From The Front Lines Of Lyrical Warfare: Canibus’ Mic Club 20 Years On

The combative rhyme master has paid the price for his inability to compromise, says Angus Batey, as the rap laureate's master's thesis turns 20

Savage Guardians: Why Bands Are Right About Cameras At Gigs

Jeremy Allen normally gets annoyed at people leaving notes telling him what to do. But in the case of Savages and Yeah Yeah Yeahs instructing their audiences not to wave their cameraphones around like bellends, he can get behind the cause... even if it is doomed

Russia Has Blocked SoundCloud

The country's government alleges that the platform was helping to spread "false information" about the war in Ukraine

Perchance To Dream: Nadine Shah’s Holiday Destination

Hypnotic, righteous and utterly compelling, Nadine Shah's third album is an extraordinary exploration of the health of our country and our world. This is her most powerful statement to date, says Julian Marszalek

WATCH: How To Watch Man Forever

Instructional film for forthcoming tour

Organic Intelligence XXVII: A Psych Rock Christmas

In this month's antidote to the algorithm cosmic Santa JR Moores rides his riffin' reindeer around the globe to bring you a selection of seasonal psychedelic rock treats

LISTEN! New Shins Single Simple Song

LIVE REPORT: Arcade Fire

Kate Hutchinson praises Arcade Fire for their mighty new grooves, and for offering the chance for London to dress like bellends. Photos by Valerio Berdini

Reading Festival: The Birth Of The Queens Of The Stone Age

This weekend sees Queens of the Stone Age play Reading and Leeds. Here in an extract from his excellent book on the band, Joel McIver recounts their early days of rock & roll madness.

LISTEN: Tetragrammacide’s Debut Album

Metal trio Tetragrammacide stream new album in full; discuss Indian metal scene

Theme & Variations: Music In The Films Of Christopher Nolan

With the publication of his new book, *The Nolan Variations*, an in depth portrait of Christopher Nolan, Tom Shone picks out ten of the best bits of music from the director’s oeuvre, from *Memento* to *Tenet*

Overlapping Terrain: Richard Skelton’s Favourite Music

Following the release of his new album LASTGLACIALMAXIMUM, the prolific Richard Skelton speaks to Luke Turner about the music that inspired his own work, from Thomas Tallis to Phuture, Nico to Sly & The Family Stone, The Stooges and Gorecki

WATCH: Willis Earl Beal Film Trailer

Download Beal's 5-song soundtrack EP for free below

In C: An Interview With Farmer Glitch And Matthew J Saunders

Stephen 'Farmer Glitch' Ives and Matthew J. Saunders tell tQ about their ambitious new recording of Terry Riley's In C, released exclusively to Sound And Vision subscribers.