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Madonna

MDNA

Undercover: The Erotic Films Of Peter De Rome

Anthony Nield revisits the groundbreaking gay cinema of British director Peter de Rome, whose signature work arrives on DVD this week, nearly four decades after it premiered in New York

“A Beauty I Cannot Deny” – David Sylvian Looks Back

Since attaining pop star status in the early 1980s with Japan, David Sylvian has followed a circuitous, challenging path, constantly refining his world of arty pop and ambience. Wyndham Wallace talks to him about finding and following his muse…

Frankie Rose

Interstellar

Joking Aside: Jaz Coleman’s 13 Favourite Albums

Killing Joke's front man chooses his 13 favourite albums. As told to Dayal Patterson

VCMG

SSSS

The Space Is The Place – Taylor Parkes On Abbey Road Studios

Taylor Parkes visits Abbey Road studios and talks to Brian Kehew and Kevin Ryan about the rooms that shaped seminal albums by The Beatles and Pink Floyd

Carter Tutti Void

Transverse

Witness The Change: Trevor Jackson Interviewed

He’s an elusive artist fuelled by his passion for progressive music and outsider sounds. But Trevor Jackson's new compilation dedicated to the EBM, post-punk and industrial dance acts of the ’80s unveils a fondness for the past. We spoke to him to find out more

Kindness

World, You Need A Change Of Mind

4th Pan-Asia Film Festival Roundup

Yasmeen Khan takes in the best of last week's continent-spanning showcase. Main image from Starry Starry Night

Child’s Play? The Hunger Games Reviewed

Suzanne Collins' young adult fiction is a global phenomenon. Co-scripted by the author and directed by Gary Ross, the big screen adaptation of the first novel in the trilogy opens today and looks set to dominate at the box office. Emily Bick finds out why 'the world will be watching'

Mix Mup & Kassem Mosse

MM/KM

David Sylvian

A Victim Of Stars

Bristol Fashion: Mark Stewart Of The Pop Group’s 13 Favourite Albums

Julian Marszalek talks to post punk agitator Mark Stewart about 13 favourite albums

Darkness More Than Anything: Tim Hecker Interviewed

Tim Hecker's Ravedeath, 1972 was one of our favourite albums of last year. Friend and colleague Ryan Diduck headed round to his studio to talk church organs, religious rapture and alien abduction

Jack White’s Blunderbuss: Track By Track

Last night, Jack White hosted a playback of his debut solo album in London. Julian Marszalek was there, and reports on an album clearly influenced by White's time in Nashville

Meeting On The Desertshore: Sleazy Remembered At AV Festival

At Newcastle's AV festival this weekend, Chris Carter and Cosey Fanni Tutti premiered Throbbing Gristle's take on Nico's Desertshore, originally the brainchild of late TG/Coil member Peter 'Sleazy' Christopherson. Luke Turner was there, and witnessed a moving tribute to Sleazy's life and work

Breaking The Cycle: The Kid With A Bike Reviewed

Yasmeen Khan watches the latest Cannes award winner from Belgium's leading cinematic siblings: a contemporary tale about a lonely lad which defies easy 'social realism' pigeonholing. Photo by Christine Plenus

Thomas White

Yalla!

Howlin’ Rain

The Russian Wilds

The Church Of The New Atheism: Alain De Botton’s Epistles Examined

Siobhan McKeown ploughs through Alan De Botton's Religion For Atheists and finds it - along with other New Atheist texts - lacking

Blindsided By Love: Sharon Van Etten Interviewed

After escaping an abusive relationship and earning a slew of high-profile supporters for her bare-all songwriting, Sharon Van Etten endured two years of homelessness while making her new album, Tramp. She speaks to Cian Traynor about toughening up and learning to camouflage heartache

20 Years On: Ultramagnetic MCs’ Funk Your Head Up

Angus Batey looks at the under appreciated, 1992 second coming of the Ultramagnetic MCs

Various Artists

Trevor Jackson Presents Metal Dance

Matt Elliott

The Broken Man

David Sylvian’s Guide To The Work Of David Sylvian

A new compilation, A Victim Of Stars 1982-2012, celebrates thirty years of solo work by David Sylvian, who guides Wyndham Wallace through some of its highlights.

Sautéed For Es And Whizz: Getting Fried With White Hills

Julian Marszalek speaks to stoner glam rock guitar wrangler Dave W and bass frequency provider Ego Sensation about shredding, pounding and frying your brains. Plus! The first watch of their new video for 'You Dream You See'

Cracked Actor: In Defence Of Oliver Reed

Ken Russell's 1971 landmark The Devils is finally out on DVD today. To celebrate, Anthony Nield reassesses the popular perception of its star Oliver Reed, arguing that we should remember the actor rather than the alcoholic. Behind the scenes production shot courtesy of Warner Bros.

Rock Against Rockism: Why Liking The Boss Is Not Conservative

Some daft herbert of a researcher recently claimed that one crunching guitar riff can have you signing on the dotted line as a sexist, truck-drivin' member of the nasty right wing. What twaddle, argues Emily Mackay

No Rush: AV Festival’s Slow Cinema Weekend Explored

Spread across venues in Newcastle, Gateshead, Middlesbrough and Sunderland, the theme of this month's AV Festival is 'As Slow As Possible'. Kate Taylor was sitting comfortably for last weekend's film programme. Still from Lav Diaz's Century Of Birthing

White Hills

Frying On This Rock