70s prog legends Quiet Sun share newly remixed and remastered version of Bargain Classics Quiet Sun's legendary Mainstream album will be released as a remixed and remastered Deluxe Edition in September Louder · Jun 23
“I think you need to shake someone out of the state that they’re in in quite an aggressive way, then soothe it”: How to emulate one of Jon Hopkins' signature techniques with plugins We get creative with an effects chain inspired by Jon Hopkins, and a heavy dose of felt piano MusicRadar · Jun 22
Pat Kane: Have we hit the early stages of humanmaxxing? LIVING well, dying well. Both are on my mind this week. I just discovered humanmaxxing as a phenomenon – the latest term for the ancient human… The National (Scotland) · Jun 13
Sir Paul McCartney has 'dodgy' hearing Sir Paul McCartney has had some misunderstandings with his wife because of his "dodgy" hearing. BANG Premier · Jun 12
Paul McCartney is a 'playaholic' Beatles legend Paul McCartney was chatting to Zane Lowe in an interview for Apple Music when he reflected on being considered a “workaholic”. BANG Premier · Jun 4
“By day they worked on the official record. At night they taped an entirely different record, without the knowledge or approval of the label”: The story of Roxy Music’s Phil Manzanera, Quiet Sun and their sly posthumous album Guitarist’s mid-70s juggling act proved his previous band’s worth via their LP Mainstream, assembled in a rush while he was tracking solo debut Diamond Head Louder · May 14
Remixed and remastered version of Quiet Sun's legendary Mainstream album due in September Quiet Sun featured Roxy Music guitarist Phil Manzanera alongside Matching Mole's Bill MacCormick with Dave Jarrett and Charles Hayward Louder · May 13
Spotify has ruined mood playlists – so our critics have made some better ones instead Whether made by human hand or shady algorithm, emotion-based playlists are everywhere. But if you’re looking for a superior soundtrack to ‘all the feels’, get your ears round these selections from our music writers The Guardian - UK · May 3
David Bowie: You’re Not Alone review – Ziggy glam and Berlin grime in a bum-shaking yet sanitised immersion This hour-long, 360-degree film may skip over some chapters of Bowie’s career, but what is here is irresistible – and thrillingly huge The Guardian - UK · Apr 21
Paloma Faith among 1,100 artists and cultural workers urging Eurovision boycott Campaign group No Music For Genocide said Israel should be banned from participating in the contest because of the ongoing conflict with Palestine. Evening Standard · Apr 21
“We reject Eurovision being used to whitewash and normalise Israel’s genocide, siege and brutal military occupation against Palestinians”: Brian Eno, Paul Weller, Massive Attack and others call for Israel to be kicked out of Eurovision The event goes ahead in Vienna on May 16 MusicRadar · Apr 21
Peter Gabriel, Brian Eno, Paul Weller, Massive Attack, Sigur Rós, Mogwai and more sign open letter asking the European Broadcasting Union to ban Israel from participating in Eurovision 2026 "We refuse to be silent. We refuse to be complicit" Louder · Apr 21
Eurovision crisis: Massive Attack, Kneecap and Sigur Rós call on fans to boycott over Israel Celebrated musicians including Massive Attack, Kneecap, Brian Eno, Sigur Rós, Nadine Shah, and many more have signed an open letter calling for a boycott of the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest in protest of Israel’s participation. Euronews · Apr 21
Massive Attack, Kneecap and Brian Eno sign open letter calling on fans to boycott Eurovision 2026 over Israel Campaign groups No Music for Genocide and BDS call for boycott unless the European Broadcasting Union kicks Israeli broadcaster KAN out of the contest The Independent UK · Apr 21
Louder · Apr 17 "It was one of the most emotional performances I've ever done. I was in tears." How David Bowie's Heroes became his most life-changing single Although David Bowie's Berlin-period anthem Heroes was initially something ofacommercial failure, it became a classic for the ages
Euronews · Apr 3 ‘Easter Lily’: U2 surprise drop new EP to mark Good Friday ‘Easter Lily’ is the band’s second EP in as many months and features Brian Eno on a song which the band wrote for the parents of children growing up in war zones.
Evening Standard · Apr 3 Brian Eno features on reflective and hopeful new U2 record Easter Lily was released on Friday ahead of the band’s album later this year.
MusicRadar · Apr 2 “I spent my entire career searching for this, but it didn’t exist – so I built it for myself”: Can this $149 deck of cards help you write better songs? Reimagining Eno’s Oblique Strategies for the modern songwriter and producer, Session Cards are pitched as a “hit-making system” that promises to “change how you write records”
Evening Standard · Mar 27 Together Alliance march: Thousands to protest against far right in London - all you need to know A host of celebrities are joining a massive march and rally against the far right on Saturday
MusicRadar · Mar 17 “I tried to write a love song that wasn’t corny, that didn’t sound stupid or lame the way many do. I think I succeeded”: How Talking Heads crafted the delicate beauty of This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) Both one of Talking Heads’ most out-of-character compositions and their most emotionally resonant, This Must Be the Place continues to cast its spell over listeners
MusicRadar · Mar 11 “I shuffled into this big open room, and Tina was there and she was very upset. She said to me, ‘If we get rid of David, would you join the band?’”: Adrian Belew insists he was asked to replace David Byrne in Talking Heads He didn’t regard it as a serious offer though
Louder · Mar 9 "A stylus-melting red-hot riff-o-rama that demands to be played loud." AC/DC are captured in their hungry prime on If You Want Blood You've Got It Recorded in front of a rabid Glasgow audience, If You Want Blood is AC/DC and Bon Scott at their live peak
Evening Standard · Mar 4 Art by Grayson Perry and Es Devlin among works going up for Palestine auction The auction – organised by Choose Love, Gideon Berger Studio, Hope 93 Gallery and art dealer Zayna Al-Saleh – will take place later this month.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 1 ‘By 18 I was having sex to the music of Brian Eno’: Tim Booth’s honest playlist The James frontman fell for Leonard Cohen as a child and would do Val Doonican at karaoke. But which singer taught him that ‘music could be medicine’?
MusicRadar · Feb 27 “We can be in the middle of the worst gig in our lives, but when we go into that song, everything changes. The audience is on its feet, singing every word. It’s like God suddenly walks through the room”: The epic U2 anthem that drove its creators half mad During the making of The Joshua Tree, half of the time was spent on this one track