Not since the glory days of Rastamouse has there been an album of pre-school children’s TV songs as good as Felix Martin’s Summer Fun Mix

‘We got our percussion instruments from the Early Learning Centre. The main hi-hat was made on a kids’ set of silver cymbals’

From Harry Styles to Adele and Hot Chip, residencies are increasingly popular – but what do they mean for fans?

Years ahead of the disco reboot curve, the British synthpop stalwarts deliver a performance so charged they even break a drum

As the beloved dance-pop band release their eighth album, Joe Goddard and Al Doyle will answer your questions – post them below

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The London band’s kaleidoscopic new album crosses genres and skips past musical borders

The first full-capacity festival since the pandemic began hosted a series of artists – Sons of Kemet and Self Esteem among them – that show how vibrant the UK’s scene still is

Musicians on the thrill of playing live – and what we can expect when gigs return

Pop’s mothers have told of guilt, loneliness and record-label prejudice – so do men face the same problems? Wayne Coyne, Ghetts, Thurston Moore and others respond

Our pick of the year’s finest albums brings American dreaming, teenage dynamism, heartbreak, barbed rap, impetuous indie and beautiful soundscapes

Returning with new material ahead of their sixth album, the electronic eccentrics remain as colourful as their patchwork jackets