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Depeche Mode Interviewed: Universal Truths And Sounds

John Doran meets Martin Gore, Dave Gahan and Andy Fletcher and immerses himself in Sounds Of The Universe. Main portraits: Dean Chalkley

Tim Exile

Listening Tree

Spin Off: Armando Iannucci Speaks And In The Loop Reviewed

The reigning king of British comedy has taken his satire of political spin-doctoring, _The Thick of It_, to the big screen. Dave Moats appraises Armando Iannucci's first foray into feature film, _In the Loop_.

Bill Callahan

Sometimes I Wish I Were An Eagle

Trading Faces: 10 Body-Switching Movies

As the insipid-looking Zach Efron vehicle _17 Again_ threatens to invade our cinemas, David Bax from the Battleship Pretension podcast looks back on the often overlooked (and rightly so) body-switching film genre.

Swan Lake

Enemy Mine

Oz Trio My Disco Talk Albini And Honing Their Brute Minimalism

Being Frank: Gallows On Hardcore, Racism And Grey Britain

John Doran hangs out with the Gallows and feels the (Ty)burn. Don't complain about the puns - it's all in the execution. Wait, come back . . .

Dragnet #3: New Music From Floating Points, Deep Shit, Toadally Krossed Out

Trawling the internet for crooked kicks

The Juan Maclean

The Future Will Come

A Few Lines With Vince Aletti – Disco Dispatches From 70s NYC

Here are some extracts from DJhistory.com's ace new book _The Disco Files 1973-78: New York's Underground Week By Week_. Here, in 1976, author Vince Aletti is letting his readers know about the new cult of the DJ and why the rockists just don't get it . . .

The Quietus Looks At The Past And Present Of Gamelan

Daniel Patrick Quinn examines the history of gamelan music, and looks at a series of new compilations showcasing the best of the genre

Jeremy Jay

Slow Dance

AC/DC: Disco Punk Funk Glam Rock Brit Pop Superstars

AC/DC are often held up to be 100% rock & roll in it's purest form. This just isn't the case says Julian Marszalek after examining the evidence

Leonard Cohen

Live In London

Vini Reilly: Always The Bridesmaid, Never The Bride

The Quietus tracks down the musician many still rate as the most expansive and creative of the post-punk era, The Durutti Column's Vini Reilly

Mono

Hymn To The Immortal Wind

Fever Ray Interview From Plan B: April’s Stack Magazines Extract

In this month's guest article courtesy of Stack Magazines, Plan B talk to Fever Ray about keeping it sinister

28 Gays Later: Why Queer Zombies Rule And Lesbian Vampire Killers Suck

If you're looking for a homosexual-horror-homage, Dave Moats suggests you skip the abysmal _Lesbian Vampire Killers_ and watch a gay zombie film instead

Siouxsie & The Banshees

Reissues

Let The Right One In: New Vampire Film Reviewed

Can coming-of-age vampire film _Let the Right One In_ rescue the blood-sucking genre? Josh Saco sinks his teeth in . . . .

Back From the Dead: The Best Resurrection Films For Easter

Bring The Ruckus: Which Music Is Superior, Australian or English?

Ashes to Ashes! The Battle of the Antipodes is to be carried out between Andrew 'G'Day Cobber' Mueller and David 'What-ho Old Boy!' Stubbs over which country has the finest pop and rock music, England or Down Under

Baltimore Tykes Ponytail Get Juvenile

Al Denney talks to the hyper foursome about pop, T.I's babes and babies

Dragnet #2: New Music From Hot City, Cold Pumas, Stag Hare

Trawling the internet for crooked kicks

Dananananaykroyd

Hey Everyone!

Don’t Fear The Reaper – Mick Mercer On Goth

Alex Ogg talks to Mick Mercer about his new Gothic book, Music To Die For, and asks... goth or not?

Peter, Bjorn & John

Living Thing

Casiotone For The Painfully Alone

Vs. Children

Placebo: Battle For The Sun. The First Review Of Their New Album

Trumpets? Handclaps? Epic post rock? Placebo fan Toby Cook is mildly concerned after hearing their new album

Bat For Lashes’ Natasha Khan On Finding Her Style

Natasha Khan tells Luke Turner her fashion dictact, what gentlemen should be sporting this season, and how divine intervention can help a shopping trip

Bat For Lashes

Two Suns