Keeping track of new music, media and industry news.

Up until a month ago Nicholas Burman wouldn't have been able to tell you, but Maximum Joy's reformation reminds us of their influence on British alt-pop music...

We talk to Bristol´s premier dreamweaver Oliver Wilde about album number three, the pitfalls of Wikipedia, and his upcoming performance at Simple Things...

One from the Stool Pigeon archives, as Monitors editor Kier Wiater Carnihan encounters the mad prince of dub himself: Lee 'Scratch' Perry...

Fancy seeing Four Tet, Jamie xx, Todd Terje, Nicolas Jaar, Holly Herndon, Mumdance and Novelist at one of the world's greatest electronic music festivals?

We speak to Dutch producer, label owner and all-round music enthusiast Applescal about running Atomnation and creating his incredibly accomplished recent album 'For'...

This is already looking like one of the strongest years for albums in some time, and as we reach its halfway point we feel like celebrating - with the 25 best albums of 2015 so far...

Davic Nod's collaborative approach to electronic music involves contributors from all over the globe. We had a chat with the producer before his appearance at this year's Sonar +D...

With fans frequently having to wait eight weeks before they can buy or stream a track they've heard on the radio, does the Global Release Date present an opportunity to revamp promotional campaigns in the UK?

Nottingham's noisy Grey Hairs tell us about choosing the pub over the practice room, avoiding the pitfall of cultural entrepreneurship, and new album 'Colossal Downer'...

In this new column, Sean Hocking from Metal Postcard Records introduces the best underground music emerging from the Asia Pacific region...