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A Deafening Glory: On Sound Of Metal And The Hell Of Noise

Darius Marder's bold debut Sound of Metal asks the viewer to understand rock and deafness as two contradictory things – but it's a complex history, finds Soma Ghosh
Film

Inside The Heterotopia: Notes On Voguing With Beethoven

In celebration of Beethoven's 250th jubilee, Seeham Rahman explores how queer identity and ballroom culture reflects the composer's identity as an outcast in Emilie Norenberg's debut short film
Black Sky Thinking

Junk Shop Classical on Beethoven’s Grosse Fuge: Music Stories Told £1 LP By £1 LP

Beethoven’s Grosse Fuge is one of the most extreme pieces of music ever written, in any genre. A visionary work that only began to make sense in the 20th century, asks Phil Hebblethwaite, or a cacophonous duff that betrays a disturbing truth about a highly complex man?
Black Sky Thinking

Junk Shop Classical On Carlos Kleiber: Stories Told £1 LP By £1 LP

The enigmatic Carlos Kleiber was voted the greatest conductor of all time, although he performed infrequently and released only a few albums. Who was he, asks Phil Hebblethwaite, and how come his immense talent was coupled with such paralysing self-doubt?

Black Sky Thinking

Wagner To Sleaford Mods: The Frankfurt School On Music In 10 Songs

To mark the publication of his book on the Frankfurt School, Stuart Jeffries takes us through the critical theorists hot take on music from Wagner to Mingus, The Beatles and Sleaford Mods

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Hurtling Through The Void: Roly Porter’s Favourite Space Records

Following the release of Third Law, the producer talks Theo Darton-Moore through his favourite records associated with space travel and exploration, pieces of music that "look at things outside our own existence"

Baker's Dozen

13 (Acts Of Love): Mick Harvey’s Favourite Albums

Fresh off the back of his Ministry Of Wolves work and with Serge Gainsbourg albums and live shows on the way, the former Bad Seed and prolific singer-songwriter gives Julian Marszalek the rundown of his top 13 records

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