ESNS 2026 through five key performances

Sets from Dove Ellis, Wesley Joseph and Snuggle were among the highlights at the 40th edition of Eurosonic Noorderslag.

A lifetime’s worth of collecting, selected by Dove Ellis

Welcome back to Selections, a series of artist-curated playlists from those in the know.

“Young people will always create”: Why physical space matters to the Museum of Youth Culture

Emma Warren dissects the importance of documenting youth with the museum’s community programmer, Lisa der Weduwe.

In Photos: Beyond The Valley 2025

Beyond The Valley marked its 10th anniversary with a genre-spanning line-up that included Addison Rae’s first official festival set.

Watch Saint Abdullah, Eomac and Rebecca Salvadori create their collaborative audiovisual project, A Forbidden Distance

A new film traces the evolution of the TIMES-commissioned piece.

“So loud it was shaking the ceiling tiles out”: The story of David Bowie’s secret 1997 drum ’n’ bass show

Producer Mark Plati and promoter Brian Spollen recall the rowdy Dublin rehearsal room gig where Bowie road-tested his ‘Earthling’ era live.

In Photos: Bristol’s The Island through the lens of local photographer Irene Haro

Irene Haro has built her practice around live music and the spaces that contain it. Here, the Spanish-born, Bristol-based photographer takes us inside underground music venue The Island.

Decoding 2025: 8 thinkers on the music trends that defined the year

The revenge of the fatally online outcasts. DIY DJing. The rising tide of sloponomics. Power to the people. Artists defying Big Tech. A new wave of British rap. We asked some of our favourite writers, contributors and scene-setters to pick apart the bones of music and culture in 2025.

In Photos: 10 Years of Australia’s Beyond the Valley

Beyond the Valley Festival returns to Victoria this December to celebrate its 10th birthday and welcome in 2026.

The artists tapping into the mystery of the ancient and elemental

A new wave of artists is illuminating the present day with often strange, experimental music that blends traditional and elemental sounds with notions of queerness, ancestry, diaspora and resistance.

Live shows are still vital for emerging artists breaking through. This startup is streamlining the process

The live music bookings industry has long been tangled in red tape and middlemen. GigPig, a UK-based hospitality music marketplace, says it’s time for a cultural reset.

In Photos: Glasgow’s DIY club scene through the lens of local creative Jock Thomson

The photographer and DRIP co-founder documents the energy of his city’s queer scene with photographs that feel sweaty, immediate and alive.

In Photos: Inside London’s Paraíso School of Samba, shot by Mariana Pires

Visual artist Mariana Pires documents a London community preserving the traditions of Brazilian samba culture within the city.

Decoding the legacy of electronic music visionary Daphne Oram

Frances Morgan of the Daphne Oram Trust reflects on the composer and musician’s radical vision and lasting influence.

How C Prinz choreographed Charli xcx’s “feverish, fearless” new era

The filmmaker and choreographer breaks down her collaboration with Charli xcx for her post-‘brat’ era.

Joy, pain and resilience set the tone at Le Guess Who? 2025

Digging in to uphold true independent music values for communities and cultures from all over the world, Utrecht’s flagship alternative festival was a four-day beacon of innovative music and raw emotion.