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Mysterious Handsome Men: An Interview With Girl Band

Dublin's Girl Band tore through Quietus HQ earlier this year with their unhinged and brilliant cover of Blawan's 'Why They Hide Their Bodies Under My Garage'. Paul Tucker met them to discuss the quirks of self-recording and why they're infuriated by Nirvana comparisons

Pulling At The Threads: Katie Gately’s Favourite Albums

On the release of her new album, Loom, the Brooklyn musician and sound artist talks about the records that have weaved their way through her life, from Joy Division to Joanna Newsom, Philip Glass to Low and This Heat

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Phantom Plaza

Queasy post-punk from Icelandic/Polish seven-piece

Significant Involuntary Memories: Paul Allen Of Anthroprophh’s 13 Top LPs

Following last year's mighty Outside The Circle album and the news that Anthroprophh will be playing this year's Desertfest, the band's leader and former Heads man Paul Allen (the hirsute gentleman on the right below) cherrypicks 13 albums from his hefty collection

Post Global Music: David Pajo’s Favourite Albums

Ahead of the reunited Slint playing shows this month and next, the hyper-prolific multi-instrumentalist hones his record collection down to a top 13

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

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