Music

Rafael Kubelik was one of the great interpreters of Smetana; this 1971 Má Vlast is one of his best performances and has been recreated on high-quality LP, says Jimmy Hughes.

• Jimmy Hughes
• Jun 2026

The featured artist for Vienna High-End Show 2026, Michael Vámos, checks out Dominique Fils-Aimé’s first album, Nameless, which merges African tribal influences with modern R&B for a fresh listening experience.

• Michael Vámos
• May 2026

One of the great names in the recording world, Giles Martin speaks to Sean Hannam about reworking INXS, The Beatles… and his Wrensilva record-playing console in his Abbey Road office!

• Sean Hannam
• May 2026

Berlin has long been a fertile city for fermenting new and influential music, with a thriving jazz scene from which this exciting young trio has emerged. Jason Kennedy tunes in.

• Jason Kennedy
• Apr 2026

Looking back over 50 years of making music, guitarist Peter White talks to Chris Frankland about moving to the US, playing with Al Stewart, and a life in smooth jazz.

• Chris Frankland
• Mar 2026

From the same concert as 1994’s At the Deer Head Inn, this second collection of the one-night-only trio sounds as fresh as the day it was recorded, says Jason Kennedy.

• Editor
• Dec 2025

Sean Hannam caught up with slap-bass legend, ceaseless touring musician and Level 42 frontman Mark King, as he celebrated the anniversary of the band’s influential 1985 hit album, World Machine.

• Sean Hannam
• Dec 2025

After a five-year break and worries over Jimi Goodwin’s substance misuse, indie rockers Doves are back with their sixth studio album, and Sean Hannam believes they are finally at peace!

• Sean Hannam
• Dec 2025

Nottingham-based quartet Divorce appeared in 2021 and Drive to Goldenhammer is their first album after their wry Heady Metal EP. Shaun Marin checks out this distinctly peculiar British indie newcomer.

• Shaun Marin
• Nov 2025

What We Do In The Shadows star Matt Berry is more than just an actor; he’s also a master of wry synth-based psychedelic rock. Sean Hannam checks out Heard Noises.

• Sean Hannam
• Nov 2025

Paris is Nils Frahm’s first album recorded at a single concert and the first to be released on his own Leiter record label. Jason Kennedy listens in… and is impressed!

• Jason Kennedy
• Nov 2025

Legendary producer Patrick Leonard teams up with a dream team of musicians, producers, engineers (and Michael Fremer) to deliver a contemporary, progressive rock album with a sound to die for!

• Alan Sircom
• Oct 2025