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True Pairings: Tom Fleming’s 13 Favourite Albums

Former Wild Beast Tom Fleming, who's just released his excellent debut album as One True Pairing, picks the 13 records that shaped him, from Tool and Def Leppard to Scott Walker and Joanna Newsom

Some Major Rock & Roll Problems: Craig Finn’s Favourite Albums

Will Parkhouse speaks to the Hold Steady frontman about his thirteen most played LPs

Earthly Delights: Konx-Om-Pax’s Favourite Music

Christian Eede speaks to Scottish producer Konx-Om-Pax about his love of 808s and his new album on Planet Mu, as well as his favourite music, from Autechre to Popol Vuh, Kode9 to Gas, Regis to happy hardcore mixes by Scott Brown

Unearthly Delights: Eric Chenaux’s Favourite Albums

Ahead of a new trio album and a show at this year's Acid Horse, Eric Chenaux takes Barnaby Smith through the thirteen albums that changed him, from the avant-garde to hip hop, traditional folksong to vintage Brazilian psychedelia and more

A Step In The Right Direction? We Discuss The Rise Of Mainstream Dubstep

Joe Muggs and Rory Gibb load up their muskets and engage in a dubstep-duel to discuss the future of the genre

Phenomenal Hand Clap Band For Rough Trade Instore

Band celebrate single release of 'Baby' with live show on Monday March 8

Galloping Free: Patti Smith Live At Field Day, By Chris Roberts

A sunlit summer park in East London might be a million miles from grimy 1970s New York, but Chris Roberts finds true wonder in Patti Smith's performance of Horses on the Quietus/EYOE main stage at Field Day. There's life in the old nag that is rock & roll yet. Photos by Valerio Berdini

The Perfect Sentence: Tariq Goddard’s Favourite Storytelling Songs

Novelist and publisher Tariq Goddard chooses thirteen songs that have defined his life, with a focus on the musical storytellers who inspired him to tell tales of his own from The Kinks to Ice T

LISTEN: Triad God NXB Mixtape

Hippos In Tanks-signed, London-based musician puts out mixtape of own productions - listen below

Scott O)))! Scott Walker & Sunn O))) Collab

The unstoppable force meets the immovable object

ScHoolboy Q

Oxymoron

Fire!

The Hands

Mats Gustafsson finds extra heft and ferocity on his sixth album with Johan Berthling and Andreas Werliin

Pet Shop Boys Releasing RSD Remix 12″

Group release alternate mixes of Fluorescent for April 19 event

Roly Porter

Third Law

Trash, You & Me: The Story Of Suede’s Coming Up, By David Barnett

As Suede prepare to take the Royal Albert Hall by storm, biographer David Barnett recalls their last gig there 15 years ago, and the troubled times that would result in the triumph of _Coming Up_

Fear Factory’s Demanufacture And The Strange Rebirth Of Industrial Metal

Alex Deller explores the life, death and rebirth of industrial metal, and tries to assess whether its futurist potential died in 1995. This feature was first published 17/11/2020