The Southbank Centre's annual Meltdown Festival took place this month, curated by Yoko Ono. We sent a crack team of writers to cover events, which explored themes of activism, feminism and the future. Words by Emily Bick, Charlie Frame, Chris Roberts, Steph Kretowicz, April Welsh, David Bennun, Tristan Bath, Joe Kennedy and Maddy Sparham. Photos by Katja Ogrin
Betty Davis was a mover and a shaker in the Greenwich Village of the late-1960s, she was a great musician but was also politically, sexually and sonically progressive, an explosive mix that was too much for many people in her own day. Words by John Doran
Detroit techno pioneer Jeff Mills celebrates 20 years of his Axis label this autumn with a book of artwork, photos and essays about its history. While in London, he sat down with David Stubbs to envisage possible futures
As Destroyer release Kaputt in the UK, Dave Peschek talks to Dan Bejar about the making of the record, and his lifelong love affair with British music, Momus and why "I can no longer afford to be held under Dylan or Lou Reed's sway."