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A Watershed Moment: XTC’s Andy Partridge On English Settlement

'Hail to the provinces!' says Jim Keoghan while talking to Andy Partridge of XTC, 30 years after the release of English Settlement

Mr Agreeable: A Turd In The Swimming Pool Of Life

Turning his one good eye on Lana Del Ray, Jack White and Uni Lad, it's Deptford's happiest soul, Mr Agreeable!

Django Django

Django Django

Identity Crisis: Martha Marcy May Marlene Reviewed

Sean Durkin's multilayered debut uses the story of a girl who escapes from a cult to explore notions of victimhood and family. Yasmeen Khan is enthralled by this genre-transcending psychological thriller

Finding Out Something True: Eyvind Kang Interview

On the eve of a London gig, Joseph Burnett talks to modern compositional powerhouse, Eyvind Kang

Rough Trade

Electronic 2011

Gonjasufi

MU.ZZ.LE

Perfect Pitch: The National Discuss The Long Count

Ahead of tonight's performance of The Long Count at London's Barbican centre, The National's Aaron Dessner talks to Laura Snapes about baseball and Mayan myths

The Method Of Mindfulness: An Interview With Paper Dollhouse

John Freeman speaks to Paper Dollhouse’s Astrud Steehouder about how her debut solo album, A Box Painted Black, was created in the 'now'

Uni Lad & Why Every Man Must Fight The Trivialisation Of Rape

After a Twitter firestorm, misogynist website Uni Lad has closed itself down. But, argues Luke Turner, we must remain vigilant for its belittling of rape

Destroying Structure: An Interview With Ramleh

Seminal noise band Ramleh celebrate their thirtieth year of operation in 2012. Joseph Burnett spoke to band members Gary Mundy and Anthony diFranco about the group's history and influence

The Sick Of It: Carnage Reviewed

Roman Polanski's adaptation of a Yasmina Reza stage play has been hailed as among "the funniest and most intelligent films of the year" by such authorities as The Daily Mail. Our man Chris Roberts was mildly amused by the sight of Kate Winslet throwing up

Black Bananas

Rad Times Xpress IV

Frànçois & the Atlas Mountains

E Volo Love

“This Is My Metal Machine Music” – Lindstrøm Interviewed

Hans-Peter Lindstrøm talks to John Doran about obsessive recording, Jethro Tull and why he may have gone too far this time

Tracing The Seams: An Interview With DjRUM

DjRUM's Mountains was one of last year's most impressively self-contained dance EPs. With a new EP landing soon, Angus Finlayson spoke to the Londoner about his approach to music making and deep-seated love of DJing

Wild Sting: In Defence Of Dune

In the game of folly versus lolly David Lynch's version of the Frank Herbert science fiction novel Dune played and lost. Now revived as part of a BFI Southbank retrospective on the director, it is often regarded as a patchy, incomprehensible failure. Andrew Stimpson challenges this consensus

A Culture In-Between: Baloji Interviewed

Born in the Congo, raised in Europe, Baloji brings together hip hop and the music of his birthplace, including collaborations with Konono No.1. Ahead of tonight's concert at the Barbican, he tells Kevin EG Perry about this meeting of continents

The New Bleak: Trauma, Haunting And The Cultural Obsession With Darkness

Minimal techno, black metal, witch house, goth... Why is so much of the music we listen to so bleak, asks Ryan Diduck

Lana Del Rey

Born To Die

“You’re Hung Up About A Lot In Britain” – David Cronenberg Interviewed

Canadian veteran David Cronenberg's new film portrays the intimate lives of three architects of psychoanalysis. Stephen Dalton is on the couch

Finding Time: Glasgow, DIY & The Odd Tale Of RM Hubbert

Nicola Meighan speaks to Scottish musician RM Hubbert about the long road to his new album, Thirteen Lost & Found. With contributions and memories of acid and the Glasgow music scene from Alex Kapranos

The Internet

Purple Naked Ladies

Sonic Router 024: Spam Chop’s Techno Flex

In this latest Sonic Router column, Oli Marlow speaks to Wigflex label head Spam Chop about the release of his debut EP Cuckup, his love of techno and Nottingham's close-knit scene

Smooth As Silk: An Interview With Ital

Daniel Martin-McCormick's debut album as Ital, Hive Mind out next month. In advance of its release he's given us a live recording to give away. Rory Gibb speaks to him about his approach to dance music and the debate around 'hipster house'.

“You Can’t Escape Your Influence” – Mark Lanegan’s Favourite Albums

In one of our best Baker's Dozens yet, Mark Lanegan talks Julian Marszalek through the most played discs in his collection

Chairlift

Something

Felt Up: Lawrence Of Belgravia Director Interviewed

Having spoken to the documentary's titular subject, Nicholas Abrahams now gets director Paul Kelly's perspective on Lawrence Of Belgravia

Air On Soundtracking The Pioneering Voyage Dans La Lune

Jeremy Allen talks to the urbane French duo about making music for the classic Georges Méliès film Voyage Dans La Lune

Deeper Into The Void: An Interview With Asva

Asva released one of last year's most haunting and evocative records in Presences Of Absences. Kevin McCaighy speaks to bassist and founder member Stuart Dahlquist about the past, present and future of the group.

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