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Rewilding: How First Cow, Minari, And Nomadland Reimagine The Western

Kelly Reichardt’s forthcoming First Cow, along with Oscar darlings Nomadland and Minari, bring a fresh, environmentally minded perspective to the age-old western, finds Miriam Balanescu

LISTEN: Markers Cover The Jesus Lizard

Markers, featuring members and collaborators of Sex Swing, Earth, Art of Burning Water and more, share an exclusive cover of The Jesus Lizard

California Dreams: Pauline Anna Strom’s Angel Tears In Sunlight

Posthumously released, the last album by electronic music pioneer Pauline Anna Strom deserves your full attention, finds Hannah Pezzack

Kraftwerk Reveal North American 3-D Concert Tour For 2022

The group will play 24 shows across the US and Canada between May and July

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All For The Songs: Edwyn Collins’ Favourite Music

On the verge of a new album and his final ever tour, Edwyn Collins takes Jude Rogers through 13 records that have defined his life, from indie, soul and country classics to his encounters with Sparks and The Cribs

Something Searing: Yannis Philippakis Of Foals’ Favourite Albums

Before the release of new album What Went Down, the Foals frontman gives Lisa Lavery his top 13 LPs, all records united by "people's voices that connect directly", moving through Arthur Russell, Pixies and Howlin' Wolf

David Byrne Auctioning His Bike Off

Talking Heads singer also releasing cycling book

Swells on Topshop playlisting The Rotted

Topshop, popular outfitter to the nation's youth, have recently added malignant grindcore types The Rotted to their instore playlist. Swells explains why this means he should have been an A&R man, rather than working in Morrisons, back in '77

NoMeansNo Reissue …Headless Bourgeoisie

Dance Of The Headless Bourgeoisie gets new vinyl pressing

House Of Paint: Big Jeff Johns Interviewed

If you watch live music regularly in Britain, the chances are you already know Big Jeff as a legendary gig-goer but did you also know that he is an artist? John Doran investigates

Piercing Highs: Mondkopf’s Favourite Albums

Fittingly enough for a man who makes music of a decidedly bracing bent - be it the hulking techno of Mondkopf or the grindcore-inspired electronics of Extreme Precautions - French producer Paul Régimbeau's top 13 LPs are a suitably heavyweight suite. Brace yourself...

Magic Moments: Michael Head’s Baker’s Dozen

In a year that sees him finish his 'magical memoir', a new album with The Red Elastic Band and a career-spanning homecoming show in Liverpool, former Shack, Strands and Pale Fountains frontman Michael Head takes Patrick Clarke through the 13 records that shaped him

Glastonbury At 50 & The Loss Of The Communal Under Coronavirus

25 years ago, Jude Rogers had her life changed somewhere in a field near Pilton. On the 50th anniversary of the first Glastonbury weekend, she reflects on the sunny days of 1995, lamenting the loss of the communal live experience in the Coronavirus summer of 2020

Shuffle Festival Returns For Fifth Year

The Tower Hamlets festival will return for its fifth year with Bo Ningen and more in tow

Folkestone Is An Art School: At The Triennial

John Quin wrestles with sound mirrors and battered cod at the Folkestone Triennial, with work by David Shrigley, Michael Craig-Martin, Antony Gormley, and others