Wings by Paul McCartney review – a brilliant story of post-Beatles revival
A compelling oral history traces the rise one of the most successful bands of the 70s from the ashes of a creative breakup
Down Cemetery Road to Florence + the Machine: the week in rave reviews
Emma Thompson lights up a new thriller from Slow Horses author Mick Herron, and the singer-songwriter is back with more bombastic chamber pop. Here’s the pick of the week’s culture, taken from the Guardian’s best-rated reviews
A sprawling global family: The Long Wave turns one
As we celebrate our first anniversary, we reflect on the stories that connect us across the diaspora
Teenage Daydream by Debsey Wykes review – coming of age in an all-girl guitar band
Dolly Mixture’s singer and bassist looks back on their time chasing mainstream success and facing down outrageous sexism
The Supremes, Marcus Garvey, Tupac Shakur: the cultural figures who inspired our Black History Month panel
At the end of Black History Month, our panel reveal the influences that helped them shape their beliefs and identities
Nobody Wants This to Lily Allen: the week in rave reviews
Kristen Bell’s sex podcaster and Adam Brody’s hot rabbi return with more romcom angst, while the Smile singer’s new record is a sharp autopsy of marital betrayal. Here’s the pick of the week’s culture, taken from the Guardian’s best-rated reviews
Shirley Abicair obituary
Australian singer and musician who became a regular on children’s TV programmes in the UK in the 1950s and 60s
‘Epic with a capital E’: inside Elmet, a tale of violence and greed on haunted Yorkshire heath
Elmet, a novel that was shortlisted for the Booker, is a lyrical, richly written tale of a woodland family on a collision course with an avaricious landowner. Can it work on stage in Bradford?
100 Nights of Hero review – Emma Corrin leads starry cast in a queer fable with a serious streak
Gender, sexuality, status and power are all in flux in Julia Jackman’s playful medieval fairytale, adapted from Isabel Greenberg’s graphic novel, also starring Maika Monroe and Charli xcx
The Uncool by Cameron Crowe review – inside rock’s wildest decade
From shadowing a cocaine-addled David Bowie to winning over Joni Mitchell, deliciously readable tales by the director of Almost Famous
Riot Women to Sunlight: the week in rave reviews
Sally Wainwright brings us a superb drama about women of a certain age forming a punk band, and Nina Conti’s monkey makes for an unlikely movie star. Here’s the pick of the week’s culture, taken from the Guardian’s best-rated reviews
Rumours of My Demise by Evan Dando review – eye-popping tales of drugs and unpredictability
An indie-pop darling details his rise to fame and subsequent public humiliations with appealing frankness
Britney Spears calls claims in Kevin Federline’s memoir ‘extremely hurtful’
Singer disputes account in ex-husband’s memoir You Thought You Knew, in which he says she behaved erratically around their sons
Unseen Bohemian Rhapsody verses to feature in Freddie Mercury lyric book
Drafts of other Queen hits and photos from singer’s private archive will also feature in A Life in Lyrics
‘Almost 30m plays on Spotify!’ When fake bands hit the real-life big time, from Spinal Tap to the Flaming Dildos
How do you invent a convincing fictional band for your play, film or novel? And what happens if they actually top the charts? The creators of Scott Pilgrim, the Commitments, Stereophonic and more reveal all