Make Brexit bearable...with Japanese ambient music
Tender and soothing, with a note of melancholy, it is an aural balm for these troubled times
Tender and soothing, with a note of melancholy, it is an aural balm for these troubled times
Why the documentary could destroy the King of Pop’s reputation for ever
How Hipgnosis, the London studio which designed artwork for everyone from Pink Floyd to Peter Gabriel, transformed the look of the record
Can an algorithm tell the difference between a happy song and a sad one? Spotify thinks so
At a music festival in Morocco, musicians are trying to revive the desert’s old nomadic traditions
The refugees who took radio stations, films and newspapers with them
In Soviet Kyrgyzstan, a teenager furtively listening to American radio broadcasts fell in love with the music of Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie. Now, with his band Salt Peanuts, he is about to fulfil his dream of playing in the home of jazz
The Tragically Hip – who have sold more records to Canadians than The Beatles – prove musicians don’t have to go to America to make it big
The Spice Girls showed what a valuable commodity feminism could be. Their success made it obligatory for female pop stars to champion gender equality
...and other music tips, including a refreshing look at masculinity and a musical revolution from Cape Verde