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An Explorer Of The Northern Gothic: Shackleton Live

After a night at the Highlife 1st Birthday Apocalypse in Glasgow, Daniel Baker muses on the mysterious experience of seeing Shackleton live. Picture by Tjeerd van Erve/Gonzo (Circus)

Is Pop Culture Consuming Itself? Simon Reynolds Discusses Retromania

The great Simon Reynolds talks to Colin McKean about his new tome Retromania: Pop Culture's Addiction To Its Own Past, and explains why conditions for musicians and consumers today are unprecedented - even if the art itself isn't

‘We Want The Kills To Be Of One Heart’: An Interview With Jamie Hince

The Kills' main man reveals all about new album Blood Pressures, literary influences and why hanging out with Jack White is bad for Alison Mosshart's voice

Bon Iver

Bon Iver

Antlers

Burst Apart

The Final Warning: Three Decades After This Heat’s Deceit

Thirty years after the release of This Heat's Deceit, John Calvert re-examines a record that embraced the Cold War terror of ultimate destruction - and made something far more complex, humane and moral than mere hatred

Dancing Is Better Than Chin Stroking: Psychedelic Horseshit Interviewed

Matt Horseshit talks about new album Laced, disappearing bassists and musical splits

Fucked Up

David Comes To Life

Owiny Sigoma Band

Owiny Sigoma Band

Young Dogs, Old Tricks: Seasick Steve Gives Lessons To The Youth

He's been around the block and slept on a few, now Seasick Steve offers up some good ol'fashioned advice for any youth following in his wake. Treat songs as friends and stay off the booze, he tells Ian Johnston.

Will Book Publishing Follow Music Into The Void?

"The music industry's mistakes in this area are heads on spikes for the book industry" argues Dan Franklin in a piece (responding to Wyndham's BST two weeks ago) looking at an uncertain digital future for publishing.

Edge Of England: A Sonic Journey With Shackleton & Vengeance Tenfold

This spring and summer, rail travellers in Devon can listen to two unique pieces of music by Shackleton and lyricist Vengeance Tenfold as they rattle along. Luke Turner spoke to the latter about the project, and took the train along to the Dawlish Coast to experience it for himself. Photographs by Linda Wevill.

‘Close Your Eyes Or You Won’t See Anything’ – Jan Švankmajer’s Alice

David Moats says legendary stop-motion animator Jan Švankmajer's take on Alice In Wonderland is miles ahead of other children's films - not just for the way it brings dreams to life, but also for what it leaves to the imagination

An Extract From Luke Williams’ The Echo Chamber

Luke Williams' astonishing debut about the nature of listening and memory, The Echo Chamber was published this month. Here is an extract and Josh Warren reviews the book and interviews the author

Get On The Dyke & Ride! Jamie Thomson Cycles To Roadburn In The Netherlands

Intrepid man of pedal and metal Jamie Thomson tells the tale of his mission to cycle to the Roadburn Festival: featuring ferries, dykes, windmills, heaviosity, rude signage, useless national cycle trails, and 345 cheese & ham toasties

Sonic Router 020: Lando Kal Takes Things Further

For this month's Sonic Router, Oli Marlow talks to the nomadic Lando Kal about his musical evolution

Kid Congo And The Pink Monkey Birds

Gorilla Rose

Confessions Of A Marked Woman: EMA Interviewed

She's produced some of the Quietus' favourite music of 2011 thus far, and now Ben Hewitt morphs into a goat farmer from Vermont for some full moon conversation on her music, guns, rebellion and why she can't rap

Working With The Weapons At Hand: JG Thirlwell Of Foetus Interviewed

In a wide-ranging interview, Mark Emsley talks to Jim Thirlwell about his work including Foetus, Manorexia, and soundtracking Adult Swim's The Venture Bros. Photo by Marylene Mey

‘Cos Everybody Hates A Tourist: Pulp, Politics & Power At Primavera 2011

The Quietus heads to a Primavera Festival that takes place against the backdrop of an ugly police crackdown on Barcelona protesters. Tim Burrows explains why now is the perfect time for the return of Pulp, plus reviews of Factory Floor & Chris Carter, Einsturzende Neubauten, PJ Harvey, Odd Future, Swans and more. Pictures by Hayley Hatton

Kris Needs On His New New York Series & Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers

Legendary music scribe Kris Needs is curating a series of compilations of the music of New York. Here, he tells Luke Turner about the project, and gives us an extract about the very New York history of Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers, the doowop group who inspired Suicide

Listening With Your Feet: Boxcutter Interviewed

Rory Gibb sits down with Boxcutter (AKA Barry Lynn) and, in an extensive interview, they talk about his musical development and the changing nature of the artist-critic relationship.

Green Gartside Interviewed On Scritti Politti & His Welsh Heritage

It's a meeting of Welsh minds as Robin Turner sits down with Green Gartside to discuss Scritti Politti, politics and the green green grass of home. Portrait by Al Overdrive

Three Trapped Tigers

Route One Or Die

Alex Webster Of Cannibal Corpse On Home Cooking

Hide your tender suckling children, Cannibal Corpse's Alex Webster is in the house & feeling hungry! But, as he tells Toby Cook, these days he's all about food processing and a balanced diet

I’ll Tell You Now & I’ll Tell You Firmly: John Cooper Clarke Live

"For all we've heard of John Cooper Clarke, we've not really been listening to him." Catherine Thomas argues its time to re-asses the Bard Of Salford. Picture thanks to Shot2bits.net

Criminal Mind: Angels Of Evil Kim Rossi Stuart Interviewed

Italy's answer to Mesrine and Carlos, Angels Of Evil charts the rise of one of Milan's most notorious criminals. Rising Italian star Kim Rossi Stuart discusses his interactions with the real life Vallanzasca, inhabiting the criminal mind and working in Italy

Thurston Moore

Demolished Thoughts

Simon Jablonski On The Best Of The Cannes Film Festival

Simon Jablonski gives the verdict on The Tree Of Life, We Need To Talk About Kevin and the other flicks which provided the major talking points of this year's Cannes Film Festival

Action Over Information: Peter Bröztmann Live

Frances Morgan takes in Peter Bröztmann live at Café Oto, and forgets about all the ephemera to focus on just the music. Photo thanks to Andy Newcombe

Planningtorock

Jenny Hval

Viscera