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From Bill Callahan to Boards of Canada to Sluice to Soft Curse to Wendy Eisenberg to Olivia Rodrigo, here are our favorite albums of 2026 so far.

June 2026, including CC Syndicate, Mike Clark, John Coltrane, Kamila Csengeová, Eumir Deodato // Editor's pick: Eumir Deodato ...

From contrabassoons to harmonicas, we take a look at some of the concertos for more unusual instruments to have found their ...

But remember, it’s a huge continent with thousands of ethnic groups.” In Gaddy’s book “Well of Souls: Uncovering the Banjo’s ...

When most people talk about the history of turntablism, the conversation tends to follow a familiar path. The Baby Scratch, ...

Fossils unearthed in Ethiopia are reshaping our view of human evolution. Instead of a straight march from ape-like ancestors to modern humans, researchers now see a tangled, branching tree with ...

For those who see the world as a dark place, the universe seems to offer little solace. According to current estimates, ...

Yamaha’s Yusuke Ota and Shingo Ekuni take a look back at key guitars and artists from the brand’s history – from Carlos ...

The quartet communicated intimately and naturally in a programme of music by Shostakovich, Ravel and Stravinsky A hushed chord sustained by the second violin, viola and cello. Fragments of a melody ...

String theory attempts to unify general relativity and quantum theory. Popular in the 1990s, string theory fell out of favor as it failed to provide testable predictions and required ten dimensions ...

When James Talambas plays the long string instrument, he often imagines flying. The long string instrument, which was created by Ellen Fullman, is 60 feet long and features 44 bronze strings stretched ...