Features

What we learned at the AMP conference

‘I wanted to create discussions that I really wanted to hear, involving voices that I really want to hear from,’ says BBC Radio 1 DJ Annie Mac.

By Bekki Bemrose 5 Apr 2019

Lucy Schaufer

Mezzo-soprano Lucy Schaufer shares some of her favourite pieces of music...

By Paul Nichols 5 Apr 2019

Michael Timmons - The Games Room

Following the release of his much-lauded debut record Bone Coloured in 2018, Glasgow’s Michael Timmons is preparing to put out the emotionally stark, yet glistening, single In the Games Room.

By Bekki Bemrose 4 Apr 2019

W. H. Lung

'Even if it’s not immediately audible, ideas grow from somewhere and we try to steal as much as we can from a wide a field as possible,' say Manchester trio W. H. Lung.

By Bekki Bemrose 4 Apr 2019

Just Joined Spring 2019

Presenting our round-up of some of the newest and exciting members to join PRS for Music in the latest quarter, including BBC Sound 2019 winner Octavian and forthcoming PRS Presents performers Black Midi...

By Paul Nichols 3 Apr 2019

Parklife: Keep the Boutique Fires Burning

The behemoth of the festival world, Glastonbury, returns this year but in its fallow year, smaller, alternative events attracted music lovers in their droves. Jim Ottewill dons his wellies and pitches up his tent to learn how the world of indie festivals is booming…

By Paul Nichols 2 Apr 2019

Cro Cro Land

Cro Cro Land festival launches in Croydon on 6 April, aiming to bring guitar bands back to the birthplace of punk music, and celebrate the area’s rich musical history, with gender equality at the heart of everything it does. Here’s an introduction to some of the tantalising line up...

By Bekki Bemrose 1 Apr 2019

Psych: The Rest Is Noise

Bekki Bemrose dives deep underground into a scene that to-all-intents-and-purposes seems to be thriving, despite largely subverting perceived wisdoms regarding the industry in 2019…

By Paul Nichols 1 Apr 2019