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Dirty Enough, But Not Too Dirty: Casual Sex Interviewed

Around a current UK tour and an upcoming trip to SXSW, Casual Sex's Sam Smith, Ed Wood and Chris McCrory meet Adrian Lobb to talk about the new Glasgow scene and the importance of keeping sounds stripped-back

St. Vincent

St. Vincent

Death Comet Crew

Ghost Among The Crew

Riding The Storm: John Paul Jones & Helge Sten Of Minibus Pimps Interviewed

Julian Marszalek talks to former Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones and Deathprod man Helge Sten about their experimental new duo ahead of the release of their debut album Cloud To Ground

Life On Earth Is Evil: Cinema And The Collective Longing For Annihilation

In an extract from his recently-released book, U.ESS.AY: Politics and Humanity in American Film, Stephen Lee Naish considers the relationship between our enduring love for apocalyptic cinema and humanity's innate, unstoppable drive toward destruction

Morrissey

Your Arsenal (Reissue)

Sonic Router 033: Mr Mitch Talks Grime In Zero-G

In his latest Sonic Router column, Oli Marlow speaks to London producer Mr Mitch about weightless grime, Peace Dubs and his haunting new EP The Room Where I Belong

Bohren & Der Club Of Gore

Piano Nights

A Sense Of Clarity: Wild Beasts Interviewed

With Wild Beasts' excellent fourth album Present Tense released this week, they sit down with Luke Turner to discuss blurring the line between myth and reality, and how their music has evolved through growing older and (not necessarily) wiser

Heroin Lullaby: A Poem By Bobby Parker

Sidestepping the format on this rare occasion, this week's new writing comes by way of a visceral and emotionally fraught single poem from Quietus-favourite Bobby Parker

Fade Into Blue: The Life, Work & Legacy Of Derek Jarman

To mark the BFI's season on the work of Derek Jarman, Jonny Mugwump looks back at his films, music videos, set design and art, and argues that "people like Jarman are needed now more than ever"

Magickal Thinking: Jean-Sébastien Nouveau Interviewed

David McKenna speaks to Jean-Sébastien Nouveau about the influence of Jacques Brel and Henry Darger on his new project as Les Marquises

After Xasthur: Scott Conner Of Nocturnal Poisoning Interviewed

Kevin Mccaighy talks to the former USBM musician about his individual attempts to fuse American folk music with doom

Wild Beasts

Present Tense

Terrence Dixon

Badge Of Honor

Frankie Goes To Hollywood

Frankie Said

An Improbable History: Microdisney Interviewed

David McKenna talks to Cathal Coughlan and Sean O'Hagan about the Rough Trade years

Get The Blessing

Lope And Antilope

Lingering Memory: Aphex Twin’s Selected Ambient Works II, 25 Years On

Two and a half decades since the release of Aphex Twin's second collection of Ambient Works, Ned Raggett revisits an album whose enigmatic internal logic remains as intriguing and beguiling as ever

Ian Crause

The Vertical Axis

A Matter Of Life & Deathcrush: Norway’s Noise Punks Interviewed

As they release their third single, and on the eve of their appearance at by:Larm in Oslo, Wyndham Wallace confronts Norway's most rowdily entertaining, fiercely rocking outfit, Deathcrush, to hear about Rod Stewart's former drum kit and why they're happy living in the future

Straight From The Heart: Joe Mount Of Metronomy Interviewed

Dan Ross shares a cheese platter with Joe Mount of Metronomy. Portraits by Gregoire Alexandre

A Sensory Universe: An Interview With S&M

Jessica Crowe meets up with the East London duo to discuss the mesmerising metal of their latest release sha·man and blurring the lines between creative disciplines. Photo by Elyssa Iona

Perc

The Power And The Glory

Towers

II

Hobocombo

Moondog Mask

Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks

Wigout At Jagbags

Shock Doctrine: An Interview With Perc

With his second album The Power & The Glory released this week, Rory Gibb meets up with London-based techno producer Ali Wells to talk dancefloor mayhem, rotting sound and political frustration

Simon Fisher Turner On Derek Jarman’s Blue

As the BFI launches a major season Derek Jarman's live and work, longtime musical collaborator Simon Fisher Turner talks The Quietus through 'Blue's genesis, creation and release, and his subsequent part in keeping Jarman's memory alive.

40 Years On: “Arrogant Pricks” Steely Dan’s Pretzel Logic Revisited

Four decades since the release of Steely Dan's Pretzel Logic, Val Siebert casts an eye backward and praises the work of a band at the top of their game

Music (For A Film): Jonny Greenwood Of Radiohead Interviewed

The Unnatural World

Chris Woolfrey talks to a self-deprecating and musically curious Jonny Greenwood about his solo work of the last decade

Rune Grammofon

Sailing To Byzantium