David Lynch Remembered by Xiu Xiu a Year After Death with Stage Show

The Los Angeles-based experimental pop band Xiu Xiu are the most famous interpreters of David Lynch’s soundtracks and soundscapes. So, to meet founding member Jamie Stewart in the backroom of Stockholm’s music venue Slakthusen, or slaughterhouse, on a twilit winter afternoon feels appropriate. A loud, ambient hum throughout our interview renders it almost spiritual. The…

Read More

‘Death by a thousand cuts’: the people who could face deportation under Reform | Immigration and asylum

As Reform UK soars in the polls, Britain’s migrant communities are facing an uncertain future. The party has announced a swathe of hardline immigration policies, including its plans to abolish indefinite leave to remain – the right to settle permanently in the UK after five years of residence. Nigel Farage has said non-UK citizens would…

Read More