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Screaming The Street Down: Niven Govinden’s Favourite LPs

It's all bangers as writer Niven Govinden speaks to Paul Flynn about favourite records from Pet Shop Boys, Aretha, Solange, Madonna, Daft Punk and much more in this week's Baker's Dozen. Photo by Dan Lepard

Pavement To Reform For Coachella?

American website thinks so

Hubris: John Doran On Spoken Word LP Feat. BSP, Perc & More

To accompany his book Jolly Lad, John Doran recorded tracks of spoken word and racket with British Sea Power, Perc, Nicky Wire, Arabrot, Karin Park and Nik Void of Factory Floor. He explains the story and we've tracks streaming here

Walk On In Darkness: Tom G Warrior’s 13 Favourite LPs

Tom G Warrior of Celtic Frost, Triptykon and Hellhammer speaks to Jimmy Martin about the elements that fed his nightmare kaleidoscope, from Quincy Jones to Venom, Roxy Music to the 'Sisters and 'Sabbath

Why Carly Rae Jepsen’s EMOTION Is The Unsung Hero Of 2015

Taking in the work of Drake, Rothko, Olafur Eliason and Psychic Sally, Karl Smith considers what makes Carly Rae Jepsen's newest album one of the greatest pieces of art produced this year

Soul Searching: Lisa Stansfield’s Favourite Albums

With the release of her first album in ten years, Lisa Stansfield talks to John Freeman about 13 albums that each occupies a little piece of her heart.

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LISTEN: White Manna

Debut album announced

Magical Experiences: James Holden’s Favourite Albums

Following last year's feral The Inheritors album, Border Community label head James Holden is about to take his newly developed live show on tour, including to Field Day and Sonar Barcelona. Rory Gibb catches up with him to discuss thirteen favourite and formative albums, improvisation and atheist spirituality

WATCH: New M. Craft Video

Former member of Jarvis Cocker's band shares video for title track from 2016 album; watch below. Homepage photo courtesy of Erica Rossing Oberg

Rebellious Jukebox Fall Night Hebden On Sat

Come for The Fall. Stay for The Fall. Forecasts predict: The Fall

Ghost Of Our Fathers: Beyond The Miners’ Strike – Beth Steel Interviewed

Jessie Thompson speaks to playwright Beth Steel about moving beyond the collapse of the welfare state, representations of masculinity and moving beyond the usual themes of the Miners' Strike in her latest work, Wonderland, showing now at Hampstead Theatre. Pictures by Manuel Harlan

WIN: Ghostpoet Albums

We've got copies of Some Say I So I Say Light to give away to three lucky readers