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Natural Rhythm: Chris Packham’s Favourite Albums

Broadcaster and naturalist Chris Packham talks Luke Turner through his favourite albums... includes punk rock riot, hitchhiking, and singing poodles

Pop Ist Nicht Tot: Rammstein Flame It Live At The O2

Days after the Brits tediumathon at the O2, Rammstein set fire to the place not only with eyebrow singeing pyrotechnics, but also some killer tunes that even your Billy Joel fan would love, says Toby Cook. Photographs by Katja Ogrin

BBC Radiophonic Workshop At The Roundhouse: Quietus Preview

This weekend, the BBC Radiophonic Workshop appear live for only the second time ever. Robert Barry looks forward to an audience with some ancient synths

Vanity Subjects: Baxter Dury Picks His 13 Favourite Albums

Patrick Clarke meets Baxter Dury in his West London flat, to talk about his favourite albums from Frank Ocean to his father, and an excruciating encounter with Lou Reed and Lana Del Rey

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Heart Beats: Stuart A Staples On The Music That Inspired Arrythmia

From Linton Kwesi Johnson to Laurie Anderson, Kendrick Lamar to Robert Wyatt, Miles Davis and Insecure Men - Tindersticks vocalist Stuart A Staples selects the music that shaped his brilliant new solo album, Arrythmia

Frank Black And The Catholics – The Complete Studio Albums Box Set

With The Catholics, Pixies mainman Frank Black worked hard and he worked fast. The results are well worth revisiting, says JR Moores

GIT Awards Announce One To Watch Prize

Under-18 artist or band to be rewarded with studio time and festival slot

Thurston Moore: Burroughs Event

Red Gallery hosting celebration of Beat writer's centennial

I Think That’s The Lot: Mark E Smith Signs Off On Jan St Werner’s New Album

Formed around a core originally recorded in 2014 at the Cornerhouse, Manchester, Jan St. Werner of Mouse on Mars channels the voice of the late Fall frontman on Molocular Meditation, with uncanny results, finds Adam Lehrer

Raw Power Festival Announce Stage Times

Baba Yaga's Hut unveil the London three-dayer's timings

Redemption In Crapness: Sleaford Mod Jason Williamson’s Inspiration LPs

As Sleaford Mods release new album English Tapas, Jason Williamson guides Hazel Sheffield through the records that inspired him, from Wu-Tang to The Meteors and RZA to The Meteors

Overlapping Terrain: Richard Skelton’s Favourite Music

Following the release of his new album LASTGLACIALMAXIMUM, the prolific Richard Skelton speaks to Luke Turner about the music that inspired his own work, from Thomas Tallis to Phuture, Nico to Sly & The Family Stone, The Stooges and Gorecki

Creating A Songwriter: The 13 Albums That Made Thundercat

The virtuoso bassist takes Rob Hakimian through his musical life story with a baker's dozen that traces his trajectory from kid messing with his parents' records to the in-demand player that he is today. Photographs by The1Point8.