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Artists discuss the 13 records that shaped their lives
He was a 19 year old classical phenom who played these excruciatingly difficult pieces with such ease. I think I read somewhere he had a nervous breakdown. I used these as a means of practicing my viola techniques in school, far too complicated but it pushed me into unknown territory for the viola, something I would later use and abuse in my quest for breaking everything around me!
The Velvet Underground co-founder and longstanding experimental outlier reflects fondly on his 18-hour long debut US performance, producing for The Stooges and writing an ode to Brian Wilson, and makes a case for the avant-garde genius of Snoop Dogg
Liz Harris went through extremes when she went to Murmansk for an artistic residency at the height of the Arctic summer. She talked with our man in San Francisco, Ned Raggett about the resultant new album and project. Portrait by JJ Harris
From 90s grunge and hip hop to contemporary ambient electronica, DJ Tom Ravenscroft tells Ben Graham about the 13 albums that give him the most listening pleasure, and developing his own musical interest away from the influence of his dad, the late John Peel. Tom Ravenscroft image courtesy of the BBC.
Ahead of their performance at this year’s Green Man festival, Slowdive’s Rachel Goswell talks to Julian Marszalek about being the only goth in the village, the enduring power of the voice and why pen pals and fan clubs are beautiful things.
Ghetto blasting synth punk in Rugby. Lending pyjamas to Mogwai. Writing to Nick Drake’s sister. Finding psychology theory in music. Pranked by Robin Guthrie. Rocket Girl Records label head Vinita Joshi takes Will McCartney through the 13 records that have shaped her life
In this month's subscriber essay, Manu Ekanayake revisits the BBC adaptation of John Le Carré's Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy to explore ideas of Englishness and patriotism corrupted by the Establishment and private school system (note – contains spoilers!)
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