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Art In A Different Place: Withered Hand Interviewed

Edinburgh DIY-pop idol Withered Hand writes songs as an alternative form of self-expression to visual art. He spoke with Nicola Meighan about being raised as a Jehovah's Witness, going to a girl's school, and stumbling upon songwriting. Plus, watch the brand new video for 'No Cigarettes'

Clash of the Titans: The Cure vs Radiohead Live

The Cure and Radiohead are the twin titans of UK alternative rock but which group is better? Kevin E G Perry travels to Bilbao BBK to find out

Om

Advaitic Songs

The Flaming Lips

The Flaming Lips And Heady Fwends

Heavy Enough To Wake The Gods: Bong Interviewed

"I think we spend a lot of time in other places, rather than where we actually are" - Bong frontman Dave Terry speaks to Toby Cook about the warped geography of his band's new album Mana-Yood-Sushai

Diamanda Galás Discusses Her 13 Favourite Albums

Diamanda Galás plays the one of the opening concerts of Antony Hegarty's Meltdown Festival at London's Southbank Centre tonight. In advance of the performance, she tells us about 13 albums that have been influential on her life and work

Chris Marker Obituary

Anthony Nield pays tribute to the French cinema pioneer Chris Marker, who died on Monday at the age of 91

A Baker’s Dozen: Steve Vai’s 13 Favourite Albums Revealed

Porridge powered super Scot Mark Eglinton talks to compositional guitar virtuoso about his favourite albums of all time

‘A Hauntological Last Hurrah’: Robin The Fog Interviewed

In response to massive cuts to the BBC World Service, studio manager Robin The Fog took to the corridors and studios of its now-former home, Bush House, with recording equipment in hand. He speaks to Laurie Tuffrey about the resulting album, and the importance of the World Service

Blur

21

The Chora(s)san Time-Court Mirage

Live At The Grimm Museum Vol. One

‘Expanding That Basic Hip-Hop Shit’: Jeremiah Jae Interviewed

On his Raw Money Raps LP, released through Flying Lotus' Brainfeeder label, LAs's Jeremiah Jae channels dreamstates and hip-hop swagger to express the many facets of his personality. Oli Marlow caught up with him to discuss experimentation and connecting with the "inner voice"

Konx-Om-Pax

Regional Surrealism

Design Language: Eames: The Architect And The Painter Reviewed

David Bennun admires the work of husband and wife designers Charles and Ray Eames, subjects of a feature profile on UK theatrical release this week

Late Night City Sonics: An Interview With Peter Zummo

One of Peter Zummo's much-celebrated collaborations with the late Arthur Russell, Zummo With An X, was reissued this year by Optimo Music. Robert Barry caught up with Zummo via email to discuss his own musical history and channeling the sounds of the city

2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony: Why Subversive Gestures Are Not Enough

The author would like to thank Rory Gibb, Petra Davis, John Tatlock, Kris Stewart, Purves Grundy and Tom Davies for moral and technical support

Capital Idea! Children’s Film Foundation: London Tales Explored

Adrian Lobb enjoys a new BFI DVD compiling three features created by the Children's Film Foundation, which shows London, its youth and stories for kids gradually evolving. Still from Operation Third Form

Blancmange

The Very Best Of

Thriving in Silence: Laetitia Sadier Interviewed

Ahead of tonight's RTE gig, Laetitia Sadier talks to Erin Lyndal Martin about song writing and collaboration

Samuel Yirga

Guzo

Scarlet Fever: Red Desert Revisited

Chris Roberts marvels at Michelangelo Antonioni's first colour picture, which has been restored for a theatrical re-release to mark the centenary of the late Italian director's birth. Stills courtesy of the BFI

Guns N’ Roses’ Appetite For Destruction – 25 Years On

Jimmy Martin examines the perfect storm of raunch, repulsiveness and riffs that went into "the greatest hard rock record of the 80s"

Not Intimidated: Antony Hegarty Interviewed

Ahead of his mouth watering Meltdown festival, Antony talks to Joseph Burnett about collaboration and being thrust into every kitchen in the UK...

Lawrence Arabia

The Sparrow

I Dreamed Of Being An Olympic Dancer – The Quietus Auditions

Given that our office is opposite the Olympic Stadium, we thought it might be nice to get involved. So we sent Kevin EG Perry along to strut his stuff at the opening ceremony auditions

Hyperspecific Midterm Mix: Dance 12″s Of The Year So Far

Following on from our albums and reissues list, Rory Gibb offers a reductive and subjective list and mix of 25 of the best dance tracks of the year so far

The Antlers

Undersea

Saint Saviour

Union

Cooly G

Playin' Me

I Don’t Belong Here: Cathi Unsworth’s Weirdo In 13 Albums

Author and journalist Cathi Unsworth talks us through the albums that inspired her new novel Weirdo. This feature will bring dark joy to the hearts of those whose clothes are black, whose lips are purple and whose witches are red

Seek And Enjoy: Searching For Sugar Man Reviewed

Nadia Attia is enthralled by this investigative profile of cult musician Rodriguez. Main still by Hal Wilson, courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics