Acoustic Energy AE309 Mk2 Acoustic Energy’s awesome floorstanders are serious contenders in their class. What Hi-Fi? · Apr 27
"I started getting all these Google alerts about this group Bon Iver, because Justin Vernon was shouting me out in the press”: Bruce Hornsby explains how he first heard about Bon Iver, and reveals the song of theirs that he considers to be “transcendent” "His layered vocals are crazy, all the harmonies that he puts together. It’s very special” MusicRadar · Apr 14
“That was a Juno-DS keyboard – it was literally plugged into Logitech computer speakers, not running into a board or an interface even”: Jim-E Stack reveals the lo-fi production techniques behind Bon Iver's Walk Home Stack opened up the Pro Tools session for SABLE, fABLE highlight Walk Home for Mix with the Masters MusicRadar · Mar 19
Whistle becomes key tool in protests against Trump’s ICE crackdown Protesters have been blowing whistles to alert people to agents’ presence – and that has upset figures on the right The Guardian - US · Feb 9
MAGA Influencer Emily Austin’s Reaction To Billie Eilish’s Anti-ICE Grammy Speech Brutally Mocked The conservative influencer filmed her live reaction to Billie Eilish slamming ICE during her Grammys acceptance speech. Bored Panda · Feb 2
'F*ck ICE': The most powerful speeches at the politically-charged Grammy Awards This year's Grammy Awards saw several artists stand up to Donald Trump and ICE. From host Trevor Noah to Olivia Dean, Billie Eilish and Bad Bunny - who targeted US immigration authorities in his acceptance speech - politics loomed large at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards. Euronews · Feb 2
Grammy stars blast Ice as Bad Bunny makes history The Puerto Rican star is the first artist to win album of the year for a record sung entirely in Spanish. Evening Standard · Feb 2
‘Ice out’: Billie Eilish, Olivia Dean and Bad Bunny protest with Grammy speeches Many celebrities wore pins with slogans protesting against the deployment of Ice agents in US cities. The Independent UK · Feb 2
Grammy winners Olivia Dean, Bad Bunny and Billie Eilish and slam ICE as they accept awards Many celebrities wore pins with slogans protesting against the deployment of Ice agents in US cities at the biggest night in US music Evening Standard · Feb 2
Billie Eilish says ‘no one is illegal on stolen land’ after song of the year win The singer called for people to ‘keep fighting and speaking up and protesting’, saying ‘out voices really do matter, and the people matter’. Evening Standard · Feb 2
Puerto Rican star Bad Bunny says ‘Ice out’ as he wins Grammy Award The star accepted his award saying: ‘We’re not savages, we’re not animals, we’re not aliens, we are humans and we are Americans’. Evening Standard · Feb 2
Olivia Dean wins Grammy for best new artist: ‘I’m up here as a granddaughter of an immigrant’ The 26-year-old’s comments come after artists protested against US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) officers deployed in US citie Evening Standard · Feb 2
The celebrities who didn’t hold back on ICE at the 2026 Grammys — and what they said Bad Bunny, Billie Eilish and Joni Mitchell are some of the artists who spoke out against ICE throughout the evening The Independent UK · Feb 2
Celebrities including Joni Mitchell and Kehlani protest Ice at Grammy Awards Singers and songwriters wore ‘Ice Out’ pins – a pushback to the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. The Independent UK · Feb 2
What Hi-Fi? · Dec 16, 2025 Goodbye, 2025! Check out 7 of our favourite test tracks of the year 2025 signs off in style
The Guardian - UK · Nov 27, 2025 ‘It explored the spectrum of humanity’: the enduring pleasures of Northern Exposure The quirky early 90s drama ran for 110 episodes, had fans in Joni Mitchell and Bon Iver, and showed one of TV’s first gay weddings. Now, having been forgotten for years, its warm-hearted charms are being discovered by a new generation
Creative Bloq · Nov 22, 2025 I'm hooked on the new Bon Iver x Pantone colour collab Behold fABLE Salmon.
MusicRadar · Nov 19, 2025 “I did that by myself at my house in about 20 minutes. They said, ‘Sing this.’ I said, ‘OK’”: How Bon Iver’s billion-stream collab with Taylor Swift came together in record time Bon Iver's Justin Vernon reveals that his contribution to Swift's Grammy-winning indie-folk opus was recorded in less time than you probably expected
The Conversation · Nov 3, 2025 Seven albums to listen to during a breakup – from Lily Allen to Marvin Gaye Lily Allen’s bombshell new album, West-End Girl, has caused a sensation for its depiction of a marriage torn apart. Though the singer has described it as a blend of fact and fiction, fans have taken it to be an account of her breakup with Stranger Things actor David Harbour.
MusicRadar · Oct 29, 2025 “I didn’t write any of these chords or anything – this just came straight from a sample”: Bon Iver and Jim-E Stack break down the making of Day One Bon Iver's Justin Vernon also reveals the vintage instrument behind the song's bassline, which he says is his "favourite synth ever"
MusicRadar · Jul 30, 2025 “Where words fail, music speaks”: Why storytelling through music surpasses all other art forms Narrative in music isn’t always about just what’s being said within a song’s lyrics - it’s what the music triggers in the core of the listener
MusicRadar · Jul 1, 2025 "I never want the sample to be the whole thing - I want to mask it": Loukeman reveals his favourite plugins and unusual production techniques Toronto-based producer Loukeman talks his new project Sd-2, sampling techniques and unconventional effects processing
The Guardian - UK · Jun 20, 2025 ‘I’ve never been so obsessed with a band’: readers’ best albums of 2025 so far Bad Bunny blasting bigotry against Puerto Ricans, Davido’s 5ive’s uplifting vibes and a blast from trip-hop’s past. Here’s what has caught your ear this year
Guitar World · May 27, 2025 “I was like, ‘What’s the story with this guitar because it is god ugly’”: Bon Iver swapped an expensive 1960s Martin for a “hideous” budget Ibanez that had been rejected by a rehab center for his new album The “hideous” $199 guitar was deemed to be a better choice than a vintage gem that would have guitar enthusiasts drooling
MusicRadar · May 25, 2025 "He takes this expensive Martin from the '60s, we test it and I'm like, 'cool'. But it's just not quite making me excited - it's not doing the thing": Why Bon Iver chose a "hideous" $199 Ibanez rejected by a rehab centre over a vintage Martin for Speyside "I was like, 'what's the story with this guitar, because it is god ugly'"