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Young guitar groups are part of a musically disparate scene winning audiences abroad
A musical triumph of obsessively fine detail unveiled at the Royal Danish Opera, Copenhagen
This well-chosen programme honoured the choreographer’s centenary
The award-winning architect couple have made a specialism of cultural projects
In Unheard a reporter who broke the story in 1994 delves into his long-forgotten archive
The shock-rocker’s voice has aged well but the antics were toned down compared with his heyday
A Tokyo detective is dispatched to London to investigate a suspicious murder in a winning series directed by Julian Farino
Nick Broomfield’s documentary about an extended and unorthodox love affair and a supernatural neo-noir film featuring Mickey Rourke at his coolest
There is not much more to add from watching Carl Hindmarch’s documentary, in terms of personal revelations
Writers — including Sharon Horgan — pen a portmanteau series that maps marriage, romance and heartbreak
The Australian actor on his Netflix film The King, the virtues of the English accent, and why bad-guys need gravitas
The Newcastle singer-songwriter has a keen eye for the texture of modern life in this folk album with a post-punk feel
The band dial down the positivity and mix telling imagery with bristling bass and sharp percussion
The Los Angeles native intones fragmented lyrics on a more conventionally song-based set
Drums entwine with bass counterpoints and riffs and the sax’s tense, hard-edged fluency
An album that takes precise aim at the government, reviving the Tropicália movement against technicolour orchestration
Two main pieces of music are supported by sources including prayers, songs and Bach chorales
A collection of unstaged ‘anti-portraits’ of local communities and landscape, which break away from didactic storylines
In soft-power terms, Asian pop genres are mirroring a regional shift in political and economic influence
The band’s frontman Yannis Philippakis talks about the ups and downs of success
Danish composer Hans Abrahamsen has created a sprawling fantasy that plays by its own rules
The Latvian-born artist’s simulacra can take years to produce. But is it time well spent?
The controversial film-maker and photographer focuses the spotlight on others for her latest project
The company that championed modernism in Britain is relaunching its furniture classics
Half indoor, half out — utilitarian spaces work hard
