Beth Johnson, University of Leeds Sally Wainwright’s new BBC drama Riot Women opens not with music, but with the sound of ice clinking in a glass and tonic fizzing as it’s poured over gin. Beth...
Every Monday on Global Comment, we share Something Special you don't want to miss. To fit with the six core pillars of the magazine, these will alternate between the themes of watch / listen / read /...
Every Monday on Global Comment, we share Something Special you don't want to miss. To fit with the six core pillars of the magazine, these will alternate between the themes of watch / listen / read /...
A lot of people don’t realize that I am a fan of country music. Maybe it’s the whole Ukrainian thing. Although being originally from a country that has dealt with as much shit as Ukraine has, I...
Every Monday on Global Comment, we share Something Special you don't want to miss. To fit with the six core pillars of the magazine, these will alternate between the themes of watch / listen / read /...
Douglas Schulz, University of Bradford Ozzy Osbourne’s death is not just the passing of another rock star. It marks the end of an era – the fading of a figure who helped shape an entire music...
A few weeks ago, a friend sent me an Instagram reel that made me laugh. This was because she knew - as I had not stopped talking about it - that I was getting very into a particular app on my phone....
The BBC is a strange and massive institution, but for all its flaws, it knows how to make a cracking radio comedy. This has meant that its expansion into comedy podcasts (some simply recordings of...
Every Monday on Global Comment, we share Something Special you don't want to miss. To fit with the six core pillars of the magazine, these will alternate between the themes of watch / listen / read /...
Let’s be honest: “classical music” doesn’t always sound like much fun. For many, it conjures images of stern men in wigs, concert halls filled with people in ballgowns and black tie, or the...
