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Black Sky Thinking

We’re Free? What Are You Being Served Tells Us About Brexit

As the EU waves goodbye on Brexit Day, Alexei Monroe looks at two declining institution full of sexist attitudes and obsessed with better days that never really were and joins the dots between England and Grace Brothers' Department Store of 70s sitcom Are You Being Served

Black Sky Thinking

HyperNormalisation: Is Adam Curtis, Like Trump, Just A Master Manipulator?

As the BBC prepares to release Adam Curtis' latest film, Phil Harrison asks if in a fractured society HyperNormalisation is an empty transmission into an echo chamber
Black Sky Thinking

Gogglebox And Why TV’s Treatment Of Real People Has To Improve

On the day of a new C4 reality TV experiment Gogglebox, Grand Mof Gimmers asks, When did TV producers decide we were Christians to be thrown to the lions?
A Quietus Interview

Once More Unto The Bleach: Debbie Harry Interviewed

In a feature that originally appeared in The Stool Pigeon, John Doran talks to Debbie Harry about the history of Blondie, heroin, reggae and New York City. Debbie Harry photographed by Rebecca Miller

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Baker's Dozen

Down The Rabbit Hole: Will Sergeant’s Favourite Albums

Echo & The Bunnymen’s Will Sergeant takes Richard Foster through thirteen favourite albums from The Residents to Love, recalls making records with his dad’s electric shaver and a stringless guitar, explains why it’s time to stop bashing prog rock, and much, much more
Baker's Dozen

Off The Airwaves, On The Stereo: Mark Radcliffe’s Favourite LPs

Radio DJ hero and now musician Mark Radcliffe tells Jude Rogers tales of being seduced by David Bowie and the gift of a cheese pie from Kate Bush in this week's Baker's Dozen, also featuring the likes of Bob Marley, Joy Division and Stevie Wonder
Baker's Dozen

Gold Gold Gold Gold Fire Fire Fire Fire: Douglas McCarthy’s Favourite LPs

As Nitzer Ebb gear up to play Helsinki's Flow Festival, Douglas McCarthy talks Luke Turner through his favourite music, from listening to classical while eating offal on Canvey Island through David Bowie, Killing Joke, Brian Eno, JJ Cale, Thelonious Monk and more
Baker's Dozen

A Tower Of Songs: Martha Wainwright’s Favourite Albums

In a revealing Baker's Dozen interview Martha Wainwright discusses family, love, parenthood and music with Elizabeth Aubrey. Portrait by Carl Lessard

Baker's Dozen

In Place: Yann Tiersen’s Favourite Albums

With his ninth album, EUSA, out now, the French composer and multi-instrumentalist takes Fred Jage-Bowler from the Velvets to Bill Callahan via NEU!, Vashti Bunyan and Joanna Newsom on a tour of his favourite records
Baker's Dozen

Playing For Keeps: Cate Le Bon’s Favourite Albums

With her UK tour just started, singer-songwriter Cate Le Bon tells John Freeman about how an attitude of playfulness runs through her 13 top LPs
Baker's Dozen

Planets Of Sound: Joey Santiago Of Pixies’ Favourite Albums

With Indie Cindy out and their headline slot at Field Day on the horizon, Joseph Alberto Santiago, Pixies' lead guitarist-cum-noise implementer, rocks us with his 13 defining records
Baker's Dozen

Critic’s Round-Up: Mark Kermode’s Favourite Albums

The film critic, television presenter and skiffle bassist sets aside his DVD stack to talk top records with Marc Burrows
Baker's Dozen

Perfect Calibrations: Simon Raymonde’s Favourite Albums

Following the release of his new album with Snowbird, the former Cocteau Twins man and Bella Union boss gives us his rundown of his all-time (on this given day) favourite records
Baker's Dozen

Soundhead: Robert Hampson Of Loop’s Favourite Albums

Ahead of the first Loop gigs in 22 years, Robert Hampson tells John Doran about the LPs that he feels were neglected at the time but are now finding their audience
Baker's Dozen

All The Glitter: Ira Kaplan Of Yo La Tengo’s Favourite Albums

Yo La Tengo’s frontman leads April Clare Welsh through a selection of his most played LPs
Baker's Dozen

Alan Wilder Of Recoil & Depeche Mode’s 13 Favourite LPs

As Short Circuit fast approaches, we talk to Alan Wilder about his 13 favourite records, and how they shaped his work in post-Depeche Mode project Recoil

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