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Through Thick And Thin: Miki Berenyi On Lush And Loss

Recently published memoir by Miki Berenyi, Fingers Crossed: How Music Saved Me From Success, is a survival manual for a life adventurer, finds Irina Shtreis

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Searching for the Celtic Soul Rebels: Scottish Pop, 77–84

Hungry Beat: The Scottish Independent Pop Underground Movement (1977–1984) by Douglas MacIntyre and Grant McPhee with Neil Cooper tells the story of independent music north of the border

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Lawrence Sells Books, Writes Us Tips: Mozart Estate Frontman Sells His Collection

The man at the helm of Felt, Denim and Go-Kart Mozart unpacks his library for your delectation

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New Hollywood Vs Mutant Cinema: The Flipside Of US Cinema, 1960s–80s

Joe Banks talks to the authors of a critical reappraisal of American filmmaking in the late twentieth century

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Where The Bodies Are Buried: Ru Callender On Undertaking & Acid House

Undertaker-slash-author Ru Callender talks to Will Burns about dreams, ritual and MDMA

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Body Metal: Judas Priest’s Rob Halford On The Trouble With Piercings At Airport Security

In an exclusive extract from his new book, Biblical, the Metal God discusses why metal is not just for listening to – it can also be worn, or inserted into your genitals

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Something A Bit More Modern: Adrian Mole At Forty

Four decades after the publication of the first Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Sydeysider and lifelong fan Barnaby Smith recalls his bewilderment at giros, joss sticks and spotted dick

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Haunted Resonance: An Interview With Alan Moore

The wizard of Northampton talks magic, Englishness, and his new book of short stories Illuminations. Words by Miles Ellingham

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“Blur Are Shite”: Mogwai’s Stuart Braithwaite Recalls That T-Shirt

In an exclusive extract from his new book, Spaceships Over Glasgow, Stuart Braithwaite recalls dressing up as an alien with the Super Furry Animals and telling the world exactly what he thought about the music of Blur

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“I’m Obsessed With The Weird”: Stuart Braithwaite On His New Memoir

Spaceships Over Glasgow: Mogwai, Mayhem & Misspent Youth is the new memoir by Stuart Braithwaite. Here, Clare Archibald catches up with the guitarist to talk about the origins of the book and finding his voice as a writer

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Approaching Grey: Lawrence English On Manga

The Australian composer and Room40 records boss recalls his childhood discovery of the work of Japanese Manga artist Yoshihisa Tagami and the influence it exerted on his new album, Approach

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Burden of Proofs: Autumn Crime Fiction With Angus Batey

In the latest edition of his regular crime fiction round-up, Angus Batey surveys new titles by Val McDermid, Chris Brookmyre, Richard Osman, and many others

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Lust For Life: Tana Douglas Hits The Road With Iggy Pop In 78

In the 1970s, Tana Douglas was rock’n’roll’s first female roadie. In an exclusive extract from her new book, *LOUD: A Life in Rock 'n' Roll by the World's First Female Roadie*, she recalls the 18th birthday she spent fixing Iggy Pop’s sound rig

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Field Of Dreams: Listening After Nature By Mark Peter Wright

In a new book published by Bloomsbury, sound artist Mark Peter Wright unpacks the knotty politics of field recording

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Easy To Sing, Easy To Say: Bob Stanley On Pop’s Birth Pangs

In a revelatory volume on pre-modern pop, the music historian balances education with entertainment, finds Irina Shtreis

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Seeing Voices: Will Ashon On The Influence Of Cornelius Cardew On His New Book

Stuck for a way to structure the panoply of voices in his new book *The Passengers*, author Will Ashon turned to a half-century old graphic score by one of Britain’s most radical mid-century composers

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King Of The Yard: The Curious Pedigree Of Jake Thackray

Paul Thompson and John Watterson’s biography of Jake Thackray attempts to tease out his many contradictions and square the man with the music. Will Ainsley reads on again, on again

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The Madwoman Of God: Cosey Fanni Tutti’s Playlist For Margery Kempe

With her new book, *Re-Sisters*, out this week, Cosey Fanni Tutti picks out the songs she would sync to an imaginary film about the fourteenth-century mystic and memoirist

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Catastrophe Fiction: Adam Levin’s Mount Chicago

The new novel by American author Adam Levin, about the fall out from a natural disaster, blends philosophical speculation with literary fillip to thrilling effect, finds Sean Kitching

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No Artistic Normal: A Silence Festival In Lapland

In an exclusive extract from his new book *The Northern Silence: Journeys in Nordic Music and Culture*, Andrew Mellor recalls performances by Marzi Nyman and dancers Sade Kamppila and Viivi Roiha at a festival in the far north of Finland

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Being In Love Is A Sticky Place: Elvia Wilk’s Death By Landscape

An essay collection by Elvia Wilk draws links between Jenny Hval, Mark Fisher, and Hildegard von Bingen

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Burden of Proofs: Summer Crime Fiction With Angus Batey

With new titles from Mick Herron, C.J. Box, Dreda Say Mitchell, and Kathy Wang (among many others), it's another fine crop of thrillers for the warmer months, expertly parsed by our resident sleuth Angus Batey

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Opening The Show: When The Television Personalities Met Nirvana

In an exclusive extract from his new book *Dreamworld, Or: the fabulous life of Dan Treacy and his band The Television Personalities*, Benjamin Berton records the meeting between Dan Treacy and Kurt Cobain

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For Aural Use Only: Pauline Oliveros’ Quantum Listening

As Ignota Books publish a new edition of Pauline Oliveros' manifesto Quantum Listening, Hannah Pezzack finds herself taking part in a sonic meditation via Zoom…

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James Murphy On Last Night A DJ Saved My Life

The LCD Soundsystem mainstay reveals how Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton's essential book on DJ culture became his bible in this exclusive extract

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Get In The Zone: Stalking The Atomic City By Markiyan Kamysh

Stalking the Atomic City, translated by Hanna Leliv & Reilly Costigan-Humes for Pushkin Press, is the memoir of a 'stalker' who spent months exploring the ruins of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster

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The Larger Space: José Maceda’s Dictionary Of Sounds

In an exclusive extract from her new book *Sound Within Sound*, Kate Molleson explores the complicated cultural legacy of Filipino composer José Maceda

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The Anomalous Life & Death Of A Motorhead: Ian Winwood On Lemmy

Enjoy this excerpt from Ian Winwood's new book, Bodies, concerning the often unchallenged unhealthiness of the music industry

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Platonic Ideals: Michael Pedersen On Boy Friends & Missing Scott Hutchison

Michael Pedersen's Boy Friends is a book about male friendships – especially the author's friendship with Scott Hutchison of Frightened Rabbit. He talks to Becca Inglis about art, language and opening up

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Utopia, Warts & All: Jack Parlett’s History of Fire Island

Walt Whitman and Oscar Wilde had a jolly good time, Patricia Highsmith got drunk, but James Baldwin was left feeling isolated and alone, Martin McGuigan on Fire Island's ambiguous queer utopia

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A Proper Job: Richard Foster On The Factory Floor

In an exclusive extract from his new book, Flower Factory, Richard Foster recalls the reaction of Dutch workers to tragic events across the Atlantic

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If You Know, You Know: An Interview With Iphgenia Baal & Ben Graville

Compliances: A New Fear, from Toothgrinder Press, combines the apocalyptic imagery of photographer Ben Graville and the caustic prose of Iphgenia Baal. Cal Cashin talks to the pair about working together and the depressing state of publishing

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Through Thick And Thin: Miki Berenyi On Lush And Loss

Searching for the Celtic Soul Rebels: Scottish Pop, 77–84

Lawrence Sells Books, Writes Us Tips: Mozart Estate Frontman Sells His Collection

New Hollywood Vs Mutant Cinema: The Flipside Of US Cinema, 1960s–80s

Where The Bodies Are Buried: Ru Callender On Undertaking & Acid House

Body Metal: Judas Priest’s Rob Halford On The Trouble With Piercings At Airport Security

Something A Bit More Modern: Adrian Mole At Forty

Haunted Resonance: An Interview With Alan Moore

“Blur Are Shite”: Mogwai’s Stuart Braithwaite Recalls That T-Shirt

“I’m Obsessed With The Weird”: Stuart Braithwaite On His New Memoir

Approaching Grey: Lawrence English On Manga

Burden of Proofs: Autumn Crime Fiction With Angus Batey

Lust For Life: Tana Douglas Hits The Road With Iggy Pop In 78

Field Of Dreams: Listening After Nature By Mark Peter Wright

Easy To Sing, Easy To Say: Bob Stanley On Pop’s Birth Pangs

Seeing Voices: Will Ashon On The Influence Of Cornelius Cardew On His New Book

King Of The Yard: The Curious Pedigree Of Jake Thackray

The Madwoman Of God: Cosey Fanni Tutti’s Playlist For Margery Kempe

Catastrophe Fiction: Adam Levin’s Mount Chicago

No Artistic Normal: A Silence Festival In Lapland

Being In Love Is A Sticky Place: Elvia Wilk’s Death By Landscape

Burden of Proofs: Summer Crime Fiction With Angus Batey

Opening The Show: When The Television Personalities Met Nirvana

For Aural Use Only: Pauline Oliveros’ Quantum Listening

James Murphy On Last Night A DJ Saved My Life

Get In The Zone: Stalking The Atomic City By Markiyan Kamysh

The Larger Space: José Maceda’s Dictionary Of Sounds

The Anomalous Life & Death Of A Motorhead: Ian Winwood On Lemmy

Platonic Ideals: Michael Pedersen On Boy Friends & Missing Scott Hutchison

Utopia, Warts & All: Jack Parlett’s History of Fire Island

A Proper Job: Richard Foster On The Factory Floor

If You Know, You Know: An Interview With Iphgenia Baal & Ben Graville

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