…within the Newham, London. Each video will feature Kano and a Newham-born creative, such as D Double E, Ghetts, Idris Elba, Posty, Footsie, Christine Ohuruogu, Joy White, King Cook and…

Alanis Morisette has had a more diverse career than most. From her beginnings on Canadian children’s TV to releasing one of the biggest blockbuster pop-rock singer-songwriter albums of all time…

Something about Westerman’s sound has always seemed inherently therapeutic, as if he makes music with the expressed intention of reaching in the inside of your soul and fixing whatever’s wrong….

…time travel, crisps and sex clubs. Who is the best cook and what is their signature dish? Lottie: Ellie – dahl, okra curry, also bibimbap. Any regrettable haircuts? Lottie: I…

It’s easy to imagine Earl Sweatshirt low-key thriving during the pandemic – after all, this is a man who famously released an acclaimed album titled I Don’t Like Shit, I…

Shovel Dance Collective explore and recontextualise the radical roots of traditional folk music. The nine-strong collective – which features members of fellow London-based avant-garde post-rock outfit caroline and ‘post-clown’ experimentalists…

…era, like Natalie Imbruglia and Sixpence None the Richer. The result is an imagined nostalgia cooked up by someone whose birth missed the 90s by just over six months. But…

It’s not an exaggeration to say that Elizabeth Fraser possesses one of the most recognisable voices in alternative music. However, since the dissolution of Cocteau Twins in 1997, Fraser has…

A lot has happened since Syd came up as Syd tha Kyd in the era-defining rap collective Odd Future. First, she became the leader of acclaimed neo-soul outfit, The Internet,…

“Who gon’ beat my ass?” defiantly screams Soul Glo frontman Pierce Jordan on the opening track of the Philly hardcore band’s sophomore album, Diaspora Problems, as a tornado of buzzsaw…

…G. Cook, Hannah Diamond, Caroline Polachek and Danny L Harle. The 2022 edition will feature seven new stages at the event. This includes a Radio Stage that will focus on…

…created in collaboration with A. G. Cook and Oneohtrix Point Never. The new track is taken from her forthcoming album Crash, which is slated for release on 18 March. So…

There’s something so intimate about a mixtape. It scratches a creative itch that drag-and-dropping tracks into a Spotify playlist just doesn’t satisfy. Mixtapes burst with excitement; they’re lovesick missives to…

It really feels like a lot has gone down, globally, since Anohni dropped her last album Hopelessness. The international rise of the extreme right, runaway climate collapse, Covid and an…

…“You can listen to them while you cook, work or drive… They will carry you to different landscapes, from the desert to the dance floor, or maybe to your bed,…

Do you know the definition of the word “lotic”? In biology, the term means “inhabiting or situated in rapidly moving fresh water”. It’s a state of being that easily describes…

The Bristol festival and promoter has announced its next season of shows for the coming months. Whilst the Bristol festival isn’t happening this year, Simple Things has locked in a…

Welcome to Downtime, a regular series in which we ask our favourite artists for their cultural recommendations. This month, we caught up with Lucinda Chua. The word ‘ethereal’ is overused…