Selena: artist, philanthropist and multi-cultural icon, no other Mexican- American musician has been as seminal as the Tejano Queen. 25 years after her death, Cerys Turner looks back at the singer's life and legacy.
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As long as there has been democracy, there has been protest, ranging from the anti-apartheid in South Africa to the Suffragettes of the U.K. In the shadow of such movements, it’s tempting to compare other strike action in a poor light. This is especially true in a nation in which...
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In light of Caroline Flack's death, Cerys Turner argues that, as consumers, we must confront our own role in fuelling tabloid press.
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Cerys Turner discusses an increasingly difficult relationship with food in the paradoxical age of online fitness fads and foodie culture.
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Cerys Turner discusses the impact queer artists have had on the LGBT+ movement, as well as the limitations and risks associated with openness.
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The Texan three-piece are coming to the UK in support of recent single 'Falling in Love', taken from upcoming album Cry. Debuting in 2017 with their self-titled LP, the band have become central to the new surge in 'chill wave' (inspired by the likes of Mazzy Star and Cocteau Twins) that has been popularised in the past decade.
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January is the perfect time for resolutions; whether that be getting fitter, being more sustainable, or adopting a more ethical lifestyle. Luckily, Veganuary combines all of these causes. It challenges testers to thirty days of a plant-based diet - that means no meat, dairy or fish products.
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Rina Sawayama is the best thing to happen to sugary pop since stars such as Kylie Minogue and Britney Spears gave it it’s bubblegum roots. Along with the likes of Charlie XCX and Grimes, she is reshaping the future of the genre into one that has no dimensions. From the melodic posing of 2013’s ‘Who?’ to her latest track, ‘Comme De Garcons’, an empowering rejection of modern masculinity, Sawayama gives the box that binds female musicians a new and exciting form.
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It’s an age-old conundrum: freedom of speech versus the right to privacy. We have seen various examples over the years, such as the News of the World scandal, Watergate, and even the questionable privacy laws that revealed salacious secrets of footballers like Ryan Giggs and Ashley Cole. 2019 saw this...
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Warwick Arts Centre and Bastille are not two things you would usually put together. So, arriving at Butterworth Hall- the same venue that hosted my first talk on my Offerholder Day-, it was safe to say I was apprehensive. It seemed lead singer Dan Smith shared my nerves;
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Whilst most of the UK were bickering over Brexit or preparing for Halloween celebrations, Wednesday 30th October saw the release of the Grenfell report – the first phase of a review into one of the most decade-defining events of modern Britain. Two years after the disaster, the police are still...
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To promote their latest album Future Dust, rock newcomers The Amazons kicked off their UK tour to a packed Birmingham O2 Academy.
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Eminem has popularly been hailed as the greatest rapper alive, and this sheer fact introduces a huge pressure on his latest album, which is rumoured to currently be in production. However, based on his recent attempts to regain his musical mojo, think the mediocre reception of Kamikaze (2018) and Revival (2017), can his new album redeem his fading image? Or will it just secure his place as a jaded relic of the hip-hop Hall of Fame?
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