Faced with ever-stricter licensing laws in the capital, a raft of organisers are keeping clubland alive by taking their experimental communities to the fringes
After grime was properly recognised at last year’s Mercury, the album prize is back to playing it safe, rewarding commercial success rather than creative innovation
Under orders not to upset new neighbours, Field Day got strict with its headliners – pulling the plug on an overtime Erykah Badu – while serving a jazzy lineup of fresh stars
She pours fire and fury into powerful songs that target everything from police shootings to slavery. The musician reveals all about her mission to put the black back into bluegrass – and Shakespeare
Trojan’s releases introduced the UK to reggae, deejaying, toasting, lovers rock, dancehall – and Five Star’s dad. This is an immaculately curated collection of a golden era
Fifty years since the release of her debut album,
Sean O’Hagan argues that Joni Mitchell’s very best albums contain a depth of songwriting that remains unsurpassed
Faced with ever-stricter licensing laws in the capital, a raft of organisers are keeping clubland alive by taking their experimental communities to the fringes
Following the announcement of this year’s nominees, we run the rule over the 26 albums that have earned the crown, from Klaxons and James Blake to M People and Talvin Singh
No longer just a hip-hop band’s spin-off, the Internet’s seductive neo-soul is now perfectly in tune with the mainstream on their accomplished fourth album
By turning their outsider status – not quite metal, not quite indie, beholden to shoegaze and dreampop – into a virtue, Deafheaven have made a unique album
The 1975’s singer used to hide behind irony and hard drugs – but dismayed with social media and modern relationships, he says he’s ready to bare his soul
Online streaming and the country’s proximity to the US have led to the likes of Despacito topping the charts – and now the island’s musicians are embracing politics
From shoddy transport and barely-existent toilets, to trying to get the best view of the Foo Fighters in a vast bowl designed to watch sport, we run down the perils of the mega-show
London's DIY clubland Partying on the periphery