Thy Slaughter announce debut album, Soft Rock, and share SOPHIE co-written single, Lost Everything

The duo – comprised of A.G. Cook and EASYFUN – have announce details of their debut full-length, set for released on 1 December via PC Music

Unsound 2023: Standout moments from the Kraków avant-garde celebration

Hannah Diamond and Juliana Huxtable to feature in new exhibition, CUTE, at Somerset House

The new exhibition at the London gallery space is set to open on 25 January and run until 14 April 2023

Tara Clerkin Trio share fundraiser to open music pub venue in Bristol

Tara Clerkin and Sunny Paradisos – from Tara Clerkin Trio – are raising funds to secure the future of Bristol pub The Rhubarb Tavern, bringing it back as a pub, music venue and community hub

SCALPING announce name change to SCALER

The Bristol four-piece has also shared new single ‘Loam’, produced by Daniel Avery, and announced details of a UK headline tour this autumn

50 years of Lavender Country: the radical history of the first queer country album

Lavender Country released their eponymous debut album in 1973. 50 years on, the album stands as a landmark within queer history and country music

A-Z of dance music with Jockstrap

Ahead of their performance at Forwards Festival, Jockstrap run through the alphabet of dance music, featuring SOPHIE, Jamie xx, Beyoncé and more

Smerz on writing ASAP and producing for NewJeans

Kez Cochrane talks spontaneous studio sessions, trust and producing NewJeans bop ‘ASAP’ with Smerz, the Norwegian duo tapped for the K-pop girl group’s new EP ‘Get Up’

OUT.FEST confirms new names for 2023 edition

Twelve more artists have been added to the programme for the Portuguese festival, which takes place in Barreiro from 4-7 October

Listen to Bruce’s playlist of delicately emotive tracks

Bruce curates a playlist of tracks that inspired his new vocal pop era featuring Visible Cloaks, Memotone, Autechre and some of his own deep cuts

SHAPE+ announces roster of artists for 2023/2024

The next edition of the innovative music and audiovisual art programme runs from 15 July until 14 July 2024

Music To Come launches with event at IKLECTIK this weekend

Music To Come is a new cooperative platform working with a variety of sound artists and musicians from Bristol and further afield

Rainy Miller, Bendik Giske and Jana Rush to play London’s ICA

The London Institute of Contemporary Arts has announced its programme for June through to December

Pickle Darling curates a playlist of album openers

Featuring tracks by bedbug, Katie Dey, Maxine Funke, Tiny Ruins and more

Samuel Organ curates an ethereal folk soundscape

Featuring tracks by Lankum, Rachika Nayar, Puma Blue, Florist, Astrid Sonne and more

Weekender Festival announces details of its debut edition

The new event – organised by the team behind Meakusma festival and ArsVitha – comes to St Vith, Belgium from 25-27 August

SHAPE+ shares programme for Mutant Radio showcase

SHAPE+ and Tbisili’s Mutant Radio are teaming up for a collaborative showcase taking place on 23 and 24 June

Watch a 14-year-old King Krule audition to play at Glastonbury Festival

King Krule’s new album ‘Space Heavy’ is due out on 9 June via XL Recordings

Crystallmess curates a playlist ranging from high-energy heaters to introspective cuts

Featuring tracks from Badsista, RP Boo, Nkisi, Coby Sey, Iceboy Violet and more

Evian Christ, Slikback and Zoë Mc Pherson confirmed for Lunchmeat Festival 2023

The electronic music and digital arts festival returns to Prague from 25 to 30 September

Nukuluk curate an eclectic playlist of tracks that have inspired them

Featuring aya, Tricky, Richard Dawson, Wu-Lu, Nilufer Yanya and more

Experiments in the art of living: Don and Moki Cherry’s Organic Music

Ahead of Terraforma 2023, festival co-founder Ruggero Pietromarchi speaks with Blank Forms’ Lawrence Kumpf and Naima Karlsson about Don and Moki’s work and their Organic Music

Dour Festival reveals full line-up for Rockamadour stage

The Belgian electronic music festival returns from 12-16 July, taking place in the scenic Dour countryside

Mama Snake captures the magic of dusk in a new playlist

Featuring Mabel, Pneumatic, Iannis Rezgui, IN2STELLAR and more

Arca shares new Albert Moya-directed video for Ritual

The track featured as bonus material on Arca’s ‘Kick’ compilation

Late night programme announced for Christine and the Queens’ Meltdown

Meltdown festival returns to the Southbank Centre, London from 9-18 June

PJ Harvey teases new music and shares new studio clips

The musician has also shared a Spotify playlist of tracks co-produced with John Parish and Flood

Get ready for a night out with Debby Friday’s playlist

Featuring Pelada, Kamixlo, UNIIQU3, Kavari, Shygirl, Kilo Kish and more

Inside the world’s first MA in queer performance: An interview with Phoebe Patey-Ferguson

Talking London nightlife, the world’s first Queer Performance MA at Rose Bruford College and working across academia and performance art with Dr. Phoebe Patey-Ferguson

Listen to a collection of Nokia ringtones composed by Ryuichi Sakamoto

Twitter account Tech Product Bangers has compiled Nokia 8800 ringtones and alerts – most of which the late pioneering Japanese musician created