Kelis

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Givin’ It To The Homegirl: The Trouble With Kelis

With Neil Kulkarni finding something rotten in the state of girl-pop, he turns up his nose at Kelis' curdled Milkshake and explains why Brit Envy has it right

Baker’s Dozen Appearances 2

Baker's Dozen

Out of this World: SHERELLE’s Favourite Records

Ahead of this month's BBC Radio 6 Music Festival, SHERELLE takes Alex Rigotti through 13 albums that provide escape and energy, from DJ Rashad to Justice to Janelle Monae

Baker's Dozen

Peel the Layers: Nilüfer Yanya’s Favourite Albums

From Kelis to Elliott Smith and everything in between, ahead of her show at this year's Green Man, Nilüfer Yanya takes Zara Hedderman through her Baker's Dozen

News 6

R&B Albums And Singles Of 2014 With Alex Macpherson

Alex Macpherson looks over the last 12 months in R&B and gives us his top ten singles and top ten albums

Things Learned At: Latitude Festival

Tristan Bath heads to Henham Park for a weekend of cultural abundance: film, literature, comedy, contemporary dance, and some excellent pop music.

R&B In 2013 – A Round Up By Alex Macpherson

Alex Macpherson sums up the year... from Dawn Richard to Lady Bey

LISTEN: Kelis & Skream collaboration

Dubstep poster boy takes another confident step into the mainstream

LIVE REPORT: Parklife Festival

This weekend, the Parklife Weekender descended upon Manchester for two days of acts including Chic, Kelis, De La Soul, The Flaming Lips and wave after wave of dubstep also-rans. Mof Gimmers was there, and saw it as emblematic of a wider trend in festival culture

Previously Read

Strange World Of...

The Strange World Of… Marissa Nadler

As she gears up for the release of her latest album New Radiations, Marissa Nadler guides Irina Shtreis through her sprawling discography via 10 essential tracks

A Quietus Interview

Mr Smith Goes to Dalston: John Smith on The Girl Chewing Gum at 50

As his experimental film marks its fiftieth birthday with a screening in the Dalston street where it was shot, John Smith speaks to David Moats about his life's work exploring the unreliable perspective of the camera's lens

A Quietus Interview

The Duke of Disquiet: An interview with Andy Cairns of Therapy?

As Therapy? release a record-breaking fourteenth studio album Disquiet, frontman Andy Cairns reflects on darkness, difficulties and turning fifty after a lifetime in music

Books

Ah! Ça ira: Gojira, the French Wild Children of Metal

In this first and only book dedicated to Gojira, journalist and author Jean-Charles Desgroux looks back on the seven studio albums and thirty-year career of France's biggest metal band

Rock

Columnfortably Numb: Psych Rock for January by JR Moores

After gazing into his crystal ball, JR Moores rounds up the latest psych rock rackets

Anniversary

Rhythmic Cinema: Why Battleship Potemkin Remains Relevant, 100 Years On

From Shostakovich, to Pet Shop Boys, to DIY and grassroots collectivism, Luke Richards celebrates the centenary of the first public screening of Sergei Eisenstein's Battleship Potemkin, on January 18, 1926, and the myriad interpretations of its soundtrack which keep it relevant and radical today

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