Rap on trial: Why the UK must stop treating lyrics as evidence

Dr Lambros Fatsis, author of ‘Policing the Beats: Black Music, Racism and Criminal Injustice’, outlines how UK drill music is criminalised in courts and why the law needs changing.

Live from MUTEK Montréal: Listen to the series

Four key sets from MUTEK Montréal 2025: NikNak, Yu Su, Grand River with Abul Mogard, and Gadi Sassoon with Portrait XO featuring 555n.

Decoding… Nagoya’s electronic music scene

Wisdom Teeth compilation ‘nagoyaka na kaze / 和やかな風 (Quiet Wind)’ opens a window into Nagoya’s thriving ecosystem of experimental club music.

Pay it Forward: Jehnny Beth on Marianne Faithfull

After contributing a version of ‘Why’d Ya Do It’ to ‘Broken English’, the film about Marianne Faithfull’s life, Jehnny Beth reflects on the singer’s guiding spirit.

Enter the Void: On Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally, Harry Styles remains a blank slate

On his fourth studio album, Styles assembles a collage of references that never crystallise into his own artistic vision.

In Paris, Geese kick off their European tour with what already feels like a victory lap

On the opening night of their European tour, Geese leave a devoted crowd at the Bataclan enraptured, reeling and clinging to every word.

A music fan’s guide to Manchester with NTS’s Finn, ahead of Johnnie Walker‘s Keep Walking Live event series

The DJ, producer and party-runner shares his go-to club nights, gig venues, record shops and food spots, as well as his favourite piece of Manchester music lore.

Decoding… The untold musical life of Alice Coltrane

In his new book ‘Cosmic Music: The Life, Art and Transcendence of Alice Coltrane’, journalist Andy Beta charts her expansive life in music. Here, he highlights the many worlds she moved through beyond spiritual jazz.

Manchester’s New Underground: Listen to the mix series

In Manchester’s underground, a disparate group of artists – Another Country $$$$, BUFFEE, Crimewave, Mogan and SILVERWINGKILLER – are blurring the lines between bands, DJs and performance art.

Pay it Forward: Tony Bontana on Lil B

Birmingham’s Tony Bontana, whose “splayed” hip-hop is in full, glorious effect on his latest album ‘My Name’, gives flowers to the rapper who set him on his idiosyncratic path: Lil B.

“Love, devotion, loss, and resolve”: Director Noah Dillon breaks down the visuals for Rosalía’s new Sauvignon Blanc video

The artist behind Rosalía’s ‘LUX’ artwork reflects on their immediate creative connection and her new video for ‘Sauvignon Blanc’.

Listen to a love letter to the next generation of the underground, curated by Converge

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

Cue Points: Oscar Farrell

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.

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.