Forest Swords' debut album channels the atmosphere of his home region of The Wirral into music of elemental, dubbed-out grandeur. He speaks with Joe Clay about drawing inspiration from his surroudings, doing it DIY, and how his music interlinks with other creative disciplines
Having collaborated with artist Start Semple, and recently worked and toured with Gary Numan, Leeds-based four piece Officers have been finding ways to bridge the physical and electronic worlds. Dom Smith caught up with the band's Jamie Baker to discuss the importance of blurring those lines
As Steven Claydon celebrates his first major show in a Swiss institution, at the Centre d’Art Contemporain in Geneva, the British artist talks to Robert Barry about his double life as artist and musician, from Add N To (X) to JackTooJack and beyond