“As soon as I started writing music with computers, I got so addicted to it”: Tom VR on his creative process, "game-changing" Ableton Live tips and the hardware synth he can't stop talking about We visited the London-based producer in the studio to hear about the making of third album Don't Know How Fast I'm Moving Until I Hit Something MusicRadar · Aug 18
‘We’re ripping ourselves to shreds’: with dance music bitterly divided, how far should cultural boycotts go? Some artists and audiences are boycotting Boiler Room and other events over its parent company’s links with Israel – creating fierce debate about the best way to protest and how to remain uncompromised The Guardian - UK · Oct 14, 2025
“It’s better in every way. The second version took what the first could do and made it five times as useful”: Waleed on Digitakt II, Ableton Live and overcoming creative block Waleed's 2021 debut was championed by the likes of Four Tet and Ben UFO. After wrestling with the pressure of a follow-up, he's rediscovered the joy of music-making and released an EP that's one of this year's best MusicRadar · Dec 19, 2024
Watch Hazel Mills recreate the rowdy bass patch and chord stabs from Caribou’s Honey on her UDO Super 8 The musician and songwriter shows you how to cook up two of Honey's primary sounds using one of this year's hottest synths MusicRadar · Nov 21, 2024
Gigs and club nights in London: from Lauryn Hill to Connie Constance From art raves to Watford singers, Maddy Mussen has the low-down for the week Evening Standard · Oct 10, 2024
Floating Points drops 5-hour Boiler Room set Sam Shepherd performed the marathon set at New York's H0L0 to promote his new album Cascade MusicRadar · Sep 5, 2024
The ultimate summer clubbing guide: from Jamie XX in Bermondsey to a 6am post-party breakfast El Hunt has your cheatsheet for the best raves, dance festivals and street parties this season Evening Standard · May 22, 2024
The big London festival guide for summer 2024: from All Points East to Cross The Tracks No Glasto? No problem! From Kylie to SZA, many of music’s biggest names are flocking to the capital this summer – here’s where to catch them Evening Standard · Mar 4, 2024
Airhead on working with Brian Eno and James Blake: "The main takeaway from those sessions was that the idea should always take precedence over the technology" Rob McAndrews’ latest IDM-inflected Airhead album Lightness adapts techniques from the jazz guitar greats MusicRadar · Feb 14, 2024
Craig Richards on Houghton: The festival bringing the sounds of London to the fields Craig Richards takes the underground sounds of the capital to the greenery of Norfolk for a four-day expedition Evening Standard · Aug 4, 2023
ROSE review – Sharon Eyal takes thrilling choreo to the club Lace-clad dancers writhe and prowl across a packed dancefloor, titillating close-up audience members with their supreme confidence and awesome muscular control The Guardian - UK · Jul 16, 2023
Manchester International Festival 2023 - what's on, what's free, and everything else you need to know The world-leading arts festival will kick off on June 29 - here's everything you need to know about the programme, tickets, festival square Manchester Evening News · Jun 21, 2023
Artists and footballers warm up for Manchester international festival Janelle Monáe, work by Yayoi Kusama and Ryuichi Sakamoto and a collaboration between footballer Juan Mata and artist Tino Sehgal kick off at this summer’s event The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2023
Belfast Live · Mar 3, 2023 AVA 2023: Peggy Gou added to massive line-up for Belfast festival AVA takes place across June 2-3 at the iconic Titanic Quarter Slipways location
Daily Mirror · Oct 7, 2022 'ION Festival in Albania isn't just about music - amazing views, yoga and more await' ION's week-long festival in Albania was held at the end of September on a hidden coastline and was the perfect celebration to mark the end of summer
Evening Standard · Sep 27, 2022 Printworks to shut ‘for years’ in 2023 — but talks to reopen in the future are underway ‘We are committed to retaining the spirit of Printworks for our return,’ say the club’s founders
The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2022 The magic of Øya, the world’s greenest music festival From climate consciousness and a superb line-up to fjord frolicking and pristine loos – Norway is on to something special with this Oslo event