UPROOTED: A Deep Dive Into the Unsung History of Jazz Dance
A new film explores the deep history of both the vernacular and formal versions of American dance. In this week's Mixtape, writer Joe Muggs talks with the team behind the documentary.
Mixtape
A commentary on the latest trends in music, from the newest tracks to up-and-coming artistes, as well as unique and lesser-known acts.
Endless Exploration: 25 Years of Jónsi and Friends
Jón Þór “Jónsi” Birgisson is one of the more unusual superstars of the modern age. But make no mistake, the 45-year-old Icelander is a superstar.
Techno 2020: Not Exactly Business as Usual
One of the staples of club culture has grown into a global business – but away from the social media sensations and “plague raves”, techno is as exciting and exploratory it’s ever been.
Nothin’ But A Good Time Gets To The Ambiguous Truths Of Glam Metal
We meet the author of a new book that documents the most preposterous (and preposterously successful) of 1980s musical movements.
Sade’s Heirs: A New Chapter in Britain’s Great Smooth Soul Story
A new box set reminds us what an important band Sade is, as a huge wave of UK talent reconfigures the same influences into new forms.
In Search of the Perfect Groove With Chris Frantz
He forms half of the greatest rhythm sections in modern music – and possibly the only husband-wife one – but what inspired Chris Frantz to chase the groove?
Jon Marsh on the Magical Times that Fed Into The Beloved’s Classic Happiness
Technology, drugs, politics: as the 1980s ended, the world was in dramatic flux – and one album in particular captured the sense of hope in the air at the time. Here, The Beloved’s Jon Marsh tells us how they did that.
Get Inspired By IG Culture And The Cosmic History of ‘London Bruk Boogie’
One of Britain’s most singular sound system music talents has assembled a full jazz band for his most ambitious project yet: we find out how he reached this point.
‘Allow A New Experience!’: The Unending Research Of Burnt Friedman
Newly located to Portugal, veteran German experimentalist Burnt Friedman tells us more about his search for universal principles of rhythm.
English Eccentrics: The New Golden Age Of UK Rap Individualists
How the natural British urge to do things differently has created not just stars but a rich range of strange adaptations of hip hop culture.