Interview: Mark Ronson
Amy Winehouse's producer Mark Ronson hasn't exactly been quiet since last interviewed by the JC in 2007. He released a solo album called Record Collection in 2010 and has produced, among others, Adele,...
View ArticleIsraeli Arab brings her musical fusion to JW3
Mira Aawd, the first Israeli Arab to represent Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest, gave a London concert at JW3 this week."My multicultural background really influences my music," she says....
View ArticleInterview: Adam Guettel
If you don't know Adam Guettel's name, that's not too surprising. His work has not been performed on a major stage in London. But among those who love their musical theatre in New York, there is no one...
View ArticleLatex doll images inflate the appeal of V&A photographer
Laurie Simmons has an impressive doll collection, albeit one that might unsettle your average Barbie fan. Miniature figurines, ventriloquist dummies, mannequins — and one uncannily realistic Japanese...
View ArticleInterview: Howie B
There are two Howard Bernsteins who are regularly in the news. One - a Sir no less - is chief executive of Manchester City Council. Perhaps to distinguish himself from his civic namesake, the other...
View ArticleInterview: Danny Braverman
Danny Braverman is drawing his family tree. Above the branches supporting his sister and beyond that his parents and grandparents, the tree veers sharply to the left to include the two people who are...
View ArticleSuzy Menkes has always been in fashion, but now she's totally in Vogue
A fashionable 15 minutes late for our interview, Suzy Menkes arrives at her surprisingly modestly-sized office at Condé Nast International near Regent Street, trademark high quiff in place and...
View ArticleInterview: Kay Mellor
Kay Mellor has made her name writing TV shows which build tough themes into popular drama, from Band of Gold to Fat Friends and The Syndicate. However, one of the subjects closest to her heart is only...
View ArticleInterview: Lucy Pohl
Ten in the morning might as well be the crack of dawn for most comics, given that they are notoriously late risers. But New Yorker Lucie Pohl has stirred herself from her bed to speak about her...
View ArticleHe's ITV's shrewd judge of character
Those who have yet to watch ITV's Judge Rinder may wonder why a show which is basically a reconstruction of the work of the small claims court has quickly generated one of the biggest daytime...
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