In Photos: Llais Festival 2025

The arts festival returned to the Wales Millennium Centre with a week-long programme of live music from the likes of Mabe Fratti, Meredith Monk and Beverly-Glenn Copeland.

The perfect day at Simple Things: A Crack Magazine guide

Bristol’s venue-hopping all-dayer returns this Saturday, 8 November with a programme co-curated by Crack Magazine, Team Love, and the Bristol Beacon. From Nala Sinephro to Steve Davis, here are our top picks for the day.

We asked a classical music expert to break down Rosalía’s Berghain

Musician, broadcaster and ‘So, Hear Me Out’ host Linton Stephens unpacks the classical influences and references on Rosalía’s new single, ‘Berghain’.

Listen to a playlist celebrating the vibrant and diverse sounds of Miami, selected by Nick León

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

In Photos: Einhundert’s CODE.SWITCH

Einhundert’s three-day exploration of the club experience offered an insight into the creative process of some of electronic music’s top producers.

Live from Nuits sonores 2025: Listen to the mix series

Listen to three key sets from the 2025 edition of Nuits sonores: Helena Hauff b2b DJ MELL G, Justine Perry b2b Paula Koski, and TSVI b2b Surusinghe.

Beneath the surface: Listen to a playlist inspired by unseen worlds, dark rivers and hidden landscapes, selected by Tristwch Y Fenywod

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

In Photos: Lunchmeat Festival 2025

Lunchmeat Festival returned to Prague for its 16th edition with artists including Heith, Rainy Miller and Danny L Harle.

In Photos: MOGA Festival 2025

Across five days, MOGA Festival transformed the Moroccan coastal city of Essaouira into a sanctuary for electronic exploration. 

Decoding… The hypnotic staging and choreography in Mitski: The Land

Shot over three nights of Mitski’s ‘The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We’ tour, new film ‘Mitski: The Land’ captures the album’s haunting beauty in a live setting.

Listen to a playlist of ‘sparkle-pop songs’ selected by Joviale

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

Listen to a playlist of boundary-defying club tracks, selected by Nico Adomako

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

ADE 2025: This year’s essential panels and parties

The annual Amsterdam Dance Event returns next week for five days of sessions, panel talks, exhibitions, live shows and club nights.

In Photos: No Bounds 2025

No Bounds returned to Yorkshire last weekend to explore the theme of Grit & Graft, with highlights from These New Puritans, Tristwch Y Fenywod, Joy Orbison, Rainy Miller and more.

Pay it Forward: Quinton Barnes on Julius Eastman

Canadian rapper and producer Quinton Barnes on how the story of NYC’s once-forgotten experimental minimalist composer Julius Eastman emboldened him to push his own creative boundaries.

“We’re challenging the audience to be involved in the performance”: Lucy Railton, Rebecca Salvadori and Charlie Hope on their new collaborative live show

The trio reimagines the themes of Railton’s 2023 album, ‘Corner Dancer’.