The two artists, beacons of excellence in pop, come together to discuss failure, rejecting the role model label and Stormzy’s favourite Billie track. [i-D]
Disabled and clinically vulnerable shut out from return of live music and theatre
As social distancing disappears at UK arts venues, artists and audiences who need to shield are uncertain of the futurePerformers and audiences who are clinically extremely vulnerable (CEV) are being shut out of the arts due to a lack of ongoing safety…
TikTok and Snap alums launch mayk.it, a social music creation app, with $4M in seed funding
After living through the global upheaval of the COVID-19 pandemic, many workers are re-evaluating their career path. Stefan Heinrich Henriquez, a former Head of Global Marketing at TikTok and Chief Marketing Officer at Cameo, is one of them. “I have been thinking about music since my time at TikTok, and I was really thinking about […]
Little Simz, Iron Maiden and more: September’s best album reviews
Discover all our four- and five-star album reviews from the last month, from pop to folk, classical and more Continue reading…
ヤマハ製66万円以上のレコードプレーヤー、低温時に回転数が上がりにくい問題と対策
ヤマハミュージックジャパンは1日、同社の販売する高級アナログプレーヤー「GT-5000」が、低温環境下で回転数が規定値に達しない指摘への対策案内を出した。同製品はブラック版は66万円（税込）、ピアノブラック版は88万円相当の製品（同）（ヤマハミュージックジャパン、AV Watch）。
同製品では許容動作温度は10℃から35℃に設定されているが、冬場ではこれ以下の気温になることは珍しくない。GT-5000では、本体が冷えた状態から回転を始動した場合、ターンテーブルの速度が上がらず規定の回転数に達し…
The Jewish folk song everyone in Japan knows
Noah Oskow discusses the complicated international history of the folk song Mayim Mayim. (SL Youtube)
INXS lead guitarist’s loss of finger in boat incident like ‘sticking a knife in a toaster’, court hears
Tim Farriss, who is suing for negligence over a 2015 accident claims he wasn’t properly warned about the equipment on the boatGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingThe finger-severing accident that INXS’s lead guitarist says ended his ca…
Sarah Harding’s heart-on-the-sleeve energy made pop look like fun
The self-described ‘Big Mouth’ brought a rock’n’roll ethos to the manufactured Girls AloudFor the release of Girls Aloud’s signature 2004 single Love Machine, the girlband juggernaut’s long-term graphic designers Form created a fictional magazine cover…
Roxanne de Bastion: You & Me, We Are the Same review – risk meets reward
(Nomad Songs)The rising singer-songwriter’s ambitious second outing fuses psych, new wave and pure vocals, with a little help from Bernard ButlerBrought up between Berlin and the West Midlands, based in London, Roxanne de Bastion is a singer-songwriter…
Idles review – primal howls and bullish power for the pits
Clifton Downs, BristolJoe Talbot dominated the Bristol band’s post-lockdown homecoming with spring-loaded unpredictabilityIt’s an eternal question: is it a faux pas to wear a band’s T-shirt to one of their shows? The implied answer from thousands of Id…