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Lil B Lectures At NYU, Talks Cats & War

Hip-hop wunderkind gives lecture at NYU, tweets “HISTORY WAS MADE TONIGHT”.

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Read An Extract From The Digital Critic By Theodora Hawlin

In 1967 Roland Barthes wrote an obituary for the author. He may have been getting a little bit ahead of himself, says digital criticTheodora Hawlin...

Books

Short Fiction By: Nicholas Rombes

This week's new writing comes in the form of an edited, self-contained extract from Nicholas Rombes' forthcoming novel The Absolution of Roberto Acestes Laing, in which the eponymous cinephile Laing is interviewed regarding the destruction of a rare film

Baker's Dozen

Low End Theories: Palehorse’s Favourite Bass Albums

 Before their appearance at Desertfest at the Camden Underworld this weekend, uber-heavy bass guitar maestros James Bryant and John Atkins of Palehorse salute their favourite bass albums with Kiran Acharya (and even include one that has no bass guitar at all)

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All Our Tomorrows Festival Returns For 2019

Black Country, New Road and Squid are amongst those playing the three-day event at London's 100 Club next month

Black Sky Thinking

Kid N’ Playa: The Role Of The Child’s Voice In Hip Hop

Paul Rekret looks at the role of childhood and children's voices in hip hop. Picture of 9-year-old rapper Lil Poopy taken from YouTube

Baker's Dozen

Pin Ups: A David Bowie Baker’s Dozen Compilation

In the wake of the great man's passing, we bring together all the times his albums have been featured in our favourite 13 LPs feature, including contributions from Paul Weller, Gary Numan, Brett Anderson and more

Baker's Dozen

Mood Music: Andy Bell’s Favourite Albums

Andy Bell of Ride talks Stephanie Phillips through his Baker’s Dozen, from listening to Spacemen 3 in a damp student box room to handing Tierra Whack a copy of Green Eggs And Ham

Album of the Week

Party Politics: International Teachers Of Pop

Grim times breed great music, but not the kind that you might think. All those po-faced lads, sweating and grimacing their way through dreary derivative ‘political’ indie rock, are false prophets. If any band has a useful response to our current predicaments, it is these daft-as-fuck pop geniuses

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Snoop Remixes Cash

Snoop Dogg masterminds Johnny Cash remix album

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Instant Grounding: Patrick Wolf’s Favourite Albums

The Strange World of… Jon Spencer

Inner Ear: Serbian Music for April by Jakub Knera

Music of the Month: The Best Albums and Tracks of June 2025

Low Culture Essay: James Cooray Smith on David Lynch Sitcom, On The Air

O Superfan: How Rock & Pop’s Elite Screw their Loyal Supporters – and why it won’t Work

Reissue of the Week: Coil’s Black Antlers

God Tier: Tyler Hyde of Black Country, New Road’s Favourite Albums

The Perfect Beat: Arthur Baker’s Baker’s Dozen

Look into the Shadows: Peter Murphy’s Favourite Albums

Bakers Dozen: Joy Division & New Order’s Stephen Morris On His Top 13 Albums

In-Between Days: Wind, Again by Sary Moussa

Stephen O’Malley
But Remember What You Have Had

Previously Read

Read An Extract From The Digital Critic By Theodora Hawlin

Short Fiction By: Nicholas Rombes

Low End Theories: Palehorse’s Favourite Bass Albums

All Our Tomorrows Festival Returns For 2019

Kid N’ Playa: The Role Of The Child’s Voice In Hip Hop

Pin Ups: A David Bowie Baker’s Dozen Compilation

Mood Music: Andy Bell’s Favourite Albums

Party Politics: International Teachers Of Pop

Snoop Remixes Cash

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Lil B Lectures At NYU, Talks Cats & War

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Most Popular

Instant Grounding: Patrick Wolf’s Favourite Albums

The Strange World of… Jon Spencer

Inner Ear: Serbian Music for April by Jakub Knera

Music of the Month: The Best Albums and Tracks of June 2025

Low Culture Essay: James Cooray Smith on David Lynch Sitcom, On The Air

O Superfan: How Rock & Pop’s Elite Screw their Loyal Supporters – and why it won’t Work

Reissue of the Week: Coil’s Black Antlers

God Tier: Tyler Hyde of Black Country, New Road’s Favourite Albums

The Perfect Beat: Arthur Baker’s Baker’s Dozen

Look into the Shadows: Peter Murphy’s Favourite Albums

Bakers Dozen: Joy Division & New Order’s Stephen Morris On His Top 13 Albums

In-Between Days: Wind, Again by Sary Moussa

Stephen O’Malley But Remember What You Have Had

Previously Read

Read An Extract From The Digital Critic By Theodora Hawlin

Short Fiction By: Nicholas Rombes

Low End Theories: Palehorse’s Favourite Bass Albums

All Our Tomorrows Festival Returns For 2019

Kid N’ Playa: The Role Of The Child’s Voice In Hip Hop

Pin Ups: A David Bowie Baker’s Dozen Compilation

Mood Music: Andy Bell’s Favourite Albums

Party Politics: International Teachers Of Pop

Snoop Remixes Cash

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