Magic Maker by Pam Grossman: this word-witch doesn’t disappoint

The occult author weaves a cloak of enchantment for anyone intrigued by the notion that creativity is an expression of both intellect and spirit

David Bowie: 10 years after his death, he’s still electrifying, still plugged into the 21st century

David Bowie died on January 10th, 2016. He still has a message for the modern world in a way that, frozen in time, John Lennon or Elvis Presley simply doesn’t

Hugo Hamilton: ‘I love speaking Irish. It places me in a less aggressive country full of musical links to an ancient past’

The author on his new novel, Conversation with the Sea; his German heritage; and how Germany is in denial about Gaza

Music and artificial intelligence: ‘AI isn’t just a new sound. It’s a new infrastructure baked into our products and services’

Martin Clancy of AI:OK on the challenges and possibilities facing the music industry

Songwriter Tamara Lindeman: ‘It’s scary. We all know Elon Musk is climate-informed. He’s not Trump. He’s not a madman’

For the Weather Station singer-songwriter, whose music is deeply concerned with the state of the planet, the Maga new world order represents a chilling departure from normality

What Art Does: An Unfinished Theory by Brian Eno, Bette A. Nothing less than a call to arms

Brian Eno, musicial maverick and sometime U2 producer, and Dutch artist and writer Bette A explore what art is and its potential to help humanity to change course

Brian Eno: ‘I don’t like being admired, being revered. That makes me feel very uncomfortable’

Eno, who has worked with everyone from Bowie to Coldplay, discusses his new book with Bette Adriaanse, the use of AI in art and his idea of ‘scenius’

Timothée Chalamet: A Complete Unknown soundtrack review – In what world does this Dylanless Bob Dylan album make sense?

Star of new biopic deserves gold medal for effort, but you can only wonder about the target audience

Coldplay: Moon Music review - Saccharine, superficial pop and a feeble effort at a protest song

Moon Music is another album made with stadiums in mind; surface-level lyrics for instant connections

Jon Hopkins on his new direction: ‘There are no nods to dance music. I’ve dropped all attempts to fit into anything’

The electronic music maverick says his new album, Ritual, is not in a genre that can be easily labelled

Gareth Quinn Redmond and CR Gillespie: The Exquisite Corpse Shall Drink the New Wine

David Byrne: ‘I couldn't write songs during the depth of the pandemic’

The Talking Heads frontman is opening an exhibition with sketches spanning 20 years

Radiohead: Kid A Mnesia – the greatest band in the world in 2000/2001

This stunning package brings Kid A and Amnesiac together, with bonus features

Fintan O’Toole: We need schools for messers, dreamers and misfits

Great explosion in English rock music was unintended result of art schools