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Lost Themes III: Alive After Death

Horror master John Carpenter creates a thrilling cinema for the ears on the third volume of his Lost Themes series – his best yet, finds Kareem Ghezawi

Berlin To Relax Clubbing Restrictions From Friday

Outdoor dance events of up to 250 people will be allowed in the city from this weekend

Rum Music: The Best Of 2020

Jennifer Lucy Allan reflects and gives thanks for a load of really good music and rounds up her favourite Rum Music releases for 2020

Forbidden Fruit: From Hot Chip To Black Peaches With Rob Smoughton

As Rob Smoughton readies a second round of Black Peaches, he and Wyndham Wallace discuss the difference between indulgence and invention

Stephen O’Malley To Curate OFF Stage

KTL, Bohren & Der Club Of Gore and Circle all set to appear on the Sunn O))) man's stage

Musical Conversations: Mary Lattimore’s Favourite Albums

In this week's Baker's Dozen Mary Lattimore speaks to Kareem Ghezawi about the albums that have shaped her life, and how musical friendships sustain her work

EXCLUSIVE: Brandt Brauer Frick Ensemble – ‘Pretend’

Download a track from forthcoming album Mr. Machine

No Barrier Fun: Angus Andrew Of Liars’ Favourite LPs

Liars have always been masters of mixing a boggling array of influences into a music that's unhinged, inventive and powerful. Here, Angus Andrew guides us through 13 of his favourite LPs, running the gamut from hip hop to smooth jazz and The Cure

Colour Me Peach & Black: Prince’s Sign O’ The Times, 25 Years On

Twenty-five years after its release, John Freeman looks back at the magnum opus that would ultimately be the undoing of Prince

Roots Rock Riot: Benji Webbe Of Skindred’s Favourite Albums

The alternative metallers' frontman gives Dom Smith his Baker's Dozen of top LPs ahead of a summer of festival sets in support of their new album, Kill The Power

Dawn To Dusk: Richard Dawson’s Favourite Albums

Tales of the oddest record shop on Tyneside and much more as Richard Dawson guides Jennifer Lucy Allan through an unsurprisingly diverse selection of records in this week's Baker's Dozen

Horns Up Ya Shitters! Best New Metal LPs Reviewed By Toby Cook

Toby Cook is back to wail at a McDonald's ad and review new LPs from Darkthrone, Humanfly, Baptists, Pombagira, From The Bogs Of Aughiska, Phil Anselmo & Warbeast, Blood Tsunami, Rotting Christ, Intronaut and Holly Hunt

Realities & Fictions: The Mountain Goats’ John Darnielle Interviewed

John Darnielle's The Mountain Goats recently released their latest studio album Transcendental Youth. Erin Lyndal Martin sat with with Darnielle to discuss piano tuning, his pro-choice activism and the tensions between fiction and non-fiction in his work

Unknown Pleasures At 40: Our Favourite Artists On Joy Division’s Debut

As Joy Division's still-staggering debut album turns 40, we present a Baker's Dozen of Baker's Dozens featuring artists and writers who picked Unknown Pleasures among their favourites of all time

New Voices Ukraine Podcast: 20ft Radio’s Guide to the Ukrainian Underground. Memory Leaks, Part I

In the first podcast from Kyiv's 20ft Radio, we're taken deep into the otherworldly folk sounds of the Ukrainian underground of the late 80s and early 90s. New Voices Ukraine is a collaboration between The Quietus, 20ft Radio, Neformat, the Ukrainian Institute and the British Council.