The Caretaker: Ballroom Eternal
Ahead of his performance in the Blackpool Tower Ballroom during last weekend’s The Black Lights festival, James Leyland Kirby spoke in a rare interview about the unlikely viral afterlife of his dementia-themed project, The Caretaker.
In Photos: The art programme at Polifonic Puglia
This year, Polifonic returns to Puglia, Italy, for its eighth edition, with two new commissions joining a programme of installations that has grown alongside the festival itself.
Rising: NEW YORK make music for walking around the city feeling cute
The London-based duo behind NEW YORK discuss their DIY beginnings, embracing a slower journey, and making deconstructed art pop for late-night scrolling.
La Nature Festival through five key performances
Deep in the Belgian Ardennes, La Nature Festival pairs a secluded woodland setting with four days of bass-heavy, boundary-pushing electronic music.
Iceage: Boys keep swinging
Iceage’s latest album, ‘For Love of Grace & the Hereafter’, sees them rediscover an intensity and urgency as only they can.
In Photos: Solstice Festival 2026
Solstice Festival returned to northern Finland this summer solstice for three days of music, art and nature beneath the midnight sun.
In Photos: Ethel Cain at Cardiff Castle
Ethel Cain kicks off the UK and European leg of the ‘Willoughby Tucker Forever Tour’ with a headline show at Cardiff Castle.
A playlist for the emotional stages of a food coma, selected by Model/Actriz bassist Aaron Shapiro
Welcome back to Selections, a series of artist-curated playlists from those in the know.
In Photos: Bloc Fest 2026
Bloc Fest’s sixth edition took place across six cities: Bologna, Florence, Livorno, Rome, Naples and Cilento.
Beyond 90: We’re hosting a World Cup party with Nemiroff Vodka in Manchester
Ahead of our Nemiroff Vodka event in Manchester next week, we asked Mixtress, Dr Dubplate and Tomas Gittins about their connection to football and their plans for the World Cup.
Listen to a playlist inspired by the musical world of Paco Rabanne
A playlist compiling tracks released by Paco Rabanne’s 80s record label, Paco Rabanne Design.
In Photos: Johnnie Walker Black at GALA 2026
Johnnie Walker Black kicked off festival season by bringing its Keep Walking campaign to GALA’s 11th edition in Peckham Rye Park.
Screen Time: kwes.
This is Screen Time – a new series where artists share the digital spaces that inspire, inform, and distract them.
Cue Points: Olof Dreijer
This is Cue Points, a series where DJs get granular with current tracks in their sets, giving us the low-down on what makes them work.
In Photos: How USV are creating a new sonic identity for LOST Music Festival
Ahead of this year’s edition, Turin’s USV Collective is expanding its hand-built sound system to help shape a new sonic identity for the festival.
Pay it Forward: keiyaA on D’Angelo
keiyaA reflects on the potent influence of D’Angelo’s ‘Black Messiah’, and how it inspired her to rethink what Black music is on her current album, ‘hooke’s law’.
kwn: Pure Feeling
After a whirlwind year following the release of her ‘worst behaviour’ remix with Kehlani, kwn is preparing to unveil her third EP, ‘and all pride aside’.
SALIMATA is making space for herself
After swapping the New York scene for the more laid-back rhythm of Marseille, rapper SALIMATA has found her stride.
Continuous loop: Listen to a playlist of tracks played at ‘The Infinite now’
Welcome back to Selections, a series of artist-curated playlists from those in the know.
Rising: Whispers make white-knuckle Thai hardcore with a metal-tinged twist
Bangkok’s Whispers might be the first band from Thailand’s hardcore underground on your radar – but they definitely don’t want to be the last.
For the Alliance for Women Film Composers, change happens through community
Heather McIntosh and Allyson Newman look back on their tenure as co-presidents of the Alliance for Women Film Composers.
22 tracks Qendresa is listening to on the journey to We Love Green
Welcome back to Selections, a series of artist-curated playlists from those in the know.
Listen to a playlist of FLINTA artists duendita returns to when feeling lost
Welcome back to Selections, a series of artist-curated playlists from those in the know.
Field Day 2026 through five key performances
Field Day returned for its 20th edition on Saturday, 23 May, with standout sets from Flowdan, Floating Points and KI/KI.
In Photos: Nuits sonores 2026
From Ben UFO to DJ Travella, here’s what went down at Nuits sonores 2026.
How to spend a perfect day at We Love Green
Returning to Paris next week with a truly stacked line-up across three days, here are the sets you won’t want to miss at We Love Green 2026.
5 film scenes that get clubbing right
From 1996 French film ‘Clubbed to Death’ to 2017 Cannes favourite ‘120 BPM (Beats Per Minute)’, here are five times cinema got sound design right on the dance floor.
Girls in Film on why visibility alone is not enough
Celebrating a decade of amplifying women, non-binary and trans creatives in the film industry, Girls in Film marks its 10th anniversary with the launch of a new fund supporting emerging filmmakers.
24 hours with Raji Rags and Rabanne
As he gears up for a vinyl-only set at Hackney’s neighbourhood restaurant and listening bar, Bambi, for an event celebrating Rabanne’s new 1 Million Night Elixir, Raji Rags talks about formative clubbing connections and vinyl digging.
Listen to a playlist of Italian library music selected by Katatonic Silentio
Welcome back to Selections, a series of artist-curated playlists from those in the know.