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Battle Of The Black Album: Jay-Z vs Metallica vs Prince

Get in the ring Jay-Z, Metallica and Prince! Angus Batey, Harry Sword and Simon Price fight for their respective favourite Black Album. But who will you vote for?

Prophets Of Time: Nik Turner’s Favourite Records

The space rock luminary and former member of Hawkwind, Sphynx and Inner City Unit guides Sean Kitching through 13 instructive and inspirational jazz, rock and soul records that have shaped him and his music

The Strange World Of… Sunburned Hand Of The Man

Sean Kitching provides ten points of entry to the bewildering and strange world of American free folk collective Sunburned Hand Of The Man

Mark Wynn

The Singles

In Search Of: NV Interviewed

On her first album as NV, Kate Shilonosova set avant-garde instrumentals beside hooky pop. She tells Nikita Velichko about now setting out to explore Russia's musical heritage and why living in Moscow is like a strategy game

Pop Kid – Chris Lowe Of Pet Shop Boys Interviewed

Long time PSB fan Andrew Harrison sits down for an hour with Chris Lowe to talk Blackpool showbiz, big coats and the problems with EDM

Mogwai

Atomic

Vijay Iyer/Wadada Leo Smith

A Cosmic Rhythm With Each Stroke

eMMplekz

Rook To TN34

Inspiration From Above and Below: The Strange World Of… SunnO)))

Philosopher and cultural theorist Niall Scott catches some chin-scratching time with Stephen O’Malley and Greg Anderson, as SunnO))) reissue Dømkirke on vinyl and announce North American live dates. Live photography by Samantha Hayley

Spool’s Out: Cassette Reviews For March By Tristan Bath

Tristan Bath is back covering essential releases by Gazelle Twin's label and Part Wild Horses Mane On Both Sides (live photo by Lorenzo Palmieri), not to mention his latest Spool’s Out Radio session

The Biggest Listicle Ever: A Ride On The Electronic Superhighway

At the Whitechapel Gallery’s Electronic Superhighway exhibition, Craft/Work looks beyond post-internet art to find wonder in clunky old interfaces

Some Kind Of Abstraction: Bret Easton Ellis’ American Psycho 25 Years On

25 years after Bret Easton Ellis' notorious novel was first published, Lee Arizuno considers its place in literature and, as both mirror and projector, in the culture of its time and ours

We Can Build You: Assemble And The Legacy Of Walter Segal

With a new exhibition at the Architectural Association, Christo Hall re-examines the story of Walter Segal’s self-build revolution of the 1980s and its influence on Assemble and others today

ABlocalypse Now: Bloc 2016 Reviewed

With Bloc retiring from hosting annual weekenders at Butlins, Christian Eede visits the last ever edition for a weekend packed with one-of-a-kind experiences. It's just a shame that co-founder George Hull doesn't seem to feel the same way. All photos courtesy of Jake Davis

Development Hell: High-Rise Reviewed

John Grindrod surveys Ben Wheatley's adaptation of JG Ballard's classic dystopian novel

All Reality Is Virtual: Waking Life Reassessed

A Blu-Ray reissue of Richard Linklater's colourful masterwork is a timely reminder of animation's poetic power

Lust For Youth

Compassion

Paul Bowles

Music Of Morocco

The Lead Review: Mat Colegate On The Body’s No One Deserves Happiness

With their self-proclaimed "the grossest pop record of all time" out on Thrill Jockey tomorrow, Mat Colegate explores The Body's latest offering of epic nihilism

Rising To The Occasion: Ben Wheatley’s Cinematic Baker’s Dozen

Ahead of the release of his JG Ballard adaptation High-Rise, director Ben Wheatley talks Ian Schultz through his 13 all-time favourite films

Various Artists

So Low

Th1rt3en Best: Dave Mustaine Of Megadeth’s Favourite Albums

Continuing our celebration of three decades since 1986 marked a pivotal moment for thrash, the co-founder, singer and guitarist of one of the "Big Four" gives Mark Eglinton a rundown of his most formative records

Poacher Turned Gamekeeper: The Critic’s Guide To Being In A Band

Andrew Mueller is a travel writer, foreign correspondent, columnist, pundit and author. He has also been a rock critic for donkey's and has been in a country rock band The Blazing Zoo for nigh on a decade. We asked him if the former had given him any insights into the latter...

Columnus Metallicus: March In Heavy Metal By Louise Brown

Louise Brown is both the Iron Fist and the velvet glove of heavy metal. Bow down and quiver before her album selections for this month

Spectres

Dead

Record Store Day: The Documents They Didn’t Want You To See…

We've got an exclusive look at the full list of RSD16 releases as well as some sensitive behind the scenes documents...

Being Celestial: Blown Out Interviewed

The power trio with a particularly fine pedigree are about to take their saturating sonics to Europe. Their guitarist Mike Vest tells Matt Ridout about vintage Japanese noise influences and the benefits of a short attention span

Ash Koosha

I AKA I

Thao & The Get Down Stay Down

A Man Alive

The KVB

Of Desire

At The Drive-In: Joe R. Lansdale Interviewed

Straddling genres, making the martial arts hall of fame and witnessing social inequality in the American South are the order of the day as Sean Kitching speaks to author Joe R. Lansdale