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With mood-boosting Irish comedy Joyride in cinemas, tumble down the rabbit hole with Olivia Colman, Jehnny Beth and the Jesus and Mary Chain

The Savages frontwoman and actor on her admiration for Cillian Murphy, why she was thrilled by Sex Education and how boxing has kept her body and soul together

As Jacques Audiard’s Paris, 13th District is released, Jehnny Beth talks about juggling acting and music, and the importance of releasing sex workers from negative stereotypes on screen

On the eve of the publication of his memoir, the Primal Scream frontman talks to friend and author Irvine Welsh about his working-class upbringing

Shoot Out the Lights—in truth many of the best breakup ballads were written by songwriters for hire who happily went home to their spouses at the end of the day. Tammy Wynette’s “D-I-V-O-R-C-E” wasn’t written about a real divorce, either, but that doesn’t diminish its impact any. Gillespie and Beth were so enamored of the form they had to invent a marriage just to kill it. Utopian Ashes commits fully to its premise, flaunting the many ways that a sad song can be dr...

Europiana (EMI) is the week’s best-seller on downloads, despite dipping 1-4, while Bo Burnham’s Inside (The Songs) (via Imperial) lifts 6-5, a new peak. Primal Scream frontman Bobby Gillespie and French artist Jehnny Beth score a No. 12 debut with their collaborative effort Utopian Ashes (Sony Music CG). It’s Gillespie’s 13th Top 40 appearance, the first as a solo artist, and it’s Beth’s first appearance in the upper reaches of the chart. Over on the Official U....

Verdict: Slow-burning break-up ballads Rating: Five years ago, Laura Mvula seemed set to become a huge star. The Birmingham singers second album, The Dreaming Room, won a prestigious Ivor Novello award, and she became a firm favourite of Elton John and Prince. The latter covered one of her songs, Green Garden, and offered regular advice before his death in 2016. But wider success proved elusive, leaving the classically-trained Mvula fearing for her future. Was her piano-led soul and jazz too c...

news Brexit has destroyed hope for young musicians © Sam Christmas In 2018, then-BBC politics presenter Andrew Neil ended one of his This Week programmes by getting guests Michael Portillo and MP Caroline Flint to join him for a performance of the latest online dance craze, Skibidi. As the bizarre scene unfolded, the shows other guest, Bobby Gillespie, remained rooted to his seat wearing an obdurate and slightly weary expression. The Primal Scream frontman, whose band helped to merge club cul...

BBC News By Paul Glynn image copyrightSam Christmas In 2018, then-BBC politics presenter Andrew Neil ended one of his This Week programmes by getting guests Michael Portillo and MP Caroline Flint to join him for a performance of the latest online dance craze, Skibidi. As the bizarre scene unfolded, the shows other guest, Bobby Gillespie, remained rooted to his seat wearing an obdurate and slightly weary expression. The Primal Scream frontman, whose band helped to merge club culture with rock n ...

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