A cultural history of the 90s in 7 BRIT Awards moments

For better or worse, the BRITs offer a time capsule of a moment – and this was certainly true throughout the 90s. Relive the 20th century’s final hoorah via inflatable legs, fist fights and one dead sheep.

How a studio accident helped shape Horsegirl‘s minimalist new sound

Horsegirl singer-guitarist Penelope Lowenstein recalls the session that sparked a more pared-back sound on the Chicago trio’s new album, ‘Phonetics On and On’.

Listen to a Valentine’s playlist of heavy metal love songs, lovingly selected by Crypt of the Wizard

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

MCR-T knows what it is to be an insider and an outsider

The Live From Earth affiliate’s uncompromising, genre-mulching approach nods to Berlin’s countercultural legacy to create a sound that rejects tired clichés for something bracingly new.

“You find different corners of your personality in unknown spaces”: Lex Amor in conversation with Debby Friday

North London rapper Lex Amor and Canadian artist Debby Friday connect to discuss poetry, creative freedom and environment as inspiration.

Fifteen years on, the seductive glamour of HTRK’s Marry Me Tonight is more potent than ever

“You can imagine slow dancing with a cigarette in hand.”

“It’s about construction” – How Daniel Blumberg built the monumental score for The Brutalist

Composer Daniel Blumberg breaks down his creative process for ‘The Brutalist”s sweeping score.

“The silence is loud in a different way”: How Hannah Peel and Christopher Andrews found the spectral sound of Bring Them Down

Hannah Peel and Christopher Andrews on tying sonic textures to physical environment.

Listen to three playlists inspired by our London Short Film Festival picks

Curated by film critic Cici Peng, LSFF co-director Philip Ilson and International Space Orchestra founder Nelly Ben Hayoun-Stépanian.