DJs and musicians on the artists that have inspired them in 2017

The explosive influence of Chicago’s AACM and the records it created

The best of Crate Diggers 2017

Our favourite digital releases of 2017 that should be pressed on vinyl

Home Grown: The hi-fi component collector with 14 turntables

VF Mix 117: Caetano Veloso by Souleance

Our 10 favourite mixes of 2017

Our 12 favourite record sleeves of 2017

Home Grown: The collector who values the cover art as much as its music

Our 12 favourite Home Grown collections of 2017

The Supreme effect: Why merch is booming in underground music

Armando Iannucci on classical music, The Death of Stalin, and soundtracking comedy