A riot of forms, digital and biological, in this week's audio-visual to startle and refresh the soul
Sinead O'Connor was once seen as a sacrilegious rebel, but her music and life were deeply infused with spiritual seeking
Workaday absurdity in Berlin, deep patterns matched in Morocco, and meaning-making with Cornel West. A/V to expand your "me"
The delicate skill of Noh maskmakers, irregular baby heartbeats as modular beats, and GrimesAI scattering her voice to the world. All cultural craft is here
Now AIs can generate any banger you like, just from a text prompt. But should they be able to use existing music to do so?
We need “new energy sources” to power our societal ambitions. Music, and its capacity to transform, is one of those
Could a beautiful piano piece generate a beautiful (infra)structure? Dan Tepfer hints at a new creativity
In our age of authenticity, spirituality takes centre stage on Stormzy's new album, This Is What I Mean
"The club is analogous to a church: it’s a communal space, where the music becomes a secret language". DJ Hadi Zeidan
Greta and Björk publicly talk together (for the first time) about Arctic melt, disappointing politicians, and more
Patterns from a train window, an 80s Net Art extravaganza, and Phil Spector meets weird nature. Music vids for joy
Nigeria’s Burna Boy headlining NY’s Madison Square Garden shows that “African Soft Power” is accelerating
Vegamama on the rampage, how care (at either end of life) makes us flourish, and two girls dancing to the Cocteau Twins in the snow. A/V for the soul
It's not just algos predicting what we like... Content platforms are inventing thousands of new genres. "Chamber psych", anyone?"
Why are people increasingly buying music on cassette tapes? Because you can't put your hands on a data flow
A song can strengthen your heart and determination—and thus shape the world. Here's one each from David Byrne and Eleanor Kane
"Post-COVID, we'll need to be able to explain why grassroots venues, basements, skateparks, co-ops and community centres matter." So document their culture
Jacob Collier's hand-painted rhapsody, the Frisian Islands suck you in, and FVCKRENDER magics up your street corner. A/V for the soul
We need to fill a dance-shaped hole in us, opened up by the pandemic. But will we ever get back to the club?
The year's best music videos are as free, utopian and radical as the musicians themselves