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Invisible Undercurrents: Cat’s Eyes’ Favourite Soundtracks

With their soundtrack to Peter Strickland's new film The Duke Of Burgundy released this week, Cats' Eyes - The Horrors' Faris Badwan and composer Rachel Zeffira - run through their movie collection with Kiran Acharya to pick out their 13 top scores and soundtracks

Brick Out House: Carl Andre At The Musee D’Art Moderne

At Paris's Musée d'Art Moderne, Will Jennings sees beyond Carl Andre's infamous piles of bricks to find humour and subtlety in the sculptor’s lesser known works

Friends Reunited: Lou Reed And John Cale’s Songs For Drella Revisited

In Songs For Drella, which is reissued this month, Andrew Holter finds a seance for Andy Warhol but also a touching study of friendship regained that can bring a tear even to an atrocity cataracted millennial eye

Multisensory Essence: Lunchmeat Festival 2022 Reviewed

Jaša Bužinel, our dance music correspondent, rounds up his favourite AV shows and DJ sets at this year’s Lunchmeat Festival

Andrew WK

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Rubber Rings: Johnny Marr’s Favourite Albums

As he embarks on a world tour, Johnny Marr talks to John Freeman about how his 13 favourite albums have provided career-spanning inspiration for everything from The Smiths to his latest solo record, Playland

Rum Music For May, Reviewed By Jennifer Lucy Allan

This month Jennifer Lucy Allan opens her ears to new music for gamelan, old music on the Atari ST, and fresh Manc workouts

Damien Dubrovnik

Great Many Arrows

LIVE REPORT: Mus_IIC Festival.01

David McKenna reports on sets from Minny Pops, Gazelle Twin and Wrangler at the one day London festival. Photo by Steve Malins

New York To Allow ‘Large Venues’ To Reopen

Strict safety measures will be in place, while venues will also operate at a heavily reduced capacity

“Music? Horrible.”: David Yow’s Favourite Records

Although he says he doesn't listen to music, and that he's not a musician, The Jesus Lizard's David Yow nevertheless supplies a heartfelt Baker's Dozen that ranges from Motörhead to Snoopy's Christmas

Two Poems By: Jessica Schouela

This week's new writing comes to you as two poems by Canadian-born, London-located Jessica Schouela

The Passions: Owen Pallett’s Favourite Albums

Owen Pallett's new album helpfully gives us the title for our latest Baker's Dozen, as he talks Luke Turner through selections including Tori Amos, Throbbing Gristle, Jean Luc Ponty, Dean Blunt, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Total Freedom and Diamanda Galas

Klara Lewis

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Columnus Metallicus: Heavy Metal For July Reviewed By Kez Whelan

Kez Whelan marks the arrival of Summer with another batch of doom, death, black and grind releases

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Two-Minds

What started off as a deeply personal album for New Zealand folk-pop artist Daniel McBride has proved surprisingly universal, finds Amanda Farah