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“Still A Deeply Political Act Of Listening & Love”: Pulp Live

Neil Kulkarni breaks his no-festival rule and braves the corporate overkill of Wireless to see his Pulp. His verdict? They "now stand mighty amidst the dwarfed mediocrity of modern indie" and, crucially, they're a band we need so much, right now. Photograph by Hayley Hatton

John Maus

We Must Become The Pitiless Censors Of Ourselves

COMPETITION: Win The Devils On DVD

Forever controversial Ken Russell picture up for grabs!

Algiers Share Live Video For ‘Animals’

They've also announced new tour plans for 2021

Extra-Auditory Adventures: Rum Music For March By Russell Cuzner

An officious and unwanted audit leads the Rum Music Library to finally articulate a clear and honest policy behind the magical sounds it seeks. Russell Cuzner lists potent sonic spells in the form of the latest releases from Unicazürn, Dave Phillips, Olivia Block, Mira Calix and Daniel Menche

Listen To New U2 Single Online

Reinvention of rock 'n'roll available as stream now

Songs Of Praise: David Keenan’s Baker’s Dozen

Jennifer Lucy Allan hears about high-fiving Edgar Froese, frightening the neighbours, disavowing the devil and how Scottish author David Keenan is all about saying yes. Portrait by Heather Leigh.

“There Is Noise In Beauty”: Cornelius’ Favourite Albums

In the first Baker's Dozen of 2018, Cornelius guides us through 13 favourites that helped shaped his musical life, including the new-on-vinyl Mellow Waves

Tim Burgess On The Quietus Hour This Week

The Charlatans' main man will be in conversation and taking your questions on this week's edition of our radio show and podcast.

Collaboration Elaboration: RM Hubbert’s Favourite Albums

Following the release of his new album, Telling The Trees, the Glaswegian singer-songwriter talks Nicola Meighan through his 13 top records by artists he's worked with over the course of his musical career

Tunabunny

Kingdom Technology

Jane Weaver

The Fallen By Watch Bird

Cloud Cuckoo Land: James Bridle’s New Dark Age

From ecological collapse to GPS glitches, artist and writer James Bridle’s new book urges us to re-think our relationship with the network

The Cribs

In The Belly Of The Brazen Bull

A New Nineties US Edition: Bitch Magnet Interviewed

Neil Kulkarni continues his canon busting look at forgotten bands from the 1990s. This time he interviews Bitch Magnet

Europe After The Rain: J.G. Ballard & Only Connect

What is the word that describes the panicky feeling you get when you realise that literally everything - bar pickled herring - is now Ballardian? John Doran goes to Oslo's Only Connect festival to find the connections between J.G. Ballard and avant garde music