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Emily Eavis Issues Statement About Glastonbury Price Increase

Tickets for next year's festival will cost £335

Outside Of Time: An Interview With Zohastre

The French-Italian psych duo speak with Alastair Shuttleworth about their electrifying new album, which takes inspiration from sci-fi, folk tradition and Arthurian legend to explore magic, time travel and bagpipes

New Honest Jon’s Store Opens In King’s Cross

A second smaller location for London record shop Honest Jon's has opened in King's Cross

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25 Years On: Blade’s The Lion Goes From Strength To Strength Revisited

Half a lifetime ago, an Armenian exiled to London set the template for today's DIY musicians and raised a standard that British rap has rarely reached since. Angus Batey had a ring-side seat while Blade fought to make himself heard: he looks back on a landmark in the history of independent music

Derek Jarman-Inspired Play On R4 Tomorrow

Plus Simon Fisher Turner makes playlist for tomorrow's programme

Remembering Malcolm Owen: The Ruts 30 Years On

30 years after his death, John Robb explains why Malcolm Owen, frontman of The Ruts, is one of punk-rock's great forgotten figures

Interdimensional Travel Agents: An Interview With Teleplasmiste

Recorded exclusively for Quietus subscribers’ Spring Equinox EP, Teleplasmiste’s new release finds them heading further out than ever before. They tell Patrick Clarke the story behind their most cosmic music yet

Tell-tale Pulsations: Laraaji Picks His 13 Favourite Albums

From the Faces Of The Christ to the Sounds of Nature, ambient master Laraaji picks the 13 albums that shaped him

INTERVIEW: Wayne Bell on the Long-Awaited Release of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre score

As his score with Tobe Hooper for The Texas Chain Saw Massacre gets an official release, 50 years on, Wayne Bell speaks to Charlie Brigden about doing justice to an all-time classic, previously-unheard material, and getting his father to imitate a pig

Addicted To Serendipity: Hayden Thorpe Of Wild Beasts’ Baker’s Dozen

As the Cumbrian quartet prepare to release their "'fuck you' to adulthood", Boy King, their singer and guitarist takes us through 13 LPs that shaped it, including Nine Inch Nails, Max Richter and Oneohtrix Point Never

Oi Wanker! John Robb Remembers Sebastian Horsley, The Last Dandy

Sebastian Horsley passed away yesterday. Here, John Robb remembers his encounters with the outrageous wit and artist

Union Of Musicians Launches ‘Justice At Spotify’ Campaign

The collective of musicians, DJs, producers, road crew, and other workers has collected more than 10,000 signatures to date, including the likes of Zola Jesus and King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard

Modular Therapy: Daniel Miller And Steve Davis In Conversation

Mute Records boss Daniel Miller and former snooker champ turned kraut-psych powerhouse Steve Davis discuss their love of modular synthesisers, ill-fated Jools Holland collaborations, commandeering Elton John's ARP 2600 and more

Scott O)))! Scott Walker & Sunn O))) Collab

The unstoppable force meets the immovable object

Glastonbury Weather Forecast Looks Superb

Druids sense fair