Revelling In Failure: Bruce Springsteen’s Shut The Fuck Up Tour

25 years ago The Boss played Brixton Academy as part of his least successful tour since his first but, says, Liam Inscoe-Jones, while he may have been underperforming catastrophically in financial terms, this was also a time of creative rebirth

Owen Pallett

Heartland

All Tomorrow’s Parties Reviewed: All Hail Matt Groening

Luke Turner and John Doran raise a glass to Matt Groening and Barry and Deborah at ATP for one of the most enjoyably eclectic festival line-ups they've ever witnessed. All photos by Maria Jefferis, Andy Ennis and Edd Westmacott for Shot2Bits.net

Obama Slow Jams The News

US president sticks it to student loan interest rate rises, slow jam-style

Mani Apologises To Peter Hook

Mancunian bassist apologises to, er, other Mancunian bassist

Wreath Lectures 2013: Why You Shouldn’t Feel Guilty for Using Spotify

In our latest Wreath Lecture, Charles Ubaghs uses actual facts and figures to offer you absolution for your streams, as he explains why Thom Yorke, David Byrne and their glum pals are wrong about Spotify