In Photos: BEONIX 2024

BEONIX Festival’s third edition was a loud celebration of dance music, emerging DJs and Cypriot culture.

Joe James: Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea

With his deep baritone, blues-tinged grime beats and lyrics bursting with romance and pain, rapper Joe James has been a cult figure in the UK underground – but now, with his debut album, he’s ready to break through.

In Photos: MEO Kalorama 2024

Closing the summer festival season, MEO Kalorama’s varied and vibrant programme celebrated this year’s biggest music moments alongside Lisbon’s local scene.

Dar Disku: There’s a Time and a Place

Bristol-based label and DJ duo Dar Disku are taking the next step in their perspective-shifting journey with a euphoric debut album of cross-border sounds.

In Photos: Field Maneuvers 2024

Independent festival Field Maneuvers hosted one last dance for its 11th – and what was intended to be last – edition, ultimately convincing organisers to bring it back next year.

A stan’s guide to: the Cocteau Twins

Our favourite artists according to their biggest fans.

“I was trying to be an archaeologist”: SOPHIE’s creative director on working with the artist, understanding her vision and honouring her essence

Tasked with creative directing the visualiser for SOPHIE’s posthumous album, Renata Raksha stepped into everything she’s learnt about, and from, the artist.

Geordie Greep on the São Paulo session that made him believe in his solo debut

The former Black Midi frontman recalls the hastily arranged recording of his larger-than-life solo album, ‘The New Sound’, and the local Brazilian musicians who became the most rewarding session collaborators of his career.

Forwards Festival 2024 through five key performances

As a long, damp summer shuffled into the rearview mirror, Bristol’s Forwards Festival offered one last hoorah.