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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

The Extinction Of Reality: The Counselor Reassessed

Jasun Horsley looks back at The Counselor, and finds new depths in Ridley Scott and Cormac McCarthy's unlikely collaboration

Zack’s The Way To Screw It: Batman V Superman Dawn Of Justice Reviewed

Mat Colegate is completely unprepared for the madness of Zack Snyder's kickstart to the DC cinematic universe

The Power And The Beauty: Tori Amos’ Favourite Music

From bonding with her daughter over Dolly Parton and Cocteau Twins to being starstruck by Billy Joel and Elton John, Tori Amos takes Lisa Jenkins through thirteen tracks that have defined her life and career

Years Of Cocktail-Flash: The Fall In 1980

Forty years ago, the mighty Fall hit one of their most majestic strides and made a string of unimpeachably excellent records. Angus Batey harks back

LISTEN: New Jambinai Single

South Korea's Jambinai unveil their their third album with lead track 'Sawtooth'

Deftones To Release New Album

Plus links to download a free brand new track

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Ride On A Brand New Time

Surreal Estate: London Stock At Safehouse Peckham

London Stock, an exhibition by Nick Barrett, unpicks the absurdities of London's housing market

Chasing Energy: An Interview With James Brandon Lewis

Ahead of a show as part of EFG London Jazz Festival this month, saxophonist, composer and improviser James Brandon Lewis speaks to Stewart Smith about honouring the legendary gospel singer Mahalia Jackson, his unique compositional system Molecular Systematic Music and more

The Anxious Middle: Wittgenstein Jr Reviewed

Will Rees gets in to Lars Iyer's eagerly-awaited followup to the Spurious Trilogy, Wittgenstein Jr, a book of anxiety, fragmentation and strange optimism

Do You Have the Force? Jon Savage’s Alternate History of Electronic Music, 1978–82

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A compilation of space age prog and disco novelties curated by Jon Savage recalls an era when the future was still something to look forward to

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These Charms May Be Sung Over a Wound

The ever prolific Richard Skelton swerves from strings to sine tones, while still imbued with a deep sense of place, finds Johny Lamb

MGMT And Karen O On New Flaming Lips Album

Oklahoma band pulling in famous friends for guest spots

Yoko Oh Yes! Ms Ono Speaks About Peace, Pop And Computer Games

Some of us may be surprised at just how good _Between My Head And The Sky_, the new album by the Plastic Ono Band, actually is. Not Carol Clerk, who met up with Yoko to talk about her music and peace projects . . .

Never Come Back: Reclaiming Roots In ‘Monsoon’ And ‘Residue’

Two 2020 films tackle masculinity and non-whiteness within a present-day diaspora, examining the myth of the conquered home to varying effect. Soma Ghosh explores how Monsoon and Residue go about reclaiming roots