The people’s reboot? Inside the 2 October Guardian Weekly A pushback against big datacentres. Plus: Steve Reich at 90 The Guardian - UK · Sep 30
Paraorchestra; Sinfonietta/Jonny Greenwood review – Reich’s kaleidoscopic music bursts into life Paraorchestra’s immersive performance of Music for 18 Musicians was immaculate and exhilarating; London Sinfonietta and the Radiohead guitarist’s vibrant tribute to the almost 90-year-old composer followed The Guardian - UK · Sep 28
First Thing: News outlets suspend coverage of Trump in escalating media access row President’s decision to ban three news organisations from White House prompts backlash The Guardian - UK · Sep 22
‘Good music is good music, and most music is not!’ As he hits 90, master minimalist Steve Reich looks back At 14, he heard Stravinsky and resolved to be a composer. As Reich approaches his 10th decade, the man revered by the likes of David Bowie reflects on a life that changed the soundtrack of modern living The Guardian - UK · Sep 22
Phaedra Ensemble: The Music of Meredith Monk review – fleeting rough edges amid polished beauty Works by the not-quite-minimalist composer’s included her Realm Variations and quartet Stringsongs in a compelling concert The Guardian - UK · Sep 18
How music became a 'balm' for New York in the aftermath of 9/11 The 9/11 attacks changed not only New York's skyline but the music Americans used to make sense of tragedy. From Bruce Springsteen's songs of collective grief to Jay-Z's defiance and the Beastie Boys' love letter to their city, musicians responded in very different ways – helping to shape how the… Radio France Internationale · Sep 13
Richard Alston’s dance illuminated the music, let you delight in the moment – and stole my heart The radical British choreographer, who has died aged 77, was as warm and graceful as his astonishing body of work The Guardian - UK · Sep 8
The Gesualdo Six/Colin Currie Group review – surely the year’s most atmospheric Prom The Gesualdo Six brought focus and luminous tone to a sequence of early devotional music; Reich’s Tehillim made a mesmeric and ecstatic pairing The Guardian - UK · Sep 3
Magnificent minimalism, sizzling Strauss, bracing Berlioz: Guardian critics’ top picks for Proms 2026 As details of this year’s concert series are unveiled, here are some of the most exciting lineups – from a Bach recital by Notre-Dame’s organist to Thomas Adès conducting the National Youth Orchestra in his own ballet The Guardian - UK · Apr 21
Reich: The Sextets album review – Colin Currie celebrates the minimalist master’s joy of six The fourth Reich album for Currie’s specialist ensemble celebrates the composer’s precise patterns with an enjoyably chilled feel and plenty of dynamic niceties The Guardian - UK · Apr 10
Éliane Radigue, French composer and musique concrète legend, dies aged 94 The Paris-born artist reinvented the synthesizer through meditative and feedback-drenched sonic explorations The Guardian - US · Feb 24
Classical Mixtape: A Live Takeover review – one queue after another mars orchestral jamboree Six world-class orchestras in one night sounds like a surefire hit – but the programming was uninspired and there was far too much standing in line The Guardian - UK · Feb 6
"What were the skies like when you were young?": How The Orb's Little Fluffy Clouds showed the world that sampling could be an art form The story of the blissfully psychedelic bricolage that launched The Orb's career, introduced ambient house to the masses and even prompted a lawsuit from Rickie Lee Jones MusicRadar · Dec 5, 2025
"I've always thought that plagiarism is creative": How The Orb's Little Fluffy Clouds showed the world that sampling could be an art form The story of the blissfully psychedelic bricolage that launched The Orb's career, introduced ambient house to the masses and even prompted a lawsuit from Rickie Lee Jones MusicRadar · Dec 2, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Nov 2, 2025 Hallé/Shields/Adams: John Adams festival review – dynamism that could generate electricity Adams himself praised the orchestra for giving ‘one of the best performances I’ve ever heard’ of his Chamber Symphony, part of a four-concert feast of his luminous timbral combinations and expansive orchestral beauty
Evening Standard · Sep 18, 2025 Danny Boyle turns Southbank Centre into a playground for its 75th birthday London’s cultural landmark goes full technicolour... and everyone is invited to the party
MusicRadar · Sep 6, 2025 “If the point of Radiohead songs isn’t to make you feel good, what is their music for?”: A music professor breaks down the theory behind Radiohead's Let Down Hitting the charts 28 years on from its release thanks to a TikTok resurgence, this gloomy cut from OK Computer is having a moment. We put the song under the musical microscope
The Guardian - UK · Aug 26, 2025 Everything We Do Is Music by Elizabeth Alker review – how the classics shaped pop From Stravinsky to Donna Summer, the story of connections that enriched music – in both directions
The Guardian - UK · Aug 15, 2025 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Hisaishi review – frothing strings and quacking brass as Studio Ghibli’s composer debuts Switching between podium and piano, Joe Hisaishi’s suite from The Boy and the Heron sparked joy, but Reich’s demanding Desert Music was vibrant and hypnotic
The Guardian - UK · Jul 10, 2025 Steve Reich: Jacob’s Ladder; Traveler’s Prayer album review – at nearly 90, he’s as energetic as ever The consistent harmonics of Traveler’s Prayer are an unfamiliar side to the US composer’s output while the exuberant Jacob’s Ladder brings back his familiar propulsive figures
The Guardian - UK · Mar 20, 2025 Steve Reich: ‘We all wish art could counter the direction of US politics. But it can’t’ Now 88, the minimalist composer has reissued his life’s work. He answers your questions about Bowie, the Grateful Dead, spirituality – and his complicated friendship with Philip Glass
The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2025 Post your questions for composer Steve Reich As the 88-year-old master of minimalist composition releases a career-spanning 27-disc box set, he will take on your questions about his life and work
The Guardian - UK · Oct 27, 2024 Phil Lesh obituary Bassist, songwriter and founding member of the Grateful Dead
The Guardian - UK · Sep 1, 2024 Proms 53 and 54: BBCSO/Brabbins; Beethoven for Three The Proms’ tribute to Andrew Davis was crowned by a joyous Steve Reich premiere, while the next day saw three outstanding musicians grapple with awkward acoustics
MusicRadar · May 20, 2024 "The main synths were the Juno, Moog Voyager and the Roland SH-5, which we used for the squelchy bottom-end. It’s like a spaceship, you know?": Mr. Scruff on Ninja Tuna Mr. Scruff takes us back to 2008 for the making of his eclectic, gloriously silly Ninja Tune debut