'Playing in a war zone isn't for everyone': the British band touring Ukraine despite drone strikes and pneumonia.
In late October, just ten kilometers from the front line in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, the occupants of a repurposed ambulance…
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Our 2026 listening goals: critics explore music they've never enjoyed, from Radiohead to Kendrick Lamar.
I used to think of Joni Mitchell as an acquired taste. I first heard her in 1997, when her voice…
The Top 10 Albums of 2025
10. Sarathy Korwar – There Is Beauty, There Already A 40-minute suite of continuous, repetitive drumming might not seem like…
"I can't listen to Mariah Carey one more time!" Professional Santas share their favorite and least favorite Christmas songs.
A guinea pig jumped into my beard. My father was a Santa, and my wife got me into doing it.…
How Ireland built the world's top alternative music scene by breaking free from tradition.
On a hot Saturday afternoon at Glastonbury, while many are nursing halfway-point hangovers, the Dublin garage punk band Sprints stir…
Technology should enhance our creativity, not take it away.
Creating music used to be a real challenge. I recall when it demanded endless hours refining your craft, finding something…
Review of "Tranquilizer" by Oneohtrix Point Never: Alexis Petridis's Album of the Week
It’s no surprise that Oneohtrix Point Never’s new album is built around a concept. That’s typical for them. When Daniel…
Vybz Kartel opens up about his legal struggles, explicit songwriting, and the deep emotional wounds from his time behind bars: "The sound of a jingling key still haunts me
During my interview with Vybz Kartel in the courtyard of London’s Four Seasons Hotel at Tower Bridge, a UK government…
An unforgettable night: is live music truly more appealing than sex to everyone?
Imagine you have a free evening. You’re feeling energized, open to new experiences, and ready to break away from your…
Goth and metal musicians share their picks for the most terrifying music ever created, with one recalling nuns who believed they were demon-possessed.
Cosey Fanni Tutti Bernard Herrmann – The Murder (1960) I actually enjoy scary music, but the piece that gives me…