The 1975

The 1975

Q GOLD Matthew Healy come up for air The story so far: The 1975 became one of the world’s biggest bands by stealth, while messianic frontman Matty Healy sank secretly into drug addiction. In 2018 Sylvia Patterson met the quartet in England and Los Angeles to hear how...
Drugs, tabloids, notoriety: The continually shocking tale of music’s most tragic poets

The Libertines

Q GOLD Redemption Song Before the drugs and the tabloids and the notoriety, Pete Doherty was half of a songwriting partnership in THE LIBERTINES with Carl Barât that lit up the early noughties with youthful, poetic exuberance. Quickly, though, the skies darkened and...
St Vincent

St Vincent

Q GOLD The Prime Of Miss Annie E. Clark In 2017 we were living through the first flush of what in the future will be known as The Era Of St. Vincent. Niall Doherty stepped out into the cold of the Midwest with Annie Erin Clark to hear how her alter ego redesigned pop...
Paranoia, rebellion and ‘disappearing’ pop stars: Britain’s Queen Of Pop talks

Charli XCX

Q GOLD “I’m So Much More Than A Pop Star” Charli XCX sees herself as a revolutionary force, and so do the fans who stream her synth-pop anthems in their millions. In 2019 Eve Barlow stepped into her LA mansion and heard the masterplan. Words by Eve Barlow...
From bong-huffing street rats to best selling punk rockers: This is Green Day

Green Day 2

Q GOLD Three Imaginary Boys How did a trio of bong-huffing street rats from Northern California end up selling over 40 million albums of “honest” punk rock and remain best pals for five decades? In early 2020 – on the 30th anniversary of their debut and just before...
col test 2

col test 2

Q GOLD Three Imaginary Boys How did a trio of bong-huffing street rats from Northern California end up selling over 40 million albums of “honest” punk rock and remain best pals for five decades? In early 2020 – on the 30th anniversary of their debut and just before...
col test

col test

Q GOLD Three Imaginary Boys How did a trio of bong-huffing street rats from Northern California end up selling over 40 million albums of “honest” punk rock and remain best pals for five decades? In early 2020 – on the 30th anniversary of their debut and just before...