Definitive conversations with our favourite artists
Venom are now widely recognised as being the cornerstone of modern extreme metal. Cronos, the driving force behind the band over the last four decades, talks to John Doran about how class, geography and an accident with a gun went into shaping what they became
Paradise Cinema's Jack Wyllie and Khadim Mbaye talk to Bernie Brooks about mbalax, optimism, appropriation, and the rhythms that come together on their self-titled debut LP. The interview with Khadim Mbaye was translated by Anna Wood
Young Knives' first LP in seven years sees the brothers Dartnall plumbing the depths of human darkness and emerging with by far their best record to date. They speak to Patrick Clarke about their bold new sound, and why they no longer consider themselves a 'band'
For Sean Kitching, it's Don Van Vliet's penultimate album, 'Doc At The Radar Station', that best encapsulates his singular artistic vision. As the album turns 40 this month, former manager Gary Lucas, and band member Eric Drew Feldman, recall working with the man
As they gear up to the release of their long-awaited tenth album, Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst, Mike Mogis and Nate Walcott speak to Patrick Clarke about their innovative approach to sonic world-building, the many forms of loss that inform their new record, and Donald Trump's "psychotic" America
Lost Map records have spent the last few years inviting some of the world's most interesting musicians to their home on the beautiful and remote Isle of Eigg to record work for their 'Visitations' series. Here, founder Pictish Trail and participants Rachel Aggs and Jason Lytle discuss Eigg's peculiar and potent creative spirit.
Following the release of their opulent and eloquent new LP 'The Quiet Earth', The Academy Of Sun's Nick Hudson speaks to Patrick Clarke about the influence of lasting Cold War paranoia, and the realities of being a hugely ambitious musician on a DIY budget