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Cooked To Perfection: Why You Have To Watch Breaking Bad

With its final installment about to arrive, David Stubbs casts an eye back over the exquisitely bleak, hyperreal vista of one of the most unique TV shows in history and asks - why haven't you watched Breaking Bad yet? (contains mild spoilers)

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Astral Plains

The subtle tones of this Canadian jazz ensemble recall the wide open plains of Saskatchewan for Will Salmon

LISTEN: Rustie & Nightwave – ‘Surph’

Glaswegian producer reboots a track from last year's Glass Swords album, with added pop suss courtesy of Nightwave

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

PREMIERE: Acid Klaus Shares Debut Single, ‘Party Sized Away Day’

Acid Klaus is the new project from Sheffield synth provocateur Adrian Flanagan

A Place To Bury Strangers Guide Us Through Their Teeth-Kicking Distortion

With the UK version of their debut out next week, Luke Turner discovers A Place To Bury Strangers are more than the sum of their noisy forebears

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The Power And The Beauty: Tori Amos’ Favourite Music

From bonding with her daughter over Dolly Parton and Cocteau Twins to being starstruck by Billy Joel and Elton John, Tori Amos takes Lisa Jenkins through thirteen tracks that have defined her life and career

Champion Versions: Steve Mason’s Favourite Albums

With his new solo album, Meet The Humans, just released, the prolific musician and former Beta Band man gives Joe Clay a tour of his record collection, meandering through electro, hip-hop, punk and more

The Brits: Winners And Losers

Duffy three, Coldplay nil.