Music: 7 of the Best Songs – w/c 8 August 2022
This week features bangers from Beyoncé and Madonna, Madonna and Saucy Santana, Doechii and Rico Nasty, King Princess, Dragonette, Tommy Genesis and Charlie Heat, and Hayley Kiyoko.
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Music: 7 of the Best Songs – 20 June 2022
John Preston’s essential tracks of the week include woozy R&B from Yaya Bey, a throwback dance homage by Röyksopp, simmering trip-hop from Telenova, a blues-bar cover by Lana Del Ray, a swooping ballad from FKA Twigs, a discofied club banger from Anish Kumar and a revamped classic by Madonna.
Album review: Lady Gaga Chromatica
While Chromatica may suggest her early work’s spikier edges may have been sandpapered off for good, this was probably part of Lady Gaga’s game-plan all along.
Album review: Dua Lipa – Future Nostalgia
Future Nostalgia takes a longing glance back at dance music and tries to reassemble it into something befitting of a more contemporary mood.
Album review: Allie X – Cape God
Cape God is an album that gets better the more it’s revisited, but it’s time now for Allie X to put her music on par with her visuals.
Album review: Madonna – Madame X
Despite early tracks being disappointing, Madonna’s Madame X is Madonna on top.
Madonna to perform at WorldPride NYC 2019: Stonewall 50
Madonna is set to appear at WorldPride NYC 2019: Stonewall 50.
Album review: Christine and the Queens – Chris
With new album Chris, Christine and The Queens remain a genuinely exciting band.
Interview: Sandra Bernhard – Welcome to Sandyland!
John Preston sits down the extraordinary Sandra Bernhard to talk work, politics and the use of Twitter during her live shows.