G&Ts in London with Kirsty Gunn and Max Porter: a literary odyssey

Our man in London, Neil Young, meets Kiwi expat author Kirsty Gunn for a drink and a chat about her acclaimed new novel – and then wanders off for more drinks with Max Porter. With notebook in hand, I meet Kirsty Gunn at The Burr on Russell Square, and we order G&Ts. Outside there’s a heatwave. … Read more

The Album Cycle: New releases reviewed from Childish Gambino, Neil Young, Kings and more

Every Friday, ‘The Album Cycle’ reviews a handful of new releases. ALBUM OF THE WEEK Childish Gambino – Awaken, My Love Give it a first listen and you’d be forgiven for thinking Awaken, My Love! wasn’t a Childish Gambino record at all. Scrapping his now pretty famous freestyle flow of rap and replacing it with … Read more