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Gay Propaganda: Russian Love Stories

As the Winter Olympics opens in Sochi, we present an extract from Gay Propaganda: Russian Love Stories, published by OR Books, and a glimpse in to the devastating effects of Russia's draconian laws and social attitudes toward homosexuality. The book, by turns harrowing, hilarious and affirming, is nothing if not necessary

The Priest And The Wild Boys: William Burroughs As Musician

Chal Ravens examines the rise and fall of the musical legacy of William Burroughs

Full Clip: Latest Hip Hop Albums Reviewed By Gary Suarez

New York gentleman Mr Gary Suarez returns with this month's Full Clip round-up of hip hop LP releases, feat. Angel Haze, Cities Aviv, Kid Ink, Prince Po & Oh No and Isaiah Rashad

Bill Callahan

Have Fun With God

Raagnagrok

Man Woman Birth Death Infinity

Open Territory: An Interview With Alcest

Ned Raggett speaks to Neige, the singer/composer behind French band Alcest, to discuss their new album Shelter's wholescale shift towards hazy shoegaze territory

Perfect Calibrations: Simon Raymonde’s Favourite Albums

Following the release of his new album with Snowbird, the former Cocteau Twins man and Bella Union boss gives us his rundown of his all-time (on this given day) favourite records

Various Artists

Hardcore Traxx: Dance Mania Records 1986-1997

Les Vampyrettes/Holger Czukay

Les Vampyrettes 12"/On The Way To The Peak Of Normal

I For One Welcome Our New Robot Vocal Cords: Radical Computer Music

How might electronic music sound in a post human future? Robert Barry enlists the help of Holly Herndon, James Bridle and Conrad Shawcross to explore radical new directions in computer music, from live programming and Algorave to the digital overloads of Black Midi

The Everlasting Yeah: Raymond Gorman Of That Petrol Emotion Interviewed

Odhran MacGabhann talks to Raymond Gorman of That Petrol Emotion and The Everlasting Yeah about Derry as city of culture, Sahaja yoga, sobriety and The Undertones

Pangaea

Fabriclive 73

Primitive Man

Scorn

Xiu Xiu

Angel Guts: Red Classroom

Dark Matter: An Interview With Actress

With Darren Cunningham's bleak and bruised fourth Actress album Ghettoville just released, Rory Gibb meets him in South London to discuss the mercurial producer's career to date, and what new roles he might be playing in future

The Third Man: William S. Burroughs At One Hundred

On the day that would mark the inimitable writer's centennial birthday, Darran Anderson considers the lifetime's work of a true genius and a true bullshit artist, and how - on issues as pressingly contemporary-seeming as censorship, surveillance and the War on Drugs - his work is as relevant now as it's ever been

Sunn O))) & Ulver

Terrestrials

Mark Lanegan

Has God Seen My Shadow? An Anthology 1989–2011

On Curating Meltdown: Will The Real James Lavelle Please Stand Up

Ed Gillett examines the decision to select the Mo'Wax founder as this year's Meltdown curator

Warping The Familiar: An Interview With Patterns

Patterns' Ciaran McAuley tells John Freeman why the Manchester band's long-awaited debut album is dedicated to the act of "warping the familiar"

Moodymann

Moodymann

Horns Up Ya Shitters! A Columnus Metallicus For February

Mat Colegate forces himself face down into the best recent metal releases

Cultural Archaeology: On How We Used To Live & The Big Melt

After watching new St Etienne film on London, How We Used to Live, and Jarvis Cocker & Martin Wallace's ode to the Sheffield steel industry, Phil Harrison asks what these explorations of the past have to say about present

Complete Communion: January’s Jazz Reviewed

Jamie Skey on the records and shows that point toward a healthy, explorative and skronk-laden 2014 in jazz

Behemoth

The Satanist

Up To The Challenge: The Fugees’ Blunted On Reality 25 Years On

Angus Batey reappraises The Fugees' much maligned debut album 'Blunted On Reality', 25 years on.

Shackleton

Freezing Thawing Opening EP

Voiceless Voices: An Interview With Rachel Kushner

Marking the paperback release of her much-talked-about second novel, The Flamethrowers, Jess Cotton speaks to author and journalist Rachel Kushner about the artistic magnetism of the 1970s, the influence of the visual arts and working with the idea of the gaze in her writing

What Is It?: Crispin Hellion Glover Interviewed

Haakon Nelson interviews the iconoclastic writer, director and actor about art, movies, music and how to flourish outside of the corporate game (contains NSFW video clip)

Actress

Ghettoville

Pontiak

Innocence

Glam Bam Thank You Man: Michael Monroe Of Hanoi Rocks Interviewed

Val Siebert talks to the legendary Finn about Hanoi Rocks, Stiv Bators, G N'R & keeping the flame burning