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Shaming The Shysters: Circle Traps Interviewed

Angus Finlayson normally isn't keen on electronic music that isn't designed for the dancefloor, but Circle Traps have changed his mind. Photo by Ella McCartney

“I’m A Myriad Of Colours”: Peter Murphy Interviewed

"I duck and I dive and I’m too fast to catch and I’ll always be pretty." Peter Murphy discusses Bauhaus, Dali's Car, his new solo album and his status as the Godfather of Goth with Julian Marszalek. Photos by Thomas Tadeus Bak

Ricardo Villalobos & Max Loderbauer

Re:ECM

Moonface

Organ Music Not Vibraphone Like I'd Hoped

We Are All Norwegians – How Norway’s Bravery Is An Example To Us All

A frequent visitor to Norway, Wyndham Wallace responds to recent events in the nation’s capital, where, even in its grief for its dead, the country has shown the rest of the world how to live…

Amy Winehouse Obituary

Alex Macpherson pays tribute to the singer Amy Winehouse, who passed away this weekend

Neigh Bother: Director Dave Ma On Making Videos For Foals

We talk to video director Dave Ma about his work with Foals. All pics by Ethan Scott

The Whole World In Her Hands: Bjork Interviewed

As Bjork launches Biophilia, Luke Turner heads to Iceland to discuss technology, the environment, her country, musical education and the genesis of this astonishing project

French Retromania & The Best Of Les Francofolies de la Rochelle 2011

David McKenna takes in the sights and sounds of this year's Les Francofolies de La Rochelle festival, bumps into Ségolène Royal, muses on Simon Reynolds' Retromania and catches a David Guetta downpour

Washed Out

Within Without

Fair Ohs

Everything Is Dancing

Wayne Hemingway – The Bowie Gig That Changed My Life

Fashion designer and Red Or Dead founder Wayne Hemingway recalls the turning point in his adolescence which switched him onto youth culture, the nightclubs of Blackburn, and style. Interview by Alice Vincent

Ezekiel Honig

Folding In On Itself

Shonen Knife

Free Time

Precious Things Aren’t Always Perfect: Why The Queen Is Dead Is No Classic

The Queen Is Dead is 25 years old, and the eulogies have been non-stop. But Ben Hewitt reckons it's not the masterpiece people would have you believe...

Cosmic Communism: Soviet Science Fiction on Film

Robert Barry explains the role of science fiction films in the former U.S.S.R. as a season of these long lost films comes to the BFI this month.

Langston Hughes

Harlem In Vogue: The Poetry and Jazz of Langston Hughes

Post-Colonialcore: Master Musicians Of Bukkake Interviewed

As their Totem trilogy comes to an end, Rory Gibb talks to Master Musicians Of Bukkake about the humour and seriousness to what they do, ideas of 'world music' and "post-colonialcore"

Who Needs Love Like That?: Erasure’s Wonderland Revisited

John Freeman looks back at an underrated album which catalysed the enduring chemistry between Andy Bell and Vince Clarke.

Transgressive Memories & Transsexual Bars: Cults Interviewed

John Freeman talks to Cults' Madeline Follin and Brian Oblivion about their self-titled debut LP, saying 'no' to school and why introspection is dull

‘I Dreamed Of This’: An Interview With Beirut

"I feel like I've found a musical home," Beirut's Zach Condon tells Hazel Sheffield, as he discusses new LP The Rip Tide, finding peace and overcoming anxiety

Think Locally: Fuck “Globally” – Alan Moore On Dodgem Logic

Alan Moore is appearing at this weekend's I'll Be Your Mirror festival. He and fellow editor Queen Calluz explain to John Doran why the global experiment has failed and why their local magazine, Dodgem Logic, is a step in the right direction

Shabazz Palaces

Black Up

Tim Burgess On Loving Lawrence & Felt, “Birmingham’s Best Band”

Inspired by a road trip to Germany in Wyndham Wallace's truck of records, Tim Burgess discusses his love of Lawrence and "Birmingham’s best band ever…" with our driving scribe

Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou

The First Album (reissue)

Baths

Pop Music / False B-Sides

In Search Of Hype Williams: Their Final Communication

While attempting to nail down Hype Williams in interview form, Rory Gibb muses on this most elusive of the new breed of bass

Still Hitting On That Vital Nerve: Company Flow Interviewed

Ahead of their much-anticipated reunion at ATP's I'll Be Your Mirror festival this weekend, Oli Marlow talks to Company Flow's Len about the reasons for their reformation

Rise Against: UK Protest Documentary Just Do It Reviewed

Val Phoenix likes the spirit but not always the presentation of this documentary about the new generation of UK direct action campaigners, in cinemas this weekend.

Nostalgia Buffed: The Horrors Live

While witnessing The Horrors at the 100 Club, Tim Burrows argues that new album Skying shows a band greater than the sum of their influences. Image by Nick Gough Photos

The Little Battle Of The Big Horn: Colin Stetson Interviewed

John Doran talks to Colin Stetson - the sax-wielding creator of New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges, one of our albums of the year so far - about copping flak from the jazz community and apocalyptic feelings