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“I kind of sabotaged my earlier success. I couldn’t quite manage the whole pop thing - I wasn’t good with it”: Three decades since her debut, Beth Orton speaks to us about the road to her self-produced new album

Once labelled 'the comedown queen', Beth Orton has embarked on an eclectic career over the last 30 years, The Ground Above is the latest chapter in an ever-expanding canon

MusicRadar

Strictly Come Dancing confirms returning professional dancers amid departures

Alexis Warr, Amy Dowden and Aljaz Skorjanec are among the returning performers on one of the BBC’s flagship shows.

Evening Standard

Harry Styles sings of life in the public eye and ‘American girls’ on new album

The 32-year-old former One Direction star releases his fourth solo studio album on Friday.

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Social media star Big John vows not to vote for Reform UK after Zia Yusuf spat

Big John, who has 690,000 followers on Instagram, ended up in a back-and-forth with the Reform UK politician

The Independent UK

Thomas Skinner says he was not good enough for Strictly: ‘I move like a fridge’

Skinner and his dance partner Amy Dowden were the first couple eliminated from the BBC One show.

Evening Standard

Thomas Skinner’s Strictly debut dubbed ‘worst ever’ by baffled fans

‘That was the unsexiest paso doble I’ve ever seen,’ tweeted one audience member, amid controversy that has engulfed the ‘Apprentice’ star

The Independent UK

OPINION - Strictly has to keep dancing through the scandals or the music will finally stop

The Strictly curse appears to have descended into full blown chaos

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Thomas Skinner reveals he cheated on his wife Sinead just weeks after their wedding

The former Apprentice star, 34, said the fling was the ‘biggest mistake’ he had ever made

Evening Standard

Thomas Skinner apologises for walking out of Strictly Come Dancing press event

The 34-year-old former Apprentice star said his departure was not related to the show, claiming he had seen messages on a reporter’s phone.

Evening Standard

Game Of Thrones star, former Lioness and TV presenter announced for Strictly

Kristian Nairn, Karen Carney and Ross King complete the line-up for this year’s show.

Evening Standard

Narinder Kaur slams Strictly bosses for 'disgraceful' casting of Tom Skinner after his divisive comments

The TV personality accused the BBC of having ‘unconscious bias’ and ‘only hiring quiet brown and black women’

Evening Standard

Ex-Apprentice star Tom Skinner among trio of celebrities announced for Strictly

Former Geordie Shore star Vicky Pattison and Neighbours actor Stefan Dennis were also confirmed as contestants on the BBC dancing show.

Evening Standard

Former Apprentice star Tom Skinner says JD Vance meet was ‘once in a lifetime’

He described the vice president as a ‘proper gent’.

Evening Standard

The best characters to ever appear on The Apprentice as show turns 20

As the The Apprentice turns 20, we look back at some of show’s most memorable characters

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Guitar World

“There seems to be an idea among guitarists that something as remarkable as a box that creates a perfect echo is old, played out or overused”: Why Jonny Greenwood downsized his rig to just a guitar, amp and delay pedal to write the Smile’s new album

The sound of the Radiohead offshoot’s latest record stemmed from a challenge the famously tech-savvy guitarist set for himself – and his renewed love of delay

Evening Standard

The Smile - Cutouts album review: who needs Radiohead anyway?

The Smile’s second album this year sees Thom York, Jonny Greenwood and Tom Skinner get under the skin of contemporary malaise - and, yknow, play some good riffs

The Guardian - UK

The Smile: Cutouts review – as intricately crafted as Radiohead but with added groove

The trio’s second album this year is full of foreboding but the drumming of Sons of Kemet’s Tom Skinner continues to provide a different dynamic

The Independent UK

The Smile review, Cutouts: Expansive, brilliant and surprisingly fun

Who needs a Radiohead ‘reunion’ when the band’s side projects are as fruitful as this?

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The Guardian - UK

The Smile review – Thom Yorke on jolly and utterly joyful form

Yorke, Jonny Greenwood and Tom Skinner’s pandemic-born band fly free from expectations, taking in everything from krautrock to Afrobeat

Evening Standard

The Smile - Wall of Eyes album review: an experimental triumph

Still no sign of that elusive new Radiohead album, but it's hard to feel short-changed with a side project this brilliant

The Guardian - UK

The Smile: Wall of Eyes review – agile, tuneful second album

With strings and psychedelia added to the mix, Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood’s ever-evolving side project feels as dynamic now as their day job

The Guardian - UK

The Smile: Wall of Eyes review – inventive Radiohead side project risks eclipsing the real thing

Despite all the lyrical disquiet, there is a lovely sense of ease to the Smile’s second album – and some of the best music Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood have put their names to in at least a decade

The Guardian - UK

Forget everything you thought you knew about British politics. In 2024, we’re in the age of chaos

‘Essex man’, ‘Stevenage woman’, ‘red wall’ – labelling voters like this is completely misguided, says author Dan Evans

Salon

COVID wastewater data is being distorted

One of the last tools for tracking the pandemic is shifting hands. Experts warn it could reduce our surveillance

The Guardian - UK

Alabaster DePlume: Come With Fierce Grace review – sublime, minimalist improvisation

The saxophonist-poet offers a looser, more eclectic counterpart to last year’s Gold, backed by skilled musicians who explore to striking effect

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