A year ago today, you probably didn’t own as many tracksuits. You still had Pret receipts in your purse and holiday plans in your diary. Captain Tom Moore was an unknown Bedfordshire nonagenarian, and you had never heard the term Oxford AstraZeneca. All of this would rapidly change.
Below, a reminder of all the things that captured the nation’s attention in our 12 months in lockdown.
March 2020
On 16 March Matt Hancock told the Commons that “all unnecessary social contact must ease”. A week later, Boris Johnson decreed that we “must” stay at home. We spent what was left of the month ricocheting between the surreal and upsetting daily coronavirus briefings, and the surreal and upsetting
The cult UK dancehall artist speaks out.
South London based artist
M Dot R has been turning heads in the UK dancehall scene recently with his blend of musical spices. However, after a slew of radio freestyle performances, M Dot has gathered a following that love him for more than just his music.
His love for Jamacia and everything that surrounds it has built him a career in cooking, too, with his latest venture bringing the world of Caribbean cuisine to YouTube.
Here M Dot R chats to Clash writer
Mason Meyers about everything from his love for Jamaica to those accusations of cultural appropriation.
Michael Kiwanuka has been around for nearly a decade, but his latest album has vaulted him into the mainstream. He s got a major Grammy nomination along with.
Rewriting colonial past through culture Bashabi Fraser was recently awarded one of the highest civilian honours of the UK in the New Years Honours list by the Queen, in recognition of her services to education and culture in Scotland. A chat with the Scottish-Bengali academic, writer and artist Debanjan Chakrabarti | | Published 21.02.21, 06:14 AM
First, huge congratulations on this wonderful achievement, Bashabidi. How did you come to know about your name featuring in the Queen’s New Year’s honours list? What were your first reactions?
In November last year, when I had gone to Calcutta to bring my father back with me to Edinburgh, I received a letter through email bearing the Royal Coat of Arms, from the Ceremonial Officer at the Cabinet Office, addressed to ‘Ba
Nicholas Daley presents film to celebrate Black British martial artists at London Fashion Week Naomi May
As designers across the capital grapple with how to pivot towards another digital-only London Fashion Week format, Nicholas Daley has taken to the format with ease.
Continuing on from the behind-the-scenes video he released last season, the Tottenham-based designer today unveiled the accompanying film to his spring/summer 2021 collection, Stepping Razor, which takes its name from Peter Tosh’s 1977 debut single.
“The film is actually in homage to Peter Tosh, the roots reggae legend and Martial Arts enthusiast,” Daley tells the
Standard, “I really feel this way of showcasing the collection adds more authenticity and character to the film. It allows people to connect with the brand in a completely different way.”