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Art
Smell-O-Vision: Aromatic Art In The Age Of Aerosols
From the latest Tate Modern Turbine Hall commission to a small West London gallery, an experimental release on an independent label to Gwyneth Paltrow’s celebrity lifestyle brand, the aesthetics of our time are becoming increasingly olfactory. But, in an age of masks, who is really picking up the scent?
Film
Elegant And Brutal: Todd Haynes On The Myth Of The Velvet Underground
A new documentary from the Velvet Goldmine and I’m Not There director explores the singular NYC band, who existed on the fringes of society and boundaries of taste but at the epicentre of the 1960’s avant-garde scene, as Ben Gilbert explains
Black Sky Thinking
How Emo & Pop Punk Are Becoming More Diverse, By Aliya Chaudhry
Aliya Chaudhry grew up being told that rock music wasn't for her. Yet in recent years, the emo and pop punk scenes she loves have started to become far more diverse, as she explores here with contributions from artists such as Pinkshift (pictured)
Art
The Big Time: Simon Gilbert On Suede’s Rise To Fame Photobook
Suede's Simon Gilbert talks to Luke Turner about the band's new photobook documenting the madness of their early years, from ripped and stinking 70s shirt to tripping on acid while sat next to Dot Cotton in the BBC canteen. Exclusive photo extracts thanks to Suede.
Reissue of the Week
Reissue Of The Week: Pastor T.L Barrett’s Like A Ship (Without A Sail)
Fifty years ago, a 27-year-old pastor and a youth choir on Chicago's South Side recorded an album of gospel soul which crossed lines and provoked scepticism. Newly reissued as part of a major box set of Barrett's work, Like A Ship is more than a holy grail record and continues to move in mysterious ways, uplifting even the most ardent of non-believers, says Amar Patel
