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The Great Divide: On Laibach In North Korea

As Laibach return from their controversial visit to Pyongyang, North Korea, Alexei Monroe looks at the frequently unhinged Western media reaction to the trip, and asks where it sits with their long-standing ambigious exploration of totalitarianism. Photo by Jorund F Pedersen

Black And Blue: Keith Richards Interviewed

Julian Marszalek meets the Rolling Stones guitarist and living legend to talk race, drugs and persistence. Portraits by Mark Seliger. Studio shot by Kevin Mazur

Rose McDowall

Cut With The Cake Knife

Battles

La Di Da Di

By Design: Jim Jones Of The Righteous Mind’s Favourite Albums

Before they headline Walthamstow's Stow Festival this weekend, The Righteous Mind's leader gives Julian Marszalek an insight into "where my head is at right now" with a tour through his current top 13 albums

Midday Veil

This Wilderness

Micachu & The Shapes

Good Sad Happy Bad

All Her Yesterdays: Rose McDowall Interviewed

Ben Graham talks to the Strawberry Switchblade member and Current 93/Psychic TV collaborator about the reissue of her Cut With The Cake Knife album. Colour portraits by Gilbert Blecken

Khost

Corrosive Shroud

Unwound

Empire

35 Years On: Seventh Dream Of Teenage Heaven By Love And Rockets

Ned Raggett looks back at the British post-Bauhaus three piece that made it (temporarily) big Stateside

As If By Magic: Carter Tutti Void Interviewed

Chris Carter, Cosey Fanni Tutti and Nik Void have made one of tQ's favourite albums so far this year, f(x). John Doran interviews the trio at the C&C Music Factory in the Norfolk

Life After Dark: A History Of British Nightclubs

In an extract from his new book, After Dark: A History of British Nightclubs and Music Venues, Dave Haslam considers the importance of these spaces not just personally and communally, but also in shaping music history

New Writing: Celestial Springfield By Vahni Capildeo

Taken from Clinic's brilliant Can I Borrow A Feeling? — an anthology of Simpsons poetry and artwork — new writing this week comes from Vahni Capildeo, alongside an illustration by Katie Johnston

Never Say Never: Idris Elba And The James Bond Casting Controversy

Brogan Morris examines the recent fuss over the idea of Idris Elba being cast as James Bond and argues that there hasn't ever been a 'true' portrayal of the iconic spy.

The Lead Review: Luke Turner On Carter Tutti Void’s f (x)

Luke Turner holds up the new studio album by the cross-generational trio as an exciting, visceral reaction to contemporary cultural and social monotone

Sounds From Beyond Science: Rum Music By Russell Cuzner

Russell Cuzner journeys beyond science, with this month's column including a haunted solo LP from Coil member Drew McDowall, a release from Drekka on Dais, intense minimal on Important Records, and more

Public Image Ltd.

What The World Needs Now...

Music Is Not Sport: Nils Frahm’s Favourite Albums

Before he releases his Late Night Tales compilation, the pianist, composer and new classical ("I never liked it, but I'm stuck with it now; give me something cool like 'neo jazz'") pioneer gives Karl Smith a tour of his favourite overlooked records, by musicians "that deserve a little afterglow"

Low

Ones And Sixes

Roseau

Salt

Independence & Influence: Seymour Stein Interviewed

Richard Foster meets the visionary entrepreneur who has been working near the heart of the music business since 1958

Rockfort: Remembering Lizzy Mercier Descloux

David McKenna looks back at the life of Parisian poet, painter and post punk musician, Lizzy Mercier Descloux

KMD

Bl_ck B_st_rds

Destroyer

Poison Season

Max Richter

Sleep

Full Clip: September’s Hip-Hop Albums Reviewed by Gary Suarez

Gary Suarez considers Travi$ Scott's Rodeo and reviews the rest of this month's hip hop albums

Last House On The Left: Following Jeremy Corbyn’s Campaign Trail

Taylor Parkes visits Chelmsford - Thatcher's Agincourt - to study Corbyn mania, ahead of Thursday's Labour leadership poll deadline. All photographs by Samantha Hayley

Ghost Songs: An Interview With Sea Lion

The Gothenburg-based singer-songwriter tells John Freeman why the creation of the spectral, highly intimate songs on her exquisite debut album Desolate Stars was driven out of a desire to feel "grounded and present"

Iron Maiden

Book Of Souls

Chelsea Wolfe

Abyss review

Other Colours: Rob Chapman On Psychedelia And LSD

Ben Graham talks to author Rob Chapman about his new book which looks at the psychedelic era though a fresh third eye