There was something entirely fitting about the blend of Canadian singer-songwriter Leif Vollebekk and the BBC Symphony Orchestra.

By choosing to perform ‘Soft Spine’ at the 2026 Grammys Premiere Ceremony, Spiritbox were confronting a system that has never known what to do with bands like them, let alone understand what they are trying to say.

Photo by Shanai Tanwar Yesterday I found the soul of Delhi in London. As I gathered alongside hundreds of Indian students and allies in Aldwych to protest the recent hunger strikes asking for education reform and government accountability in Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, the energy was palpable. Under the greenery, surrounded by Urdu poetry and chanting “Inquilab Zindabad,” I could have sworn the homeland had manifested itself in this colonial capital this evening. Which is funny

Writer Maddy Maguire sits down and interviews Leeds-based band Split the Ticket following the release of their latest single 'I Don't Know My Name.'

Photo by Mark Senior The Smile of Her is an autobiographical one-woman play written and performed by Academy Award, Golden Globe and Emmy-winning actress Christine Lahti, marking her London stage debut. Through a series of deeply personal memories, Lahti retraces the childhood that shaped her relationship with her mother, gradually dismantling the idealised image children often hold of their parents to reveal a far more complex and human portrait. Blending humour with grief,