with it,” says Black Midi’s idiosyncratic singer and guitarist Geordie Greep. “So, it was like: this time lets make som...