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Rockfort! French Music For May Reviewed By David McKenna

David McKenna ponders the influence of Paris’ Seine-Saint-Denis suburb and samples Marseille rap, mongrel folk and prepared pianos. Home page photograph: Sourdure by Eloïse Decazes

Sonisphere Confirms Seven New Acts

Metal Machine Music: A Persher Baker’s Dozen

Electronic producers but longtime punk, hardcore and metal heads, Blawan and Pariah take Patrick Clarke through the thirteen records that shaped their swerve into heavy music as Persher, from Meshuggah and Napalm Death to Converge and The Dillinger Escape Plan

Driving Home: Anika’s Favourite Music

In this week’s Baker’s Dozen, Anika guides Stephanie Phillips through the records that made her, from the power of Grace Jones, Courtney Love and PJ Harvey, to the soothing effects of Goldie and Guru

Morrissey Naked? Close But No Cigar

Singer gets nude for new single

LISTEN: Dixon Remixes Plastikman

From new EP, EX Club Mixes, featuring reworks of last year's album from Recondite, Tale Of Us and Dubfire

Slowthai Involved In Stage Altercation At NME Awards

Videos and reports from the event suggest he sexually harassed comedian Katherine Ryan, who was co-presenting the show, on stage

Love Approval Thirteen: Ian Astbury Of The Cult’s Favourite Albums

Julian Marszalek speaks to the Wolf Child about esoteric drone doom, witch house, krautrock and, of course, The Doors