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Bleak Psychedelia: Michael Gira Of Swans’ Favourite Albums

Michael Gira's mighty Swans play live at London's Koko this Thursday, 15th November. In advance of the show, Joseph Burnett speaks to the man himself about thirteen of his favourite albums, from Miles Davis and Gorecki to Throbbing Gristle and Pink Floyd

The Whole Kit & Caboodle: Oren Ambarchi’s Shebang

With a cast of collaborators including BJ Cole, Jim O’Rourke, Julia Reidy, and Joe Talia, the latest album by Black Truffle boss Ambarchi sets the controls for the heart of the sun, finds Vanessa Ague

Tree Of Life: Mat Osman’s Debut Novel, The Ruins

In the first novel by Suede founder member Mat Osman, Aug Stone finds something magical, beating with strange desires

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Live At The Roadburn Festival 2014

Strange Angels: Kristin Hersh On Music & Motherhood

Kristin Hersh's new memoir reflects on thirty years of playing in bands and raising four boys. She talks to Duncan Seaman about resisting the corporate major label machine

Get The Lawyers In! Experts On The Del Rey vs Radiohead vs Hollies Case

Music copyright experts Guy Osborn (Professor of Law at the University of Westminster) and Simon Anderson (musician and music publisher) of Lost In Music cast their expert eye over the current plagiarism farrago and ask, are musicians doomed to be forever on repeat?

Feel Good Music: Nightmares On Wax’s Favourite Albums

Following the release of his new album Feelin' Good, NOW's George Evelyn distils his crate-digging exploits into 13 top records

Bringing Out the Dead: Christian Boltanski’s Archives & Memorials

John Quin visits the French artist's retrospective, Faire son temps, in Paris

Peculiar Relationships: Neil Gaiman’s Favourite Albums

Following this week's release of his live collaborative album with Amanda Palmer, the fantasy and science fiction author picks out the records that have most inspired and informed his writing

Neurosis & Godflesh London Show

Steel-plated night at the Forum in December

A Baker’s Dozen Special! Acid Arab’s Guide To MENA Bangers

Jeremy Allen sits down with Acid Arab for a whirlwind tour through their essential belters from the Middle East and North Africa

Satirical Concerns: Looking Back At Channel 4’s 10 O’Clock Live

As the supposed answer to the Daily Show approaches the end of its run, Toby Cook takes an in-depth look at the strengths and weaknesses of this new wave of British satire

No Boundaries: Dennis Bovell’s Baker’s Dozen

From his time working on classics like The Pop Group's Y, The Slits' Cut and Janet Kay's Silly Games, to the inspiration of Jimi Hendrix and The Beatles, Dennis Bovell takes Neil Kulkarni through his thirteen favourite records

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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A Presidential Suite: Chilly Gonzales’s Favourite Albums

The man they call Gonzales/Gonzo/Chilly Gonzales/Jason Charles Beck picks out his favourite 13 records