A listening guide to Ben Murphy's Ears to the Ground: every record the book names, chapter by chapter, in the order it names them.

Every artist named across the listening guides, and the chapters that name them. Search by act to see each book that reaches for them.

A listening guide to Michael Azerrad's Our Band Could Be Your Life: every record the book names, band by band, in the order it names them.

A reason to be scared? Not really - and here’s why...

A listening guide to Dan Charnas's The Big Payback: every record the book names, side by side, in the order it names them.

A listening guide to Dan Charnas's The Big Payback: every record the book names, side by side, in the order it names them.

A listening guide to Martin James's State of Bass: every record the book names, chapter by chapter, in the order it names them.

A.I.’s impact is starting to be felt across SaaS businesses...

A listening guide to Questlove's Music Is History: every record the book names, chapter by chapter, in the order it names them.

A listening guide to Lloyd Bradley's Bass Culture: every record and song the book names, chapter by chapter, in the order it names them.

Every record David Toop names in Ocean of Sound, chapter by chapter, in the order he names them, plus his full discography.

Rumours abound... but there's a point here most are missing

The only way to take on the majors is by out-manoeuvering them - and some companies are starting that fight.

Irrespective of who wins, nobody is working to raise the value of music itself

Plus: We reveal how much the capital's councils actually make from festivals in their parks.

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

Is time being spent in all the wrong places?

The Beatles? The Stones? Led Zeppelin? Please... when it comes to rock, no one comes close to these three consecutive AC/DC albums

Another grim development in the indie landscape

Don't believe the hype: the biggest major is far from sitting pretty

The Joyful Sabotage Guide to Supporting Real Music and Reigniting Pleasure in the Age of Tech Oligarchy

Why this might not prove as bad as people think...

Why managing your artists' narrative is more important than ever

Al Jourgensen has finally gotten over hatred for his early music and subtly reworked it... into Ministry's best LP in years

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Why small communities could be the key to breaking future scenes and talent

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I fed 900+ comments into ChatGPT to run a sentiment analysis, and the results are... telling.

The figures come as debate continues about how much money artists and songwriters receive in royalties.

How this next step might just be the straw that breaks the camel's back

It’s been an instructive morning on the internet. We’ve learned that women can’t multi-task – only men can.

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The weekend email comes as Elon Musk leads an effort to aggressively curtail the government workforce.

The star has urged for a shift away from plans where artists must opt out of a system allowing AI free use of any online work

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