Daniel Theophanous

Midnight Movies: Talking To John Cameron Mitchell About Parties

Daniel Theophanous talks to director John Cameron Mitchell about the "lo fi punky feel" of How To Talk To Girls At Parties, his latest film, out now on DVD

Film

Enough Is Never Enough: Generation Wealth

Hedge fund managers, beauty pageant tweens, plastic surgery addicts, and a perfect recreation of the palace of Versailles deep in the Florida swamp. Welcome to Generation Wealth, a new documentary film by Lauren Greenfield

Film

Hustler Vibes: My Own Private Idaho And New Queer Cinema

A quarter-century since Sight & Sound's B. Ruby Rich introduced the term, Daniel Theophanous looks back at the New Queer Cinema and its brilliant flagship, My Own Private Idaho

Film

First Degree Blunder: The Rise Of TV’s Reluctant Murderers

Search Party, Big Little Lies, Black Mirror, Breaking Bad… A new kind of murderer is increasingly present in recent TV series. No longer, the mad, bad, psychos of yore, but someone more human, more ordinary – perhaps not even intentional

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Baker's Dozen

The Essence And The Purity: Rob Halford Of Judas Priest’s Favourite LPs

With their Redeemer Of Souls tour bound for Scandinavia after wrapping up the UK leg at Brixton Academy last night, the heavy metal veterans' singer takes Alex Macrow through his top 13 "game changers" of rock & roll

Baker's Dozen

“Shit, That Sounds Tremendous!” Tom Jones On His 13 Favourite Albums

With his new album, Spirit In The Room, on the way, Sir Tom Jones reflects on his favourite LPs and tells Laurie Tuffrey about his friends Elvis, Aretha and Stevie

News

Sly And The Family Drone Plot Free Outdoor Gig for Music Video

Go wild, go wild, go wild in the country with the iconoclasts of the Basingstoke avant-garde for their video-making exploits

Reviews

DJ Taye
Still Trippin’

Footwork, with hits

News

Ian Brown: “My Kids Sell Posters Of Me On Ebay”

It saves him giving them pocket money...

Baker's Dozen

Angel On My Shoulder: Serafina Steer’s Baker’s Dozen

From a song so good she almost forgot her shopping, to the iconoclastic brilliance of Alice Coltrane, Bas Jan’s Serafina Steer guides Stephanie Phillips through thirteen songs and albums that have inspired her

Reviews

Eccentronic Research Council
The Dreamcatcher Tapes Volumes 1 & 2

Lockdown dreams provide the source material for the latest output from the Eccentronic Research Council

Baker's Dozen

Sonic Debris: Tony Njoku’s Favourite Music

The British-Nigerian experimental classical composer speaks to Alex Rigotti about his new EP, 'Last Bloom', and how encounters with the music of ANOHNI, Young Fathers, Curtis Mayfield and more changed the trajectory of his life

Baker's Dozen

A Baker’s Dozen: Steve Vai’s 13 Favourite Albums Revealed

Porridge powered super Scot Mark Eglinton talks to compositional guitar virtuoso about his favourite albums of all time

Album of the Week

Spin That Wheel: BOWN By Mariam Rezaei Is Our Album Of The Week

Newcastle's Mariam Rezaei is at the crest of a thrilling new wave of experimental turntablism, finds Antonio Poscic

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Daniel Theophanous

Midnight Movies: Talking To John Cameron Mitchell About Parties

Midnight Movies: Talking To John Cameron Mitchell About Parties

Enough Is Never Enough: Generation Wealth

Enough Is Never Enough: Generation Wealth

Hustler Vibes: My Own Private Idaho And New Queer Cinema

Hustler Vibes: My Own Private Idaho And New Queer Cinema

First Degree Blunder: The Rise Of TV’s Reluctant Murderers

First Degree Blunder: The Rise Of TV’s Reluctant Murderers

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The Quietus Albums of the Year So Far 2025 (In Association with Norman Records)

Instant Grounding: Patrick Wolf’s Favourite Albums

God Tier: Tyler Hyde of Black Country, New Road’s Favourite Albums

“Want to Change My Clothes, My Hair, My Face”: How Springsteen Helped Me Come Out

Inner Ear: Serbian Music for April by Jakub Knera

The Perfect Beat: Arthur Baker’s Baker’s Dozen

Build Back Better: Greatest Heads by Al Karpenter

Look into the Shadows: Peter Murphy’s Favourite Albums

Confronting & Celebrating the Limits of the Body: Black Sabbath Live at Villa Park

The Strange World Of… Part Chimp

What’s Wrong With Being Sexy? Species turns 30

The Jonathan Swift of NYC: an Appreciation of Larry Cohen

Ain’t it the Truth: Robert Lloyd of Nightingales’ Favourite Music

Previously Read

The Essence And The Purity: Rob Halford Of Judas Priest’s Favourite LPs

“Shit, That Sounds Tremendous!” Tom Jones On His 13 Favourite Albums

Sly And The Family Drone Plot Free Outdoor Gig for Music Video

DJ Taye
Still Trippin’

Ian Brown: “My Kids Sell Posters Of Me On Ebay”

Angel On My Shoulder: Serafina Steer’s Baker’s Dozen

Eccentronic Research Council
The Dreamcatcher Tapes Volumes 1 & 2

Sonic Debris: Tony Njoku’s Favourite Music

A Baker’s Dozen: Steve Vai’s 13 Favourite Albums Revealed

Spin That Wheel: BOWN By Mariam Rezaei Is Our Album Of The Week

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Midnight Movies: Talking To John Cameron Mitchell About Parties

Midnight Movies: Talking To John Cameron Mitchell About Parties

Enough Is Never Enough: Generation Wealth

Enough Is Never Enough: Generation Wealth

Hustler Vibes: My Own Private Idaho And New Queer Cinema

Hustler Vibes: My Own Private Idaho And New Queer Cinema

First Degree Blunder: The Rise Of TV’s Reluctant Murderers

First Degree Blunder: The Rise Of TV’s Reluctant Murderers

Most Popular

The Quietus Albums of the Year So Far 2025 (In Association with Norman Records)

Instant Grounding: Patrick Wolf’s Favourite Albums

God Tier: Tyler Hyde of Black Country, New Road’s Favourite Albums

“Want to Change My Clothes, My Hair, My Face”: How Springsteen Helped Me Come Out

Inner Ear: Serbian Music for April by Jakub Knera

The Perfect Beat: Arthur Baker’s Baker’s Dozen

Build Back Better: Greatest Heads by Al Karpenter

Look into the Shadows: Peter Murphy’s Favourite Albums

Confronting & Celebrating the Limits of the Body: Black Sabbath Live at Villa Park

The Strange World Of… Part Chimp

What’s Wrong With Being Sexy? Species turns 30

The Jonathan Swift of NYC: an Appreciation of Larry Cohen

Ain’t it the Truth: Robert Lloyd of Nightingales’ Favourite Music

Previously Read

The Essence And The Purity: Rob Halford Of Judas Priest’s Favourite LPs

“Shit, That Sounds Tremendous!” Tom Jones On His 13 Favourite Albums

Sly And The Family Drone Plot Free Outdoor Gig for Music Video

DJ Taye Still Trippin’

Ian Brown: “My Kids Sell Posters Of Me On Ebay”

Angel On My Shoulder: Serafina Steer’s Baker’s Dozen

Eccentronic Research Council The Dreamcatcher Tapes Volumes 1 & 2

Sonic Debris: Tony Njoku’s Favourite Music

A Baker’s Dozen: Steve Vai’s 13 Favourite Albums Revealed

Spin That Wheel: BOWN By Mariam Rezaei Is Our Album Of The Week

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The Dreamcatcher Tapes Volumes 1 & 2