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.

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.

Best festivals of 2026: Our pick of the year’s most essential events

A rolling, regularly-updated directory of essential events in the UK, Europe and beyond.

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… The music trends that defined 2025

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.