Founding member of acclaimed rock band The National, Aaron Dessner, chats about his multimedia project, The Long Count - the music, the collaboration with his brother Bryce and visual artist Matthew Ritchie, the beginning of time... Watch the trailer at http://www.barbican.org.uk/music/event-detail.asp?ID=12804

Renowned English eccentric Robyn Hitchcock gifts us with a special live version of 'Sometimes a Blonde' from his album Spooked, and talks about The Floating Palace (http://www.barbican.org.uk/music/event-detail.asp?ID=12856) on Wed 8 Feb - featuring himself alongside KT Tunstall, Eliza & Martin Carthy, Howe Gelb and Krystle Warren.

Critically-acclaimed composer Micahel Gordon introduces us to his piece The Sad Park and the upcoming Kronos Quartet residency at the Barbican (www.barbican.org.uk/kronosquartet - 21-27 Jan).