From the archive

October 1999: The Prince you can trust. The anti-Puffy. Where Lauryn meets Marvin. D'Angelo, modern soul legend, is back.

The angry Irish girl – the Sinéad of the savage crop and mouth to match – is a thing of the past. At 22, Sinéad is discovering the joys of marriage, motherhood and, not least, mysticism. You can hear this in the softer, more spiritual songs written for her new LP. It is, says Sinéad, like being visited by the Holy Ghost…

Following Kim Jones’ Dior tribute to the Buffalo gang icon, we revisit Blame’s archive stories for The Face.

December 2000: Joaquin Phoenix has demons. The myth surrounding his late brother River. His “hippy” family. The six “wilderness” years he took off from acting. That “moodiness”. But this year, with formidable performances in Gladiator and now The Yards, he’s finally headed into the light.

An archival tribute to Oasis, 25 years on from the release of their groundbreaking debut album, Definitely Maybe.

May, 2004: From bun-shakin’ Kelis to André 3000 twistin’ in jockey silks, flamboyance and fun have taken over.

May, 2003: Beyoncé brings passion. She sings it like she means it… eyes shut, sweat pouring, body rocking.

July, 2001: The Divine David Beckham: casting a godspell over Britain. But does the King of England really want to be Emperor of Europe?

June, 2000: UK Garage is the sound of summer.

September, 1993: Chasing down Kurt, the greatest anti-rock star of the day.

July, 1990: A then un-known 16-year-old model from Croydon, Kate Moss in The Face.

December, 1987: De Niro speaks!