Shunning the rock reunion circuit, Siouxsie And The Banshees co-founder Steven Severin now explores a fertile seam composing film scores. Resuming next week, his current UK tour pairs fresh electronic sounds with Carl Theodor Dreyer's 1932 classic Vampyr. Ben Graham learns more
As news breaks that the prolific and acclaimed composer Ennio Morricone has sadly died at the age of 91, we compile a Baker's Dozen of artists and writers on their favourite work by Il Maestro, from Jane Weaver and Blanck Mass to Årabrot and Rachel Zeffira
Reflecting on the death of Daniel Johnston and the spat between Lana Del Rey and the critic Ann Powers, Jazz Monroe explores how fandom can't hinge on the artist’s intention, and that artists don't need to 'earn' profundity - listeners have the power to give it.