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Simon Jablonski’s Weekly Independent Cinema Reviews Column

Simon casts his expert eye over Patagonia and The Insatiable Moon for this week's column

Death Of A Party: Blur – New World Towers Reviewed

Tom Duggins reviews a new documentary based around the recording sessions of Blur's latest album, The Magic Whip

Films for Big Eyes: Charlemagne Palestine’s Baker’s Dozen

Former Film Editor David Moats is brought out of retirement for Charlemagne Palestine’s Film Bakers Dozen They discuss his Jewish heritage, lucky breaks and vomit vision.

Iceage To Headline All-Dayer This Sunday

Danish punks will top the bill at the Shacklewell Arms' event in aid of survivors of torture

John Moore Is Cheered By Port Eliot & Luke Haines Being Nice

After a spell in the doldrums, our man Moore heads to the West Country for the fruity extravaganza of the Port Eliot Literary Festival, where he plays some songs and Mr Haines does a reading

Ghibli’s Are Good: Grave Of The Fireflies And Kiki’s Delivery Service Reviewed

Gary Green revisits two underrated animation classics from Studio Ghibli, available now on Blu-ray for the first time

The British Invasion: How to Break Hollywood as a British Actor

With _How to Lose Friends and Alienate People_ Simon Pegg is the latest in a string of British actors to take Hollywood without losing their accent. But at what cost?

John Peel’s Records: ‘Z’ Now Online

Mammoth trawl through DJ's record collection comes to its alphabetical conclusion

Absorbing The Light Of The African American Avant-Garde: Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe’s Baker’s Dozen

In an epic Baker’s Dozen, Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe lets Stewart Smith into the secrets of his Candyman soundtrack, and celebrates Black excellence from Don Cherry to Moor Mother, Olly W. Wilson to Pamela Z

Jerry Dammers Damns Specials Reunion

Founder member attacks Terry Hall "takeover"

Old Man Diode & Rick Holland

The King Krill

Spool’s Out: The Best Releases On Cassette This November

In this month’s tape column, Tristan Bath investigates various introverted solo musicians, with generative electronic composition, Polish neo-krautrock, scarred electronics and a compelling debut of domestic diegesis.

Being Frank: Gallows On Hardcore, Racism And Grey Britain

John Doran hangs out with the Gallows and feels the (Ty)burn. Don't complain about the puns - it's all in the execution. Wait, come back . . .