Results for: 'London'
Life
Why did a man open a shop selling coke, MDMA and heroin?
Jerry Martin had a radical plan to reduce overdose deaths in Vancouver, Canada, taking the drug laws into his own hands.
Culture
The Normal Heart: an enduring, complex tale of the AIDS epidemic
Playwright and LGBT+ activist Larry Kramer’s 1980s play has been rebooted for the modern stage. Its ambiguity remains, as does its existential point: time wasted is death. Here, THE FACE meets director Dominic Cooke and various cast members.
Music
Nia Archives is rewriting jungle’s rulebook
The 24-year-old has taken her beloved genre into fresh territory and earned the respect of the scene’s older heads. Her next trick? A debut album that fuses euphoric breaks with the guitar-powered swagger of Britpop. Let’s have it.
Culture
Roselee Goldberg wants you to talk to her about performance art
In 2004, the art historian founded Performa, an interdisciplinary arts organisation in New York, famed for its three week biennial. This month, she celebrated it turning 20.
Music
EvilGiane is leading America’s cutting-edge rap scene
The Surf Gang producer talks cooking, roller coasters and pouring his emotions into his mixtape.
Culture
Punk, blowjobs and Britain: go see this hardcore exhibition
The Other Side of Paradise channels the rebellious, DIY spirit of the late-’80s art scene. Never mind the optimism, this is Britain as it is, told by some of our most subversive artists.
Style
Christopher Kane: “You can find joy in the unlikeliest of places now, even getting a takeaway!”
From Sex print deckchairs and fans, to anti-virus masks and wipe clean card holders, Christopher Kane’s new More Joy drop is bringing the heat while ensuring safety first in a time of pandemic.
Music
Blackburn Ravers
The regeneration game: along with a community of artists, four lads with guitars known as The Illicits are helping reboot their north-west town.
Music
Bally On Me: Why UK rappers cover their faces
Alter-egos, privacy and surveillance are just some of the reasons behind drill’s masks and balaclavas.
Music
Radiohead guitarist Ed O’Brien steps up
Ready for his close-up, with solo project EOB and his first ever solo interview.
Culture
Yellowjackets’ Ella Purnell on the secrets of the hit show
It’s the brilliant word-of-mouth thriller about plane crash survivors, whose starving schoolgirl footballers give “eat out to help out” a whole new meaning. As the season finale drops, we speak to the English actor who plays Yellowjackets team captain Jackie.
Culture
Du’an Brotherhood: a celebration of Southeast Asian masculinity
Chinese-British photographer Alexandra Leese’s new photo series spotlights the diverse range of Asian beauty and captures coming-of-age moments and brotherly love in Du’an, a rural town in Southern China.
Culture
Simon Armitage: “There’s a bit of Mark E. Smith in everybody”
Indie music’s poet-in-chief – oh, and also the nation’s Poet Laureate, by royal appointment – gives us the rhyme and reason behind the magnificent new album from his band, LYR.
Style
Supersonic youth: who said subcultures were dead?
We’ve trawled the depths of TikTok, the nichest corners of the internet, London’s sweatiest clubs and local shopping centres to find out what all the cool kids are wearing. From mall rats and happy campers to medieval mystics and Depop drama queens, here’s where the youth are now pledging their sartorial allegiances...
Music
Beabadoobee: searching for Beatopia
When her debut album, Fake It Flowers, was released just before the UK went into lockdown, Beabadoobee became a bedroom indie star who would have to remain in the bedroom. Now, with a fanatical following and an expansive second album dropping in July, the musician is at the top of her game – and out in the world.
