Neil Young To Launch New Music Player

Young set to unveil Pono at SXSW this week

The Strange World of… Mike Vest

From demon-riffing drone-lords Bong to gruelling, piledriver punks Drunk In Hell, power trident-pronged psych outfit Blown Out, experimental soundtracking with Artifacts & Uranium, the atomic noise rock of Melting Hand and the crushing cosmic doom of 11Paranoias, plus a plethora of collaborations with luminaries from the Japanese psych underground, Mike Vest’s discography over the last decade is as dizzying as it gets. Ryan Walker attempts to deliver a guide to the 10 best points of entry

Karl Hyde & Matthew Herbert Announce New Album

The Underworld frontman and veteran electronic music producer team up for an album featuring music based on scenes from stage show Fatherland

Black Midi Unveil New Track, ‘Eat Men Eat’

It's the second cut to be unveiled from forthcoming album 'Hellfire'

Crime Plays: Writer Ian Rankin On His 13 Favourite Albums

Ian Rankin talks to Luke Turner about his life in music, and how he'd like to write novels based on Joy Division and David Bowie albums

Thirteen Prayers: Kamasi Washington’s Favourite Albums

Before he embarks on a summer of touring following his excellent 2015 album The Epic, the saxophonist and bandleader makes some difficult decisions to give Paul Smith 13 albums that affected his musical approach

PREMIERE: Acid Klaus Shares Debut Single, ‘Party Sized Away Day’

Acid Klaus is the new project from Sheffield synth provocateur Adrian Flanagan

Darren Hayman Announces Art Exhibition, ‘Night Paintings’

It will kick off in South London this week, and run through to the end of the month

Peter Murphy Set For Bauhaus Tour

Murphy to perform only Bauhaus material on mammoth U.S. and European run of dates

Sect Cymbals: Boredoms Live In London

Rahul Desai was 1/88th of the Boredoms' recent temporary cymbal orchestra for a special performance at the Barbican. Photographs courtesy of Mark Allan/Barbican

LIVE REPORT: MENT Ljubljana 2023

Jakub Knera reports back from MENT Ljubljana 2023, surveying standout shows from the likes of Jausmė and Puuluup, and discussions on mental health in music and the virtues of singing in your native language

John Grant Vs. Bright Light Bright Light

New mag Loverboy launches, John Grant and Bright Light Bright Light have a chat about confessional lyricism, coming out as a gay artist, and why diver Tom Daley is a hottie

New Platform For DJ Mixes, Wav.World, Launches

The subscription-based platform aims to pay DJs for mixes, in addition to the producers whose music is featured in said mixes

Metallica

Hardwired To Self-Destruct

Roedelius

Tape Essence Archive 1973-1978

You can hear the murmur of the Weser Uplands forests on this compilation of Roedelius tape noodles, finds Richard Foster

The Month’s Electronic Music: Casting Ahead

Christian Eede kicks off the year in electronic music with a look at what may lie ahead in 2016, particularly for the UK's clubs, alongside releases from Shanti Celeste, Manchester's Meandyou collective and the South Africa-based proponents of the emerging Gqom sound