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Beyond Benin: Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou Interviewed

As they release their first studio album for decades and prepare to play the London Scala, Luke Turner talks to Benin's Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou about their religious differences, James Brown, playing with Fela Kuti, and their remarkable return

Autechre

EPs 1991 – 2002

Peaking Lights

936

Alison Moyet Interviewed: Only You – The Story & End Of Yazoo

In an extensive interview about the history of life before, during and after Yazoo, Alison Moyet explains why her forthcoming Roundhouse performance with Vince Clarke could be the duo's last hurrah. Alison Moyet photo by Nicole Nodland

About Group

Start & Complete

Reverberations Preview: The Enduring Appeal Of Steve Reich

As the Barbican prepare to celebrate the work of Steve Reich with a major festival, writer and musician Leo Chadburn looks at the continuing significance of the oft-imitated minimalist pioneer

“Fuck It: I Surrender”: Aidan Moffat Reviews Katy Perry Live

A few weeks back we had New Young Pony Club's Katy Perry tour diary. Now, Aidan Moffat goes to see the megastar in Glasgow and, despite initial reservations, he ends up "hands in the air, singing along... I might as well be a tweenage girl". Now there's an image

Low

C'Mon

Do You Do Voodoo? A Guy Called Gerald Interviewed

At the recent Bloc Weekender, Angus Finlayson caught up with a guy called Gerald Simpson to discuss his 'True School' project, and pre-Acid House Manchester

“I’m The Asian Morrissey” Neil Kulkarni’s Eastern Spring Part Five

In the penultimate Eastern Spring, Neil Kulkarni reflects on life as an immigrant in the UK after September 11th, and sings in praise of Coventry

Gyratory System

New Harmony

Tamikrest

Toumastin

Portishead’s Adrian Utley On Taxi Driver & His Soundtrack Work

This weekend, Adrian Utley will introduce a screening of the new edition of Taxi Driver in London. He tells Simon Jablonski about his love for the film, soundtrack work, and a never-before-told tale from his distant musical past

She Turned The World Day-Glo: A Poly Styrene Obituary

Zoë Howe pays tribute to the former X-Ray Spex singer

30 Years On: The Curiously Ignored Lyricism In Slint’s Spiderland

Three decades after the release of Spiderland, Joe Kennedy argues that those who waffle endlessly about post rock have made a mistake in ignoring "a lyrical blueprint which places Gothic imagery at the service of modernist ambiguity"

“Once You’ve Arrived, You Have Nowhere To Go”: Tindersticks Interview

Stuart Staples tells JP O'Malley about their soundtrack work with Claire Denis and the rejuvenation of Tindersticks

Lady Gaga’s ‘Judas’ & The Betrayal Of Netocracy

Emily Bick looks at the similarities between Lady Gaga's 'Judas' shtick, subversive Swedish pop group Army Of Lovers and the affiliated Alexander Bard's Netocracy to argue that the star's glamourous facade is a "prophylactic barrier to two-way engagement"

Duran Duran

All You Need Is Now

Architecture In Helsinki

Moment Bends

The Story Of This Is The Sea: An Interview With Mike Scott Of The Waterboys

Wyndham Wallace talks to Mike Scott of The Waterboys about his classic album This Is The Sea, 25 years on from its release…

Goddess Of Light: An Interview With Austra

Sophie Monks Kaufman talks to Austra's Katie Stelmanis about bursting into song, gibberish lyrics and letters from Slipknot

Kode9 & The Spaceape

Black Sun

Erasure’s Andy Bell Selects 13 Favourite Records

As Erasure gear up for the Mute Short Circuit Festival, Andy Bell picks us his 13 favourite albums

Ponytail

Do Whatever You Want All the Time

Simon Jablonski’s Weekly Independent Cinema Reviews Column

This week, Simon casts his expert eye over Sweetgrass, T33D, Beautiful Liverpool and Taxi Zum Klo

Avant-Garde Epiphanies In Tilburg: Roadburn 2011 Reviewed

Jamie Thomson reports back on the finest that this year's Roadburn festival had to offer, from Swans to Sunn O))) and Godflesh to Ghost. Photo by Richard Sheppard

An Eastern Spring: Memoir Of A Second Generation Immigrant Part Four

In Part Four of his memoir of life growing up as an immigrant in Coventry, Neil Kulkarni discusses racial tensions in both India and England

Ekoplekz

Memowrekz

“I Admit It, We Failed!”: The First Battles Interview On The Story Of Gloss Drop

In the face of adversity, Battles have produced their most killer album yet. Simon Jay Catling meets the band to discuss Gloss Drop, discarded records and departed members

A Darker Direction For Doctor Who: New Series Preview

Steven Moffat and Matt Smith have proved themselves – now for that difficult second series. Adrian Lobb relishes another helping of fish custard.

Moon Duo

Mazes

Slow Doesn’t Mean Soporific: Nicolas Jaar Live At Fabric

Charlie Frame takes in Nicolas Jaar at Fabric, and finds him an entirely different proposition to Blake, Woon et al