In her Baker's Dozen, self-penned between the release of her latest solo album and the return of her much-loved band Black Box Recorder, Sarah Nixey charts her life in listening from Carpenters to The Cure, via encounters with David Bowie and more
Ahead of her performance at this year's EFG London Jazz Festival, Tanita Tikaram takes Luke Turner through her favourite records, from the soundtrack of her childhood spent in military bases, via formative encounters with OMD and The Beatles, an abiding love of the jazz and soul greats, and more
Lou Doillon's debut album of enigmatic folk pop Places has been a surprise hit in her native France. In advance of a London show at Queen Elizabeth Hall this week, she speaks with Jeremy Allen about the pressures of growing up in a family of famous musicians
As she releases the first track 'Heels' - which you can listen to below - from a new EP, Billy Nomates, aka Tor Maries, speaks to Patrick Clarke about class barriers, the fragility of DIY musicianship, and the government's 'sinister' disregard for an industry on the edge of collapse