Embrace

An extended interview with the legendary filmmaker

Pedro Almodavar's run-of-the-mill latest offering, starring Penelope Cruz

One today that I think might interest a few of you. “Embrace” is the debut album by a Santa Cruz sextet called Sleepy Sun, who you could place as very much part of a new wave of Californian heavy psych. Since we were talking about the area’s titan trees on Friday, this quote from the band stood out: “It comes more from Northern California itself more than any scene or city. There is truly nowhere on Earth like our little corner of the country where the redwoods smother the ocean.”

Long-lost Yorkshiremen's rousing return

From guest-curated displays to unrealised projects...

The Isle of Wight quintet return, emboldened by love and new sounds

Career-spanning set runs the gamut from freak-outs to jubilant singalongs

The Grateful Dead go classical

A jazz-funk masterpiece hits the semicentennial mark

There’s a great bit in the Siouxsie And The Banshees live film Nocturne which captures some of the band’s unique quality. They’re playing at...