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Oh L’Amour: Vince Clarke Of Erasure’s Favourite Albums

In a festive special Baker's, Vince Clarke follows Erasure's Snow Globe album by picking out the 13 LPs that mean the most to him

The Academisation of Rave: Is Everyone Talking About Dancing, Rather Than Doing It?

Clubs are closing, a new generation is less keen on going out and bashing their bonces with garries – yet raving is discussed more than ever, with endless books and academic articles discussing the dancefloor as a utopia. Chal Ravens asks what this phenomenon tells us about the state of modern raving.

Stolen Pleasures: Simon Fisher Turner’s Baker’s Dozen

Simon Fisher Turner speaks to Luke Turner (no relation) about 13 records that accompanied his life and career of sonic explorations, from making soundtracks with Derek Jarman to jamming with Bowie and Iggy Pop

Never Mind The Mercury! It’s The Jovian Bow Shock Prize 2012

After literally four people complained about our alternative to the Mercury Prize not running last year we decided to revive it, and not a moment too soon, it seems…

Multiple Furgasms: Daniel O’Sullivan’s Favourite Albums

With Grumbling Fur's new album Preternaturals out this week as the Quietus Phonographic Corporation's second release, Daniel O'Sullivan, one half of the magickal duo and prolific multi-instrumentalist, sits down to pen us his Baker's Dozen

An Unexpected Journey: Elijah Wood’s Favourite Albums

As his new film The Trust hits the cinemas, actor, movie producer and DJ Elijah Wood tells us about 13 albums that have blown him away at various points in his life

Blurred Boundaries, Toppled Monuments: The Hepworth Sculpture Prize

Craft/Work's Sam Gregory casts his vote for the People's Choice award at the Hepworth Sculpture Prize exhibition

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NY Punk Scene Photo Exhibition This Week

Photographer Lisa Jane Persky's documents of the 70s punk scene in New York will be presented in London this week

Fatoumata Diawara Talks Edinburgh International Festival

Ahead of her show at Edinburgh International Festival, Fatoumata Diawara tells tQ about her return to live performance, and what to expect from her next

All In It: British Sea Power’s Scott Wilkinson On His Favourite LPs

Ahead of British Sea Power's soundtracking of Polish animation at the Barbican as part of Kinoteka Film Festival and the release of new album Let The Dancers Inherit The Party, vocalist Scott Wilkinson guides Richard Foster through his favourite albums, from War Of The Worlds to Mighty Sparrow, Pavement and more. Photo by Mayumi Hirata

A Circus Of Colour & Light: Mercury Rev’s Boces 25 Years On

Ben Cardew talks to Mercury Rev's original frontman David Baker about the band's classic second album

Oxygène Of Collaboration: Jean-Michel Jarre’s Favourite Albums

As he releases his first new material in eight years, the French composer, producer and laser harp maestro talks Yousif Nur through a Baker's Dozen of LPs by artists who shaped or collaborated on his Electronica albums

LIVE REPORT: Big Ears Festival

James Richards reports back from Tennessee's intriguingly-named Big Ears Festival, after catching performances from Steve Reich, Stephen O'Malley, Body/Head, Colin Stetson and more. Photos by Joshua Ford.

Why Woebegone Wanderers Wild Beasts Fly The Flag Of True Folk

Leave your stick-on beard and flowering dress at home, for Wild Beasts' set at the Campfire Trails festival embodies the true spirit of the folk tradition, argues Luke Turner. Wild Beasts live shot by Lucy Johnston