On The Record

Don’t be fooled – Hollywood still hates women

Crack open the fizz and squeeze yourself into a t*t-crushing sample-size gown because Hollywood’s favourite night of earnest backslapping is here again! There’s a...

The revolution is here – and young women are leading the charge

From the Sisters Uncut activism group storming the BAFTAs red carpet to call out Theresa May’s domestic violence bill and its lack of support...

I shit you not: Laura Marling is Britain’s most important songwriter

It was a decade ago this month that one of the most mind-blowing artists of this generation released her astonishing debut album and, frankly,...

Cooking helped me find my chill

I’m not really one for New Year’s resolutions or their various permutations such as Dry January or the increasingly ubiquitous Veganuary. Dousing out the...

F**k yeah, The Distillers are back

There’s a magazine cover that I have so firmly etched in my memory that it’s basically part of my DNA. It’s not from NME,...

Leonie Cooper’s On Record: Do Christmas your way

Every year I like to have exactly the same meal for Christmas dins. Not a turkey, not nut roast, not a big glossy ham...

Why Wolf Alice’s championing of young female guitar heroes is essential

There are many reasons why Wolf Alice are totally, brilliantly great. You know the obvious ones, of course you do. First there are the...

The curse of a terrible Christmas song

Happy December 1, the day it is officially deemed acceptable to start playing Christmas songs in shops, pubs, supermarkets and that place you buy...

When they’re amazing, music docs are the most powerful art form

Have you ever got out of the cinema and wanted to form a band, dye your hair bright pink and time-travel to a scuzzy,...

Country music is way cooler than you think

There are many things that are not badass. Jacob Rees-Mogg, for example, is not badass. Forgetting your mum’s birthday is not badass. Ready salted...