Alexis Taylor: I Never Lock That Door

Hot Chip’s Alexis Taylor has just released the video for his track “I Never Lock That Door” from his third solo album Piano. Directed by Simon Owens, the video is made up of many stills of Taylor mid-air, captured by 170 pinhole cameras. It’s a beautifully minimal love song—opening with just Taylor’s vocals and a piano and building with some gentle background vocals, but not …

Tippet Rise Art Center, Montana

A place where art, performance and nature collide in a magical way

A couple of hours from Yellowstone National Park, a very different (but no less spectacular) kind of destination opened just last month. Tippet Rise Art Center, located in Fishtail, Montana, is driven by the mission to make art and music more affordable and accessible and to encourage people to experience it in a different way. Founded by Peter and Cathy Halstead, Tippet Rise blends music, …

Thom Yorke: BBC Radio 1 Bedtime Mix

Need music to fall asleep to? Radiohead’s Thom Yorke has put together a 30-minute Bedtime mix for BBC Radio 1, airing on Phil Taggart’s Sunday night show. Tracks include a live version of Yorke’s “Bloom” he performed last year for the Pathway To Paris climate-focused concert (the benefit album is now available for purchase, with all proceeds going to 350.org and the UNDP) and experimental …