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Black Rain

Now I’m Just A Number: Soundtracks 1994-95

The French Outer Reaches: Christophe Demarthe & Philippe Petit

From the techno of Christophe Demarthe to Cosey Fanni Tutti collaborator Philippe Petit, this month David McKenna takes Rockfort around the Gallic margins

Repo Man Rides Again: Alex Cox Interviewed

To celebrate this week's Blu-ray release (in the UK at least) of Repo Man, director Alex Cox reflects on the 1984 cult classic, subsequent battles with Hollywood and Hunter S. Thompson, and why it's fine to pirate his work. Interview by our Boston scribe Craig Terlino

Grimes

Visions

Lambchop

Mr. M

Why Adele Is The Pop Star We Need, By Jude Rogers

Adele is a one woman cash vache! Get off her back losers, says Jude Rogers

A Room Full Of Horns And Nowhere To Sit Down: February Columnus Metallicus

Captain! He rises! Toby Cook puts down the plastic skull bong and picks up his notebook. Horns up shitbirds!

Tindersticks

The Something Rain

Moments Of Clarity: An Interview With Emika

Ninja Tune's resident sculptor of deep, dubby pop has just released her latest single, which finds her collaborating with dancefloor veteran Jimmy Edgar. Rory Gibb spoke to the Berlin resident about clubs, classical training and sampling the Berghain

Anthony Reynolds

Life's Too Long 1995 - 2011

Golden Bear Necessities: Berlinale 2012 Explored

Shakespeare plays in prison, African child soldiers, Nazis from space, Bob Marley... Stephen Dalton reports from the cinematic smorgasbord that was the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival

Perfume Genius

Put Your Back N 2 It

Atomic Forest

Obsession

When Worlds Collide: An Interview With Clodagh Simonds

Since the late sixties, and now as leader of Fovea Hex, Clodagh Simonds has been crafting beguiling music that draws equally from modern and ancient forms. Russell Cuzner spoke to her about Fovea Hex's latest album Here Is Where We Used To Sing and the changing face of modern music

Blur: The Sound Of The Essex Boys Beyond The Hits

As Blur win a lifetime achievement gong, Ian Wade, Charlie Frame, Mic Wright, Mof Gimmers, Jeremy Allen, Wyndham Wallace, Joe Kennedy, Scott McKeating, Tom Hawking, Ben Myers, Stevie Chick, Jamie Bowman, Tim Burrows and Luke Turner select their finest b-sides, rarities and album tracks

John Talabot

ƒIN

Blur, The Olympics & The Never-ending 1990s Hangover

Blur's presence at the closing ceremony of the London Olympics is part of the legacy of New Labour, the '90s and the Millennium Dome, argues Luke Turner

A Glittering Prize – Jim Kerr Of Simple Minds Interviewed

As Simple Minds tour their glorious first five albums round Europe, front man Jim Kerr takes time out to speak to David Stubbs

Of Montreal

Paralytic Stalks

The Life Aquatic: Trailer Trash Tracys Interviewed

London four-piece Trailer Trash Tracys recently released their debut album Ester. Jenny Stevens spoke to the band about Sufi poetry, the Solfeggio scale and the properties of water

Sleigh Bells

Reign Of Terror

Akira The Don

The Life Equation

Earth’s Dylan Carlson Discusses His 13 Favourite Albums

With Earth's new album Angels Of Darkness & Demons Of Light Volume II out now, band mainstay Dylan Carlson selects his 13 favourite albums for your perusal

Pulling Son House From A Burning Building: Mark Lanegan Interviewed

Rob Hughes talks to Mark Lanegan about not being able to say no to collaborations and unlikely disco songs

Earth

Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light II

Kindred Spirits: Burial The Urban Explorer

Burial released his new EP, Kindred, though Hyperdub this week. In a piece that began as a simple review before spiraling out of control, Rory Gibb asks why he, out of all his contemporaries, has struck such a nerve with such a wide audience

Beyond The Seven Samurai: Ozu And Imamura On DVD

In this first instalment of a regular DVD column, Anthony Nield examines the Western reception of Japanese film, as the BFI and Masters of Cinema start to delve deeper into the works of Yasujiro Ozu and Shohei Imamura

Giallo Can You Go? Talking Italian Horror With Spector

You might not guess it from his besuited and bespectacled exterior, but Spector singer Fred Macpherson is a devotee of Italian horror cinema. The BBC Sound Of 2012 nominee reveals more in conversation with Dario Argento biographer James Gracey. Photo by Joe Tovey Frost

Die Antwoord

Ten$ion

Field Music

Plumb

Sounds & Sweet Airs That Give Delight: Savages Interviewed

They've played only a handful of gigs but Savages have a spirit that most of their guitar-wielding contemporaries lack. Luke Turner meets the fiercely intelligent goth pop four-piece. Photographs by Joseph Tovey Frost

A Folk Devil Talking: Slayer’s Tom Araya Interviewed

Jenn Selby talks to Slayer front man Tom Araya about American folk music, Reign In Blood and the band that came before the big four... Anvil