Music
School drama doesn’t need GCSEs – or Ebaccs, for that matter
As soon as Education Secretary, Michael Gove speaks, most of the education establishment is so busy automatically loathing him and finding fault with his every word that they forget to listen to what he is actually saying.
By Susan Elkin | Notebook | Wednesday, 19 September 2012 at 10:58 am
Santigold: My album was inspired by The Arab Spring and a Jamaican boat ride
Like most people, Santigold was expecting a wild dose of hedonism when she made her first trip to Ibiza.
By Emma Gritt | Arts, Music | Wednesday, 19 September 2012 at 10:14 am
FWD still has its place, and it’s here to stay
The choice of music at FWD’s 11th birthday, set in a basement off Brick Lane on a viscous August night, reflects the inclusivity of the modern ‘bass music’.
By Miguel Cullen | Arts, Music | Friday, 24 August 2012 at 3:46 pm
Ones To Watch: Abadabad to Wet Nuns
This week’s ones to watch look’s at the terribly named but dreamily lo-fi Abadabad and the satanic death blues of Wet Nuns, and you definitely want to be their friends.
By David Newbury | Arts, Music | Tuesday, 21 August 2012 at 10:51 am
Bebe Black: Sometimes people find it easy to chuck you in the box of British singing female
Weymouth chanteuse, Bebe Black, may have started off making jazz and blues but in recent times has turned her vocal attentions to more electronic material. Here, we spoke to discuss working with Benga, MySpace nostalgia and comparisons to some well-known songstresses.
By Errol Anderson | Arts, Music | Saturday, 18 August 2012 at 2:00 am
Zoo Project Festival: Bringing the spirit of Ibiza to Kent
In around a month’s time one of Ibiza’s big clubbing institutions, Zoo Project, will hold their inaugaral festival right here in the UK.
By Marcus Barnes | Arts, Music | Tuesday, 14 August 2012 at 4:15 pm
Cody Chestnutt: Kickstarting a comeback
More artists are turning to Kickstarter to get their projects off the ground. Is this busking for the digital age?
By Samuel Breen | Arts, Music | Tuesday, 14 August 2012 at 1:12 pm
Sweet Toof: It’s harder to paint in NYC…we have CCTV, they have guns
Anyone who has walked through East London is bound to have spotted a pair of enormous white teeth propping up a wall, poking round behind a lamppost, leaning against a corner…these grins belong to Sweet Toof, one of the city’s most vibrant and instantly recognisable artists.
By Emma Gritt | Arts | Saturday, 11 August 2012 at 5:00 am
Jeff Mills: ‘The Wizard’ is still working his magic
Jeff Mills is a musician who has been at the forefront of techno music for over two decades now, having been involved with the genre since its infancy, and working as a DJ way before the music even existed.
By Marcus Barnes | Arts, Music | Friday, 10 August 2012 at 10:52 am
A musical cry for help from Mali
Not only has this strangely-shaped, landlocked West African country produced more international musicians than any other nation on the continent, but Malian music is incredibly diverse.
By Tim Woodall | Arts, Music | Wednesday, 8 August 2012 at 3:15 pm
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