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‘They’d come to take our heads’: the surfing daredevils who risked everything for the perfect wave | Film

In 1975, two Australian surfers thought they had discovered the holy grail: the perfect wave. Kevin Lovett and John Geisel were at the...

Orrin Evans and the Captain Black Big Band: Walk a Mile in My Shoe review – perseverance and Philly pride | Music

‘This record is me opening the door into what I’ve lived with for years,” says the Philadelphia-raised pianist and composer Orrin Evans of...

Coco & Clair Clair: Girl review – girlish singsong with sizzle and spark | Pop and rock

Oddball Atlanta duo Coco & Clair Clair have been making music together for nearly a decade but they only really broke through in...

‘I’m intrigued by failure’: Kim Deal on death, addiction – and releasing her debut solo album at 63 | Music

In all of her decades as one of rock’s great frontpeople, Kim Deal has not once appeared on an album cover. “Back in...

Sing Sing review – Colman Domingo is larger than life in big-hearted prison drama | Festivals

There’s charm, energy and optimism in this big-hearted film, inspired by the Rehabilitation Through the Arts project that teaches theatre skills to US...

Darkness, drama and Daft Punk: the Weeknd’s best songs – ranked! | The Weeknd

20. Kiss Land (2013)Abel Tesfaye’s first album proper was released to a muted reception and middling sales – a relative misstep. But it’s...

Huw Montague Rendall: Contemplation album review – young opera star justifies the buzz | Classical music

Opera fans will be familiar with Huw Montague Rendall’s surnames – from his mezzo-soprano mother Diana and tenor father David respectively – but...

Jason Schwartzman: ‘I was the kid driving around all the record stores buying all the Oasis singles’ | Film

Does Wes Anderson still make you audition? TopTrampThere have been times when he’s said: “Maybe you should try reading this part,” or: “Let...

Jon Hopkins: Ritual review – cosmic catharsis lacks lift-off | Music

No one could claim that Jon Hopkins has undersold his seventh album. The 45-year-old electronic producer, soundtrack composer and sometime collaborator with Brian...

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