Audio-Technica AT-VM740xML A sensibly-priced moving magnet cartridge that will work well in a wide range of turntables. What Hi-Fi? · Apr 17
“Would you believe that an artist is actually singing on stage if you hear them behind you? No, it would sound like a joke”: The challenges of live immersive audio with Nitin Sawhney and Polygon Live In the studio as the Ivor Novello awarded producer prepares for the UK's biggest spatial audio festival MusicRadar · Mar 28, 2025
Alentejo Portugal guide: Ravinder Bhogal on the region's unspoilt rural beauty The restaurateur shares an undiscovered idyll of sun-dappled streets, incredible local wine and highly covetable ceramics Evening Standard · Dec 5, 2024
‘This is a book we need now’: Sara Collins on choosing this year’s Booker winner After reading more than 150 books over seven months, the judges voted unanimously in favour of Samantha Harvey’s Orbital – which pulled them as far away as possible from our planet The Guardian - UK · Nov 12, 2024
"When thousands have been killed and millions have fled their homes, moaning about the absence of a band member who left 37 years ago is churlish at best." How Pink Floyd surprised the rock world with Ukraine charity single Hey Hey Rise Up The inside story of Pink Floyd's first new original music since 1994’s The Division Bell in aid of Ukraine Louder · Apr 8, 2024
Womadelaide 2024: global music festival finds the love amid 40C heat and calls to boycott Opening on a 37C night in the wake of controversy, electrifying performers and enthusiastic crowds transcended an otherwise fraught event The Guardian - AU · Mar 12, 2024
On my radar: Nitin Sawhney’s cultural highlights The musician on Bradley Cooper’s new Leonard Bernstein biopic, how his mum cultivated his love of dance, and the restaurant that changed his mind about aubergines The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2023
Lineker expresses ‘simple truths’ about refugees on new single, musician says The former footballer long advocated for refugees through social media and faced criticism earlier this year for his views on social media. The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2023
‘It’s a spiritual experience’: the whirlwind rise of Orchestral Qawwali Project Their take on a 700-year-old song went viral during lockdown, they’ve sold out the Southbank Centre and collaborated with Nitin Sawhney. Duo Abi Sampa and Rushil Ranjan discuss how they’re giving ancient sacred music a new lease of life The Guardian - UK · Jan 17, 2023
‘The establishment didn’t know what to do with me’: Sanjeev Bhaskar on marriage, success and stereotypes Goodness Gracious Me made him a household name. Now The Sandman could bring international stardom. He talks about the bullies who tried to keep him down – and life as reluctant role model The Guardian - UK · Aug 1, 2022
‘This is a crazy, unjust attack’: Pink Floyd re-form to support Ukraine Exclusive: Disgusted by the Russian invasion, David Gilmour speaks about band’s first brand new song in 28 years, which samples a Ukrainian musician now on the front line – and expresses ‘disappointment’ in Roger Waters The Guardian - UK · Apr 7, 2022
Ghosts in the Ruins review – Nitin Sawhney’s ‘new take’ on Britten’s War Requiem falls short With only a vague sense of narrative and precious little to stir the emotions, this new work struggles to reflect Coventry’s proud, vibrant history The Guardian - UK · Feb 5, 2022
Ghosts in the Ruins review – Nitin Sawhney’s Coventry celebration fails to rise to the occasion There’s poetry, pulsing ambient music, choirs and even Britten, but this site-specific work marking the 60th anniversary of Coventry Cathedral’s consecration was disappointingly bland The Guardian - UK · Jan 28, 2022