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Concrete Poetry: Robert Montgomery’s Hammersmith Poem

As Robert Montgomery unveils his latest commission at Hammersmith Town Hall, Geoff Cowart catches up with the Scottish-born artist to chat modernism, Malevich, and metaphor

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The Magic Bridge/The Glass Trunk (Reissues)

Young Knives On Growing Up In The East Midlands

Neither north nor south, the English Midlands are a confusing place bisected by railways and the M1 and A1. Some would say the Midlands are hard to love. Today, local boys House Of Lords and Henry Dartnall of Young Knives give us a guide. Pic by Cat Stevens.

Still Dirty On The Inside: Nine Inch Nails Live

On the evidence of last night's Scala show, Nine Inch Nails have recharged their batteries in spectacular style, writes Luke Turner, highlighting the subtle undercurrents that run through their precision techno-metal

Coherent Sound Waves: Lorenzo Senni’s Favourite Albums

The trance pointillist condenses his musical biography into 13 all-time favourite albums in our latest artist-penned Baker's Dozen

I Like Trains & Datarock Join Latitude Festival Bill

Suffolk festival grows

Baker’s Dozen: J Mascis On His 13 Favourite Records

The slacker/ shoegaze guitar demon fesses up about his top albums

Italian Festival ROBOT Completes 2024 Lineup

Fennesz and Max Cooper are among the final additions to the bill

Life Is Life: The Strange World Of Laibach, Narrated By Laibach

Laibach are one of the most misunderstood groups going, with their uniforms and martial music wearily misinterpreted. Here, they guide Luke Turner through significant moments in their 30 years of subversion, from being banned in Slovenia, providing grist to Žižek's seditious mill and provoking phonecalls from Slobodan Milošević to this year's Tate Modern triumph

WATCH: New Free Love Video

The duo formally known as Happy Meals return to Optimo Music for their latest release

WATCH: British Masters With John Cale

John Cale speaks to our own John Doran for latest episode of Noisey series; watch it below

Energy Capture: Byetone’s Favourite Albums

The producer and co-founder of Raster-Noton talks Christian Eede through a "rock-oriented" selection of his favourite records as the pioneering German electronic music label celebrate two decades of operations

Staying On The One: Bootsy Collins’ Favourite LPs

Bootsy Collins helped define the sound of funk, working with Parliament and James Brown, who taught him the mysterious concept of The One. In this Bakers Dozen, he talks to Julian Marszalek about those times & why he couldn't leave home without dropping acid and listening to Hendrix

LISTEN: New My Disco LP

Melbourne's finest return with new LP

Pop & Art: Sylver Tongue’s Charlotte Hatherley Interviewed

Charlotte Hatherley returned this month as Sylver Tongue, with a new EP entitled Something Big. She speaks to Jeremy Allen about not looking back, and why a strong relationship between pop and modern art is crucial