Kieran Yates: How urban music has helped the arts

Last year saw a major rise in the crossover of what you might call the ‘high’ cultural arts to the underground urban world. Grime music, classically limited to East London raves or on the pirate radio ...- 05/01/2011, Reviews

Ultra Music Festival 2011 - changes announced, tickets on sale

On November 16, the electronic-focused Ultra Music Festival, which takes over Miami's South Beach every year, announced an expanded event for 2011, with three days of music rather than two and an expected larger international lineup. The events runs from March 25-27, 2011- 17/11/2010, Music

Indy Choice: Best of the new music

Ease your ears into the weekend with a selection of tasty new albums. here or on the image to launch our guide - 12/11/2010, Arts & Books

Indy Choice: Best of the new music

Ease your ears into the weekend with a selection of tasty new albums. here or on the image to launch our guide - 05/11/2010, Arts & Books

Indy Choice: Best of the new music

Ease your ears into the weekend with a selection of tasty new albums. here or on the image to launch our guide - 29/10/2010, Arts & Books

Indy Choice: Best of the new music

Ease your ears into the weekend with a selection of tasty new albums. here or on the image to launch our guide - 22/10/2010, Arts & Books

Indy Choice: Best of the new music

Ease your ears into the weekend with a selection of tasty new albums. here or on the image to launch our guide - 15/10/2010, Features

Jack Riley: Music: for education or political gain?

Music has always served political functions, from fanfares announcing the splendour of great rulers to monkish chants inspiring religious awe to the heart-swelling anthems of radical movements, not to ...- 14/10/2010, Commentators

Indy Choice: Best of the new music

Ease your ears into the weekend with a selection of tasty new albums. here or on the image to launch our guide - 08/10/2010, Features

Tom Hedley: 'On stage, Flashdance in your face and completely alive'

When I wrote Flashdance, in 1982, it was a hard sell; musicals were considered poison at the box office and Hollywood studio executives were put off by the notion that what I had written would in any way be thought of or described as a musical. The first director I approached was the great Bob Fosse. He was very drawn to it but, after giving me copious no I ...- 08/10/2010, Features

Justin Bieber releases music-making game in Nordic and Baltic regions

Canadian pop superstar Justin Bieber will host a virtual music studio online called SongHi.com featuring the singer's vocals and instrumentation, allowing users to play a music-making game for free.- 08/10/2010, Music

Ian Burrell: Good songs cost money

I’ve never felt as worried for the future of the music business as I did last night, sitting in the ballroom of London’s Dorchester Hotel. Diners at the Broadcast Music Inc’s annual bash were treated ...- 06/10/2010, Arts & Entertainment

Classical music podcasts from The Independent

- 04/10/2010, New Articles

Indy Choice: Best of the new music

Ease your ears into the weekend with a selection of tasty new albums. here or on the image to launch our guide - 01/10/2010, Features

Who's behind the decks at your hotel?

Hard Rock Hotels and Casino has confirmed that it will launch its "The Sound of your Stay" music program internationally September 27 - with celebrity blogger Perez Hilton as its first curator.- 28/09/2010, News & Advice