Ian Kenneth Bird

The 21-year-old actor stars as a young Paolo Sorrentino in The Hand Of God, a film inspired by a tragedy in the Italian director's youth.

The career of the bard of Salford spans five decades. From cabaret to punk, Nico to Kate Moss, Alex Turner to Paul McCartney, John Cooper Clarke has been there, rhymed that, and even survived 17 years on heroin. As he publishes his debut memoir I Wanna Be Yours, we ask: what makes him The People’s Poet?

Volume 4 Issue 2: Kantemir Balagov is the rough-edged and rebellious talent behind Russia’s lesbian Oscar hopeful.

Volume 4 Issue 001: His songs helped make sense of the humdrum of his hometown. Then his self-recorded album racked up half-a-million streams.