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Moses Boyd

Award-winning jazz drumming ace Moses Boyd is busy packing up his sticks to play a solo set at SXSW next week. We find out what's in store...

By Anita Awbi 8 Mar 2018

#PressForProgress: part two

In the second part of our International Women’s Day special, songwriters Raphaella and Roxanne de Bastion, plus PRS Foundation's Vanessa Reed and Black Deer Festival's Gill Tee, share their ideas for achieving gender parity in music.

By Anita Awbi 8 Mar 2018

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#PressForProgress: part one

To mark International Women’s Day 2018 tomorrow, women from across the music industry tell us where the business is at right now and what more can be done to tackle gender inequality...

By Anita Awbi 7 Mar 2018

Otzeki

'We're intrigued about being in Texas as we've never been before but we've both watched Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Dallas Buyers Club': Otzeki on their inaugural trip to the mighty SXSW...

By Anita Awbi 6 Mar 2018

Femi Koleoso, Ezra Collective

'What’s a jazz musician without sunglasses?' Ezra Collective drummer Femi Koleoso on plotting the band's trip to SXSW and what they've got in store for US audiences...

By Anita Awbi 5 Mar 2018

Libralibra

Experimental pop powerhouse LibraLibra have only just released their first single, Animali, but it's a total mind-melter. Here, Beth and Joe spill the beans on their skittish sound...

By Anita Awbi 5 Mar 2018

Transmission Roundhouse

The new, boundary-pushing platform for under 30s launches this weekend. To celebrate, Station Manager Niccy presents an ace playlist of 'femme British artists that should be on festival bills'...

By Lucy Doyle 2 Mar 2018

Gwenno

'I had exciting ownership over words that have never been set to melody in recorded times': space age synth-popper Gwenno on unearthing the ancient Cornish tongue for her ace new LP...

By Anita Awbi 27 Feb 2018