interview

Vienna Ayla is leading the theatre kid renaissance

We spoke to the actress about her viral TikToks, her obsession with mockumentaries and why it’s important to be silly everywhere, but especially at work

Life & Culture

Mar 13, 2024

Halima Jibril

Music

Meet Holly Macve, the Yorkshire songwriter making dreamy country noir

⁠⁠The Irish-born, Yorkshire-raised songwriter speaks to Dazed about her latest EP, collaborating with Lana Del Rey, and her obsession with Elvis Presley

Music

Mar 04, 2024

Halima Jibril

Music

mary in the junkyard is the band making ‘angry, weepy, chaos rock’

The London-based trio speak to Dazed about their music, their weirdest internet obsessions and aliens

Music

Feb 23, 2024

Halima Jibril

Art & Photography

This memoir takes us on a critical tour through Europe’s art galleries

Charlie Squire’s enthralling book Slouching chronicles the cultural critic’s experiences of visiting museums in 23 European cities over six months

Art & Photography

Feb 22, 2024

Halima Jibril

Music

Maggie Rogers: ‘I make main character music’

The Grammy-nominated artist speaks to Dazed about her upcoming album Don’t Forget Me, turning 30, and why she hates television shows about bad people

Music

Feb 16, 2024

Halima Jibril

Beauty

Hunter Schafer: ‘It’s freaky that a machine is deciding what we consume’

In a new interview, the actress talks to Dazed about social media algorithms, learning to put up boundaries, and being one of Mugler’s Angels

Beauty

Oct 04, 2023

Alex Peters

Music

‘I got in touch with my rage’: how Kesha found her voice again

Ahead of the release of her new album Gag Order, the singer opens up about love, psychedelic spiritual experiences, and how she finally learned to reclaim her anger

Music

May 19, 2023

Alim Kheraj

Music

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Why is the Zelda soundtrack so good? An investigation

From the early compositions by Nintendo legend Koji Kondo to the fragmentary and sparse soundscapes of Breath of the Wild, why does the music from The Legend of Zelda go so hard?

Music

May 19, 2023

Alim Kheraj

Music

Patrick Wolf: ‘I saw music as a traumatic space to be in’

After a decade-long silence and a traumatic growth period, the south London songwriter is ready to start afresh with his new EP, The Night Safari

Music

Apr 19, 2023

Gemma Samways

Life & Culture

Monica Heisey’s new novel is really good, actually

The author and Schitts Creek writer talks to Lauren O’Neill about heartbreak, bed snacks, and her new coming-of-age novel

Life & Culture

Jan 09, 2023

Lauren O'Neill

Politics

What ever happened to the chav? Owen Jones in conversation with Ash Sarkar

Over a decade after his seminal book Chavs was first published, Jones discusses whether – after Brexit, Corbyn, and Boris Johnson – his political thesis has withstood the test of time

Politics

May 03, 2022

Ash Sarkar

Music

dA-Zed Guide: watch Rex Orange County talk puppies, eggs, and Stevie Wonder

In the latest video from our dA-Zed Guide To Being series, the artist gives us the A-Z on his life and career

Music

Mar 11, 2022

Serena Smith

Fashion

Kanye West and Julia Fox’s ‘Date Night’ proves everything is marketing

Fashion loves a ‘moment’, but in a never-ending news cycle, how do you cut through the noise? Enter Ye and his masterful manipulation of pop culture and how we consume it

Fashion

Jan 11, 2022

Vanessa Hsieh

Film & TV

Michael Gandolfini: keeping it in the family

The Many Saints of Newark star discusses the intensity of becoming a young Tony Soprano, Italian-American meme culture, and mental health while standing on the precipice of fame – Heavy? Forget about it!

Film & TV

Sep 24, 2021

Eileen Cartter

Music