Reviews

Rock Of Ages: Mick Jagger At 70 & The Rise Of Pop’s Elders

Fucking Mick Jagger, says David Stubbs, he'll never stop... why should he? But he could choose some better birthday party guests...

Strange Resonance: Rockfort Interviews L’Ocelle Mare

In the second half of this month's missive on French music, David McKenna speaks to Thomas Bonvalet of L'Ocelle Mare, whose new album finds him working with the resonance of a protestant temple in Bergerac

Ride To Record First Album In 20 Years

Album will be produced by Erol Alkan

LISTEN: Crystal Castles & Robert Smith Collaboration

Will be released in December

Fugees Cancel Reunion Tour, Citing COVID-19 Difficulties

"If opportunity, public safety, and scheduling allow, we hope to be able to revisit this again sometime soon," said a statement shared by the group

Hey Colossus And More For Supersonic

Hey Colossus and Daniel Higgs are amongst the latest additions to the Supersonic line-up as day tickets go on sale too

Rian Treanor Collaborates with Cara Tolmie on New Album for Planet Mu

Body Lapse will be released in September

Kylie Minogue

DISCO

Kylie is back on the dance floor, but feels strangely unsure of her own place there, finds CJ Thorpe-Tracey

Morrissey Searches Fans For Meat, Bitten By Dog

Incidents thought to be unrelated

Tim Hecker Announces New Album

Virgins on the way in October; expect "something like an attempt at the sound of frankincense in slow-motion"

Reel To Reel Cacophony: Jim Kerr Of Simple Minds’ Favourite Albums

With their sixteenth LP Big Music just out, the Glaswegian new wave veterans' frontman gives Mark Eglinton a Baker's Dozen of his top 13 formative influences

Haunting The Palace: ATP’s I’ll Be Your Mirror Slayer Day Reviewed

Noel Gardner, Amanda Barrokh and Toby Cook were on hand to witness one of ATP's finest days recently at Alexandra Palace...

A Sucker For Melody: Martin Carr’s Favourite Songs

With an excellent new solo album, The Breaks, just released, and a London gig tonight, the former Boo Radleys and bravecaptain man has a trawl through the finest 7"s in his record collection with Joe Clay

Peer Reviewed: FOQL Interviews SIKSA… And Vice Versa

Two of Poland’s most forward-thinking underground musicians discuss running independent venues and fostering diverse crowds, decentralising the Polish cultural landscape, the state of their home country’s independent music scene, and how their art contains far more than just political activism

Melody Without A Form: An Interview with Arthur Russell & Peter Gordon

In an exclusive extract from her new book *Transfigured New York: Interviews with Experimental Artists and Musicians, 1980-1990*, writer and radio host Brooke Wentz shares an interview from the WKCR-FM archives with pioneering Downtown musicians Arthur Russell and Peter Gordon talking ballet, rap music and ‘democratic music’

Glasgow To Stage Hinterland Festival