Valborg: A Swedish celebration
4 Mins read
How a small and traditional Swedish day festival has grown into a national party marking the end of winter.
Is jazz music in everything we listen to?
5 Mins read
Some say that jazz music doesn’t need to make a comeback, it already is influencing everything we listen to.
Jesus Is King: How Kanye West went non-secular
5 Mins read
Kanye has managed to divide everyone with his latest album release. We talk with its producer, Federico Vindver.
Danny Trash: A lustful storyteller
6 Mins read
The singer, songwriter and producer talks us through his career and the creative process that led to his most recent, genre-busting EP.
Isaiah Dreads: taking over with No Ego
5 Mins read
The “next big thing” of UK rap, Isaiah Dreads, discusses his latest, self-revealing project.
Dramatic failures
13 Mins read
Restrictive audition processes at some of the UK’s top drama schools highlight elitism in British acting
To the beat: street musicians in London
10 Mins read
Three different stories of young buskers in the city
Vocalising Queer lives, one song at a time
5 Mins read
We speak to a queer music collective who are vocalising life identifying LGBTQ.
On the record with Bill Ryder Jones
7 Mins read
Artefact meets Bill Ryder Jones and talks to him about his music and his new album.
Cave Girl: Glam rock revival in the second city
5 Mins read
Artefact meets Cave Girl – a glam rock group from Birmingham