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Rockfort: Your French Music Roundup For July & August

Do you want to listen to and read about all the best French music from the last couple of months? OUI, of course you do. Allez tout droit for Juniore, nOx.3 & Linda Olàh, Zooey and more

Various Artists

Peru Boom: Bass, Bleeps & Bumps from Peru’s Electronic Underground

A Few Lines With Vince Aletti – Disco Dispatches From 70s NYC

Here are some extracts from DJhistory.com's ace new book _The Disco Files 1973-78: New York's Underground Week By Week_. Here, in 1976, author Vince Aletti is letting his readers know about the new cult of the DJ and why the rockists just don't get it . . .

As Good As New: 40 Years Of ABBA’s Voulez-Vous

In 1978, ABBA were on top of the world - No 1 hits, sell-out tours, a top-grossing movie, a set of Matchbox dolls: they had it all. So what happened when the inspiration ran dry? Matthew Barton investigates

PREVIEW: Xiu Xiu’s The Reds Of Their Eyes

Noisy San Jose duo joined by James Blackshaw and Blood Music at Birthdays tomorrow and Thursday

The Damned

Damned Damned Damned/Music For Pleasure/Strawberries (Reissues)

Jackie Lynn

Jacqueline

Circuit Des Yeux’s Haley Fohr pulls out all the bops on new album Jacqueline, finds Patrick Clarke

Away From Prying Eyes: Dan Richards’ Holloway

In a specially commissioned piece to celebrate the book's release, accompanied by Donwood's artwork, Dan Richards recalls his first meeting with Robert Macfarlane and the journey that would eventually become Holloway

Stellar Systems: Antony Hegarty’s Meltdown Festival Reviewed

This year, the Southbank Centre invited Antony Hegarty to curate their annual Meltdown Festival. We assembled a crack team of reviewers to cover a selection of its highlights. Words: Rory Gibb, Russell Cuzner, Joseph Burnett, Chris Roberts, Lee Arizuno

Mick Jones To Produce New Libertines Album?

Clash legend would be interested in project

Chance-Taking: Stephen McRobbie Of The Pastels’ Favourite Albums

With The Pastels releasing their first album in 16 years last week, original member Stephen McRobbie reveals the 13 albums that “defined his taste” and inspired his band