The Offset: Spectacles

Your Head It Simply Swirls: The Otolith Group in Dublin

John Quin gets vertiginous at Xenogenesis in the Irish Museum of Modern Art

Three Chords Good: Graham Parker’s Favourite Albums

As Graham Parker & The Rumour prepare to play their final ever shows later this month, the prolific singer-songwriter talks Ben Graham through the 13 albums that have had the biggest impact on him as a musician

Stupid & Sophisticated: The Rise & Rise Of The Seven Nation Army Riff

Jeremy Allen gets to grips with the murky origins and the global spread of the 21st century's most famous guitar riff

WIN: Killing Joke Gig Tickets

Band to play Brixton Academy next week

Shared Blessings: Duke Garwood & Mark Lanegan

Duke Garwood and Mark Lanegan offer up some insights into the collaboration that led to this year's excellent collaborative album, Black Pudding

An Unexpected Journey: Elijah Wood’s Favourite Albums

As his new film The Trust hits the cinemas, actor, movie producer and DJ Elijah Wood tells us about 13 albums that have blown him away at various points in his life

Brendan Benson Announces Headline Show

Singer to play Birimingham show

Beastie Boys Hold Anti-Hate Rally

Rally was held in Adam Yauch's memory after far right graffiti was found in memorial park named after him

Watch: New Kele Okereke Video

See 'Tenderoni' here

The Essence And The Purity: Rob Halford Of Judas Priest’s Favourite LPs

With their Redeemer Of Souls tour bound for Scandinavia after wrapping up the UK leg at Brixton Academy last night, the heavy metal veterans' singer takes Alex Macrow through his top 13 "game changers" of rock & roll

Sugababes To Boycott Brit Awards?

Girls threaten 2009 no show

Gnarls Barkley EP Set For November

New release from odd couple to feature unreleased track

Music Is A Replication: An Interview With Kara-Lis Coverdale

After her performance at this year's Mutek Festival in Montreal, Ryan Alexander Diduck sits down to talk (and order slipshod tapas) with Kara-Lis Coverdale — an artist who, through her music, resists simplification, invites collaboration and thrives on the power of replication

The Ting Tings

Sounds From Nowheresville

Ian Brown Wants Johnny Marr Collaboration

Manchester duo plan TV soundtrack

Paper Dollhouse

Aeonflower