Richard Elliott of Sussex University breaks down a Prince performance to identify the source of his great genius.
We speak to the acclaimed up-and-coming jazz singer Emma Smith about breaking barriers and the power of the big band.
As one half of MOBO award-winners Binker and Moses, Moses Boyd is one of the most exciting young musicians around today. In this interview he reveals his influences, his view of the raw new scene and, most of all, his love affair with playing drums.
As part of our research for Reawakening we interviewed the man almost single-handedly changing people's perceptions of the tuba.
Our sixth immersive multimedia feature launches today. Reawakening takes you on a unique journey of the raw new UK jazz scene through interviews, music, and striking visuals. You have never seen jazz covered like this before.
We speak to musical innovator Alex Sonnenfeld, the inventor of his own particular style of scratch notation, which he hopes will help to establish the artform in music education.
Rachel Gonzalez looks at the latest example of bringing computer games to the stage as Manchester's (UK) Bridgewater Hall prepares to host the orchestral theme music from The Legend of Zelda.
The latest in our digital artist showcase sees an attempt to find poetry in our relationship with computers of Miyo Van Stenis, versus the futuristic synths of northern Catalonia's 5alad.
Fancy record shopping with your groceries? Sainbury's have now decided to stock vinyl.
Scientists have invented a whole new method of learning, starting with music.
Exactly why do we like music again? With her new paper, psychology professor Psyche Loui has moved a step closer to understanding this most essential part of being human.
Mysterious, absorbing, unsettling...we talked to the enchanting digital artist The Night Sea for the latest in our interview series.
Does the 8-bit video game hold the future of music creation? Rachel Gonzalez takes a look at the new composing tool, the Ming Micro, which recently burst through its Kickstarter target.
Sarah Nicolls, a pianist and senior lecturer at Brunel University, reveals how she adapted the plain old piano to play it on the inside, as well as the outside.
A new report shows that the UK's biggest music stars are only getting richer.
New research from those busy people at Goldsmiths University London reveal a fascinating connection between colour perception and music.
We interview the Phoenix-based digital artist Kenaim whose unique GIFs have been attracting attention from the likes of Vice magazine and others.
Gerald Keaney is one of the most prominent and outspoken activists in Brisbane's fiercely independent alternative music scene. Now releasing his fourth album, we grab a chat!
Designer, digital illustrator, and visual artist, Nadrient (aka Aryel Huckaby) is one of the new breed of artists who beautifully capture the dramatic dystopian fantasies of today, tomorrow, and even yesterday.
Blurring the boundaries between real and virtual, the latest participant in our digital showcase is Wisconsin Assistant Professor and artist, Bill Miller.