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LISTEN: Young Fathers On Solid Steel

Hour-long mix from the Scottish trio ahead of the release of second album White Men Are Black Men Too next week

LIVE REPORT: Laibach

Laibach sally forth once again to conquer Europe with their arch and deviantly humourous electronic rock. David Bennun is on hand to offer fervent praise

WATCH: New Jimmy Somerville Video

Take a look at Some Wonder from new album, Homage

WATCH: Orphx – Hungry Ghosts

Video for previously unreleased track from industrial techno duo's recent The Sonic Groove Releases Pt​.​ 2 compilation

The Membranes Announce New Album

Dark Matter/Dark Energy due in June - give The Universe Explodes Into A Billion Photons Of Pure White Light a play below

Terry Farley’s Tribute To Frankie Knuckles

The acid house man remembers his friend, the Chicago house luminary, who passed away one year ago today; listen to Underworld's versions of Baby Wants To Ride with Heller & Farley and The Misterons below

Glasgow’s Outskirts Returns For 2015

Glasgow arts festival returns for its fourth year, including a re-working of Kraftwerk's classic Radio-Activity

COMPETITION: Laibach London Tickets

Win tickets to see Laibach play London's Electric Ballroom on Thursday

Smiths Photographer Stephen Wright Set For Exhibition In Texas

Stephen Wright, frequent photographer of The Smiths, presents a selection of his work to celebrate first anniversary of Texas gallery

WATCH: New Snack Family Video

London trio share video for recent track 'Pokie Eye Poke Ya'; watch it below

WATCH: New Daniel Lanois Video

Daniel Lanois follows up on the release of last year's Flesh And Machine with a video for album cut 'Burning Spear'

Holly Herndon For Supersonic

Holly Herndon joins the cracking line-up for this year's Supersonic Festival

Broken Spines: Literary Links

Vanity is cool when you're beautiful and the mirror is reciprocative of your adulation, but there is a world outside (which also often contains windows and even puddles so as not to go too long without catching a glimpse of those architecturally-brutalist cheekbones) which contains other people. In summary: good articles were written recently by other people — here are some of them

WATCH: Nick Cave Interviewed

WATCH: Jupiter-C – The Process

London duo unveil video for A-side of upcoming single, due out next month and preceded by a launch gig at London's Apiary Studios

INTERVIEW: M-Band

Before he concludes his UK tour this weekend, we talk to Hörður Már Bjarnason about meshing the ancient and the modern on his debut LP, Haust

LISTEN: The Ex & Fendika – Addis Hum

First play of track off forthcoming single, which sees the Dutch punks joining forces with Ethiopian band

WIN: Oozing Wound Tickets

We've got a pair of tickets to give away to a gig of your choosing on the Chicagoan reprobates' UK tour next week

The Great Escape Announce Final Names

Skepta & JME lead final additions to Brighton new music three-dayer

Field Day Add Errors And More To Line-Up

Beyond The Wizard's Sleeve, Justin Robertson and Hooton Tennis Club amongst those setting sights for Victoria Park in June

Outernational Funk Disco YouTube Playlist

Here's a playlist that talks in the internationally understood languages of funk, disco and psych

NEXT WEEK: Stara Rzeka UK Tour

Kuba Ziołek brings his excellent one-man band to these shores for a five-date run, taking in Brighton, London, Salford, Liverpool and Bristol

Surgeon Set For AV Collaboration

Producer will link up with videographer Ali Wade to present an "immersive" audiovisual collaboration at the Southbank Centre in May

Sónar: Skepta, Floating Points & More

Barcelona festival adds 17 more names; playlist below

Dekmantel Night Program Announced

Amsterdam festival adds 35 acts to its 2015 line-up filling out this year's night program

Yu Miyashita EP Due On Stray Landings

Grind Analysts Fig. 1 out next month on 100-copy run, featuring tracks under his name and as his Yaporigami guise

LIVE REPORT: Richard Skelton

Luke Turner visits the beautiful church of St John On Bethnal Green to see Richard Skelton, Laura Cannell and Rob St John explore dark visions of the British landscape on the final night of the Saisonscape tour

WATCH: Stream Toy’s Club Attitude Gig Live!

Watch Toy, Hatcham Social and Hulkenburg play London's Islington Assembly Hall from 7.30 pm, courtesy of Living Indie

Independent Label Market Returns

ILM once again teams up with AIM for a London event, with Night Slugs, Church and Text setting up stalls this Saturday

WATCH: New Algiers Video

Group confirm debut album with Matador

Golden Cabinet: Sam Kerridge This Week

Support comes from Drunk In Hell and GunCleaner

WATCH: New FKA twigs Video

Watch the video for 'Glass & Patron' which will feature on a new EP out later this year