“There Is Noise In Beauty”: Cornelius’ Favourite Albums

In the first Baker's Dozen of 2018, Cornelius guides us through 13 favourites that helped shaped his musical life, including the new-on-vinyl Mellow Waves

A F**king Joy: Aidan Moffat’s Favourite Albums

With Aidan Moffat's excellent new record with Bill Wells just out, we sent Daniel Dylan Wray up to Glasgow to meet the former Arab Strap man/Quietus sex columnist to discuss his top formative albums. And, with the help of beers, a record player and one powerful deployment of the phrase "get to utter fuck", here's what he picked

Anthrax’s Charlie Benante Talks About The Birth Of The Blast Beat

Our mountain climbing metal marauder Mark Eglinton tracks down and grills Anthrax's drummer on inventing the blast beat, and the band's high turnover of singers

Reissue Of The Week: Slayer’s Show No Mercy

It's about time we admitted, says Brian Coney on the day of a new Metal Blade reissue, that not only is Show No Mercy the best debut album by The Big Four of thrash, but it is also Slayer's most vital and authentically joyous album

Swells A Rebellious Heart: Vashti Bunyan’s Favourite Musical Phrases

Following the release of her final album Heartleap last month, the folk singer-songwriter delves into her favourite records to pick particular moments of music that have stuck with her, from Beethoven to Brandy & Monica stopping by JJ Cale, Talking Heads and Bill Callahan on the way

Batting Order: Neil Hannon’s Favourite Albums

The Divine Comedy man picks out the gems in his record collection following the release of his second album with The Duckworth Lewis Method this week

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Augmenting Reality: Devendra Banhart’s Favourite Albums

Following the release of his ninth album, Ape In Pink Marble, the LA-based singer-songwriter and artist opts against a theme of lobster-based smut (read on) and talks Tara Joshi through his 13 all-time favourite records

A Document in Time: Neil Halstead Of Slowdive’s Baker’s Dozen

With Slowdive reformed and about to release their fourth album (as well as playing Field Day and Roskilde), Neil Halstead tells Joe Clay about the gateway albums that influenced him the most. Photo by Ingrid Pop.

Some Major Rock & Roll Problems: Craig Finn’s Favourite Albums

Will Parkhouse speaks to the Hold Steady frontman about his thirteen most played LPs

Giant Swan’s Mun Sing Reveals Debut LP, ‘Inflatable Gravestone’

The album will be released by Planet Mu in June

Joe Meek Documentary Seeks Funding

Film-makers seek funding for documentary about pioneering English record producer and songwriter

Spool’s Out: The Best Releases On Cassette This November

In this month’s tape column, Tristan Bath investigates various introverted solo musicians, with generative electronic composition, Polish neo-krautrock, scarred electronics and a compelling debut of domestic diegesis.

Ein Kleiner Lichtzauber: Creep Show Interviewed

Living the dream with John Grant, Stephen Mallinder, Ben Edwards and Phil Winter aka Creep Show. Casting spells: John Doran

The Future’s So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades: 30 Years Of They Live

Dismissed by many as a hypermasculine schlockfest in 1988, John Carpenter's They Live has aged well. Jeremy Allen assesses its wide-reaching influence on everyone from continental philosophers to French synthwave hipsters

Depeche Mode Reveal 2009 World Tour

Electropop kings plan whopping tour and new record