Other livesPop and rockObituaryPaul Dufour obituaryMy brother, Paul Dufour, who has died aged 74 from cancer of the brain and lungs, was a sought-after musician, who, in his 50s, became the original drummer with the rock band the Libertines, fronted by Pete Doherty and Carl Barât.
Paul joined the Libertines in 1997 before they became famous. As a new, unrecorded teenage band, they needed a drummer, and the recording engineer/producer Gwyn Mathias, a friend of Paul’s, suggested him to them. Read More...
Readers recommendMusicReaders recommend: songs about islands – resultsSailing from the Hebrides to Hong Kong via the Pixies to Mendelssohn, RR’s old sea dog sonofwebcore picks a beautiful list of lands and soundscapes from last week’s topic
Why are some islands enchanted? Well, I reckon I know, but certain things are best kept secret until you know me better. The Pixies, however, progress through their own Isla de Encanta without much fuss. Read More...
Alexa Davalos and Luke Kleintank in The Man In The High Castle Photograph: David BergAlexa Davalos and Luke Kleintank in The Man In The High Castle Photograph: David BergTelevisionBehind the scenes of Amazon’s new drama, which imagines an America where the Nazis won the war
It’s 6am on a chilly Sunday morning and Berlin’s Siegessäule – the 67m-high column just west of the Brandenburg Gate, topped with a golden statue of Victory – is ready for its close-up. Read More...
