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From a jail-inspired light sabre fight to the moment a sax-player flew, Take It or Leave It brilliantly captured the band’s grimy origins. Will the film’s return see it finally honoured as a music mov...

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The ‘hugely important artefact’ that’s followed 14 children since they were seven is set to air its final instalment. The now-septuagenarians and director Asif Kapadia talk about breaking new ground f...

Nottingham’s Bonington Gallery will showcase the work of Alan Lodge, aka Tash, capturing landmark moments in British counterculture

More than a century old and ubiquitous as ever, the mirrorball dates as far back as the 1890s. Embraced by jazz clubs in the 1920s before becoming the iconic symbol of ’70s disco, it continues to ligh...

Three decades after he channelled his heroin addiction into the cult classic Trainspotting, the Scottish author has discovered the joys of yoga, breathwork and standing desks. But is he quite as ‘Zen’ as he claims?

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Despite the debacle in Iran, a president at war has several pressure points at his disposal to postpone, restrict and ultimately cancel democracy, writes the historian

He was among 523 people who were arrested amid protests in London’s Trafalgar Square this past weekend

DJ Mag and Rizla After Dark present a special recording of Kurupt FM live. The iconic Brentford crew headlined a sold-out UNLOCKED Shoreditch last month, with a performance filled with fan…

"Dance music has always soundtracked protest and activism. Now is the time to reboot this tradition and kick-start the revolution, united as one"

It could do with more robust political context, but this Spanish-made documentary is still a loving, insightful delve into rave’s lasting influence and lost-weekend logistics

Three decades after launching the awards, founder Kanya King reflects on being ahead of the crowd and why Mobo has always been more than music

Thirty years on from the film that changed everything, the world premiere production of Trainspotting The Musical storms the West End stage.

Mainstream conservatives and even centrists rounded on progressive culture as though it were a threat to society. Now they see where the real threat lay, writes Dorian Lynskey

The change could have a big impact on independent artists in niche genres, where chart positions are often decided by small sales margins

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Listen to World Sleep Day 2026 (DJ Mix) by Mark Barrott, Richard Norris.

A new film documenting late-1980s British rave culture is premiering this month.

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Artists have also severed ties with Steer Management following the online circulation of “serious allegations” against several DJs signed to the agency