Four Tet’s new album ‘Sixteen Oceans’ – and dance music in general – offers solace in self-isolation
One NME writer somehow finds comfort in the most sociable genre of music
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A love letter to Glastonbury – and why next year’s festival will be sweeter than ever
It's off until next year, but if there's one thing that's worth the wait, it's Glasto
Mark, My Words: my weird weekend of gigging on the edge of lockdown
As a shark needs to keep swimming else it dies, Mark Beaumont must attend at least two gigs a week. And last weekend was a very strange one indeed...
Glastonbury’s gender equal line-up is the best thing to happen in 2020 so far
The festival's first big line-up announcement features 52 percent female or female-identifying acts
Dave at the Brits: how his searing performance of ‘Black’ took on every racist tosser in the country
The south London rapper added a blistering new verse to the song
Adam Sandler didn’t ‘get good’, you were just being a snob
Sandy for President 2020
‘1917’ will win the Oscar for Best Picture – but here’s why it shouldn’t
Thanks to a tired, broken system
Let’s talk about sex, baby: From jizz faces to stinky spunk, Sex Education’s positivity is its greatest strength
Experience is overrated on the show, which carefully juggles sex-positive storylines with comedy gold.
When Brexit is set to cost the UK music industry hundreds of millions, the planned “festival of Brexit” strikes a sour note
Being a jobbing musician is about to get even harder. Who would want to celebrate that?
Mark My Words: my new-decade predictions for the ‘Gasping ’20s’
The 2020s won't be 'roaring', says columnist Mark Beaumont – they'll be choked by ringtone pop and Adele
Has anyone else had enough zombies to last them an un-lifetime?
Because people with brains don't like enemies that eat them