Leonie Cooper

Music

'You Have to Speak Up': Ronnie Spector on Kesha, 60s Stardom, and the Ronettes

The Ronettes lead singer defined the pop landscape of the 60s, before falling into the clutches of the notoriously controlling Phil Spector. Decades on, she's still creating pop magic—and all with her signature beehive intact.
Leonie Cooper
4.4.16
Music

'I Don’t Like Christmas, It’s Gross': An Interview with Shane MacGowan

The legendary singer, songwriter, and frontman for the Pogues talks about his new teeth, his relationship with the band, and "Fairytale of New York."
Leonie Cooper
12.24.15
Interviews

The Queen of British Ska Looks Back on a Lifetime of Trailblazing

Pauline Black, the daughter of a Yoruba prince, was adopted and brought up in white English suburbia. But royalty—and music—was always in her blood.
Leonie Cooper
9.30.15
Music

No Boys Allowed: Why We Need An All-Female Music Festival Now More Than Ever

While a lot of established music festivals are still failing to book enough woman-fronted bands, Burger A Go Go shows that it's possible to have an amazing all-girl lineup.
Leonie Cooper
8.31.15
Coachella 2015

Bow Down: Florence + the Machine Returns to Coachella to Stake Her Claim as Festival Queen

Technically Drake headlined Coachella's final night, but Florence’s finale was undoubtedly the day’s most thrilling.
Leonie Cooper
4.13.15
Coachella 2015

Still Reelin' In the Years: Steely Dan Kick Coachella's Ass

“Uncle Wally and Uncle Don”—as they insist we call them—truly do not give a fuck, which is a pleasure to see in a field where so many people give far too many.
Leonie Cooper
4.11.15
Interviews

In Conversation: The Clash's Mick Jones and Sibling Trio Kitty, Daisy & Lewis

We join the band rock 'n' roll-blues-soul-skiffle band in the studio with Mick Jones, who produced their LP, to talk music, familial connections, and Rod Stewart’s fur coat.
Leonie Cooper
3.11.15
Style Stage

'A Girl In a Band' - The Seven Stages of Kim Gordon

To celebrate the release of Kim Gordon's autobiography—out next week—we break down her life into seven stages.
Leonie Cooper
2.24.15
Interviews

"I Had a Fear That We Were Going to be Too Late" - Death From Above 1979 on Their Decade Long Hiatus

We meet the band at a plush hotel in London to talk about their new record.
Leonie Cooper
8.29.14
Features

Back in the Game: Jamie T's Comeback Show Dispelled Any and All Haters

We hit up Jamie's comeback show in Liverpool to watch him play songs to a small crowd of people.
Leonie Cooper
7.31.14
Airplane food

Airplanes Are My Favorite Restaurants

Airplane food gets a bad reputation, but I struggle to see the problem with being waited on for stretches of seven to eleven hours on a transatlantic flight doing nothing aside from watching rom-coms and every so often wiggling your toes as a half...
Leonie Cooper
5.28.14
Interviews

Sylvan Esso Think You Look Great Today

They also throw the best birthday parties (and make pretty great music).
Leonie Cooper
5.15.14
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