Skepta at MIF: A glimpse of the future of gigs?
Grime star Skepta’s contribution to the Manchester International Festival was part gig, part immersive theatre, and offered hints of how technology may change our experience of live events
Music’s many moods become characters in Spotify Premium campaign
Directors Cabeza Patata have created a cast of puppet-like characters that express the many ways music makes us feel, for a new Spotify ad campaign
Beyond The Road: where music and art meet
Music leads the way in an immersive exhibition from James Lavelle of UNKLE and Punchdrunk creatives Colin Nightingale and Stephen Dobbie
Pentagram gives Warner Chappell Music a regal new look
Working with Emily Oberman, the music publisher has ditched its historic Warner Bros shield emblem for a handdrawn WCM monogram that resembles a gold crown
Richie Hawtin marks 25 years of his F.U.S.E alias with new boxset
The boxset from the electronic artist also marks 25 years since the release of his debut album Dimension Intrusion, and features original artwork by his brother (and long-term collaborator), Matthew Hawtin
How Imogen Heap’s Creative Passport will empower musicians
For the past few years, alongside creating a new album and the soundtrack for Harry Potter & The Cursed Child, Imogen Heap has been working on a plan to revolutionise the music industry using blockchain technology. What could it mean for musicians?
Gondry Bros direct weird and wonderful video for the Chemical Brothers
A 70s style dance party turns delightfully weird in this video for track Got To Keep On, directed by Michel and Olivier Gondry
So you want to be a… music supervisor
Being a music supervisor involves much more than finding the perfect track. We spoke to Catherine Grieves – music supervisor on Killing Eve – about the demands of the job and her route into film and TV
Record sleeves of the year 2018
Our favourite album art from 2018 – including a dystopian collage for Beach House, a striking photographic cover for Baloji and a funky set of sleeves for Roisin Murphy
Paul Pensom: how does your studio sound?
In his latest column on life as an independent designer, Paul Pensom muses on the role that music plays in the studio, and the impact it can have on your creativity
Jarami’s surreal video takes us inside a kebab
A kebab shop employee finds himself inside a doner in the bonkers film from directors Pensacola
Wolfgang Tillmans on his set design for the ENO’s War Requiem
Turner Prize-winning artist Wolfgang Tillmans is making his debut as a set designer this month, for a new production of Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem at the ENO in London. We talk to him about the project