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Alpines

London duo Alpines explain their love of fine-tuned icy pop & reveal what life’s been like since leaving Polydor...

By Anita Awbi 17 Sep 2013

Score! Insider tips for writing soundtracks

Exploring the relationship between music and the moving image to unearth new opportunities for composers.

By Paul Nichols 17 Sep 2013

Fuse ODG

We catch up with afrobeats star Fuse ODG at the MOBO Awards 2013 nominations night.

By Jim Ottewill 16 Sep 2013

The Clash – Sound System

The Clash have released Sound System this month, so Russell Iliffe looks back on The Clash's rich, eventful discography

By Kyle Fisher 16 Sep 2013

Arctic Monkeys

This week our playlist celebrates the release of AM, the latest album by Sheffield guitar band Arctic Monkeys. Not only is it being heralded by critics as the group’s best yet, but it’s on course for being one of the most popular with record buyers. It’s set to overtake Daft Punk’s Random Access Memories to have the biggest first week sales of the year so far. Check out our playlist showcasing some of the band’s best moments of their career as well as cuts from friends and influences…

By Jim Ottewill 13 Sep 2013

So Solid Crew

M meets notorious garage stars So Solid Crew at the red carpet of the MOBO Awards 2013 nominations

By Jim Ottewill 11 Sep 2013

Pop profile: Kim Wilde

This month marks the 25th anniversary of Kim Wilde’s 1988 album Close - and to celebrate Universal Music has released a deluxe re-mastered edition. With a UK tour planned for later this month, Russell Iliffe takes a retrospective look at the eighties icon.

By Anita Awbi 10 Sep 2013

James Holden

It's hard to pin down James Holden's latest left turn into psychedelic techno territory... but watch us try!

By Anita Awbi 10 Sep 2013

Bestival

As festival season is almost drawing to a close, we turn our attention to one of the last greenfield parties left to do: Bestival. Rob da Bank's annual fancy dress spectacular kicks off on the Isle of Wight today for a weekend of mayhem and madness, so we've scoured the line-up to uncover the most eclectic selection of the 2013 festival season so far. From Elton John to Peace, Chic to MIA, be prepared for mixed bag of aural delights, old and new...

By Anita Awbi 6 Sep 2013
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