New Routes Archive

A World of UK Music    

New Routes incorporates a variety of informative features from some of the UK’s top music journalists.

You can view the printer friendly versions of articles from earlier issues by following the links below:

New Routes - Issue 6, cover design by PHILPOTT
ISSUE 6, 2006
Includes Antenna UK, The International Young Music Entrepreneur of the Year award, the rise of Welsh rock and pop, the current folk music revival, Seth Lakeman's visit to Libya and the re-exporting of British bhangra.   

New Routes issue 5 cover image
ISSUE 5, 2005
Includes women in hip hop, UK success in Hollywood, the world’s only art radio station, the rise of the folktronica scene and UK music videos.   

New Routes Issue 4 cover image
ISSUE 4, 2004
Includes Glastonbury 2004, UK jazz vocalists and the UK jazz scene, the London Sinfonietta in collaboration with Warp records, the Gogmagogs, CDR music platform, successful event management and Brit opera talent.   

New Routes cover image - issue 3
ISSUE 3, 2004
Includes the latest UK rock bands, Ninja Tune label, the art of video jockey-ing, the UK club scene, the TV Pop Idol and Fame Academy phenomenon, the Contemporary Music Network, and an interview with events organiser Alex Poots.   

New Routes 2001 Issue 2 cover: Asian Dub Foundation in Brazil. Designed by Ian Swift.
ISSUE 2, 2002
Includes UK garage, hip hop and soul, the varied musical communities in the UK festival scene, the Northern Irish music scene, changing perceptions of Jewish music and Scottish success stories in popular music.
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