Boom for Real
Film+TV
The must-see film tracing Basquiat’s teen years and his path to artistic revolution
London Contemporary Orchestra
Music
The orchestra reinventing film scores with Paul Thomas Anderson and Jonny Greenwood
Figures of Speech
Current affairs
Takyiwa Danso: the focus on diversity should be less of a box-ticking exercise and more of a box-breaking movement
Different trains 1947
The audio-visual project tracing Indian independence through musical narrative
Multicolour music
From suburban boredom to Ryan McGinley, the colourful rise of London O’Connor
Chasing trane
The man who changed jazz, documenting the life of John Coltrane
Infinite Avenue
Carmen Villain, the bewitching musician inspired by 60s experimental cinema
Spiritual bass techno
Meet Moa Pillar, the young Russian producer making beats for the club and NASA
Hip Hop Consciousness
How Smino is using funk, soul and supercharged lyrics for good
Xpander
Legendary 90’s DJ Sasha on redefining his club sound for the Barbican
Straight Up
Meet Etta Bond, the London songstress making badass anthems for self-empowerment
Personal touch
Meet Zak Abel, the London singer-songwriter giving soul a fresh voice
Music for dream states
Meet Kelly Lee Owens, the pioneering producer subverting techno stereotypes
Electronic soul
How Berlin’s motor city spirit helped define Wayne Snow’s sound
Stretch and Bobbito
The unlikely 90s hip hop DJs who launched Jay Z, Nas and Wu-Tang