Interview with... Mylo: The musician and record producer looks back
18 August 2010 12:00 AM
The musician and record producer recalls uni life
All in the mind
16 February 2009 12:00 AM
You don’t have to do media studies to become a DJ – Xfm star Rick Shaw talks to Dan Poole
Hitting the high notes
16 January 2009 12:19 PM
Want to make your mark in the music business? We asked Simon Gavin, head of A&M Records and judge on Channel 4’s Orange unsignedAct with Sony Ericsson, for his tips on getting to the top.
Short films – big prizes
09 January 2009 04:19 PM
Youth initiative Ctrl.Alt.Shift is running a fantastic competition for young filmmakers to work with some of the most inspiring contemporary names in film and music.
Review: Persepolis
29 September 2008 02:50 PM
This stark and beautiful art-house cartoon is an animated coming-of-age story with a difference, set against the backdrop of war and revolution in Iran.
Review: Awake
29 September 2008 01:04 PM
The premise for this film hinges around a billionaire that suffers due to a failed anaesthetic, leaving him fully conscious during open-heart surgery and awake to the unfolding of a devious plot to steal his money. Sound improbable?
Review: Where in the world is Osama Bin Laden?
29 September 2008 12:49 PM
The problem with this heavy-handed docu-comedy about the war on terror is that you know the ending already: there isn’t one.
Interview: Danny Wallace
26 September 2008 03:45 PM
Having done his first work placement at 13, Danny Wallace has always had a plan. Now an author and presenter, he talks to Dan Poole about his education and career so far
Interview: Danny Wallace
26 September 2008 03:34 PM
Having done his first work placement at 13, Danny Wallace has always had a plan. Now an author and presenter, he talks to Dan Poole about his education and career so far
Listings: things you ought to know about
26 September 2008 03:23 PM
Finding your way, hearing them play and feeling OK
Digging through the crates
25 September 2008 03:16 PM
Music from your student years stays with you forever, industry insiders reminisce with Emma Bartley
Is music policed and controlled?
18 September 2008 12:00 AM
A new course in music policy starting at the University of Edinburgh this month aims to open students' eyes to the politics of sound, teaching them about who is allowed to make music, and who is allowed to hear it, and why. The course – the first of its kind – will encourage third- and fourth-year music students to think about how music is patronised and policed, and what motivates the people and organisations behind it.
Conservatoire says yes, yes, yes to pop
18 September 2008 12:00 AM
A new course is preparing students for the realities of life in the music industry
Review: Reading Festival 2008
29 August 2008 01:11 PM
An army of music-heads descended on Reading this past weekend, covering the town with a dense mist of colourful flags, tents, caravans, crazy hats and cheap sunglasses
Review: The Green Man Festival 2008
29 August 2008 12:51 PM
Co-founder of the festival Jo Bartlett once said: “I look upon each Green Man as a work of art.” Although largely painted in various shades of grey, this year’s event was exactly that.
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