Jason

Noel's Straight Hedge VII: Punk Around The World

In the first 2013 edition of his Straight Hedge column, Noel Gardner takes a sojourn around the globe to uncover some quality chunks of punk for your willing ears

RVNG Intl. Launches Crowdfund For Pauline Anna Strom

New York label RVNG Intl. is hoping that a crowdfunder will raise money to help pay Pauline Anna Strom's hospital bills

Girl Sweat

Bad Happenings

Connect The Dots Starts This Weekend

Two week-event returns to Sheffield this weekend

GAIKA Details New EP, ‘Seguridad’

The eight-track release sees the artist team up with producers from Mexico's NAAFI collective

Mark Van Hoen

The Eternal Present

Whether covering Slowdive or summoning Squarepusher, Croydon's Mark Van Hoen inhabits a timeline all of his own

House Of Pain: Natalie Sharp’s Body Vice

Jennifer Lucy Allan is offered electrocution or suspension in an interview with Lone Taxidermist’s Natalie Sharp about MRI scanners, face painting, and chronic pain

Junglist Massive: State Of Bass Author Martin James’s 20 Essential D&B Tracks

Since its original publication in 1997, Martin James' State Of Bass: The Origins of Jungle / Drum & Bass has only gained in stature. With its republication this month by Velocity Press, the author picks 20 tunes that defined the genre's thrilling first decade

LISTEN: Om Unit’s Sonar Set

Stream a set by Om Unit, on Red Bull Music Academy's stage at Sonar Festival yesterday

Natural Bong Killers: Savages Reviewed

Oliver Stone's alleged new thriller is an adaptation of Don Winslow's novel about the California weed trade. Steve Jelbert has a bad case of the giggles

“A Reaction To Mediocrity”: Spectres Interviewed

With their debut album Dying fresh on the shelves yesterday, the Bristol four-piece's Joe Hatt and Adrian Dutt talk to Joe Clay about pushing their abrasive sonics to the limit, putting on gigs in crypts and police cells with their label Howling Owl and why they're hoping their music will have the audience launching cheap booze their way