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Liverpool’s 24 Kitchen Street Campaigns Against Developers

Noise complaints, the club says, could force it to close

Low Culture Essay: John Doran on 16oz Japanese Raw Selvedge Indigo Denim

In the latest subscriber exclusive Low Culture Essay, John Doran reflects on class, craft and the risk of a flashed or crushed testicle in his life-long relationship with the denim trouser.

Donate To Frank Sidebottom Statue Appeal!

Paul Guided Missile tells you about a most worthy campaign

Constellations In The Sky: Jonathan Donahue Of Mercury Rev’s Top LPs

From spooky narrations in the Catskill Mountains to avant-garde masterworks, the New York band's singer and guitarist tells Yousif Nur about the albums and one song that have had a lasting impact on his own music

INTERVIEW: Devin Townsend

Tom O'Boyle talks to Townsend about his upcoming Ziltoid opus, double album Z² released next week, which finds him combining his twin penchants for pop-metal and extraterrestrial operatics

Various

25 Years Of Paper

British house label Paper Recordings was founded in 1994. 25 years later, Crazy P, Flash Atkins et al curate some of the highlights. Esme Bennett is suitably impressed.

Ring The Alarm: DJ Haram Interviewed

Ahead of an appearance at Wysing Arts Centre's annual day festival in September, Discwoman's DJ Haram speaks to Kristen Gallerneaux and Bernie Brooks about the scene in her base of Philadelphia and linking up with Moor Mother and the Discwoman collective

The Body Combine With BIG|BRAVE For New Collaborative LP

'Leaving None But Small Birds' is out through Thrill Jockey in September

WATCH: JJ DOOM – Guv’nor

New video from Key to the Kuffs album

The Fall

Sub-Lingual Tablet

Paraorchestra Collaborate With Brett Anderson On New LP

'Death Songbook', which features original songs and covers of tracks about love and loss, also features contributions from Nadine Shah, Gwenno and others

Martha Skye Murphy

Um

A remarkably accomplished debut from the South London singer/songwriter

Stewart Lee In John Cage’s Indeterminacy

Show this week at Charing Cross branch of Foyles...

The Sea, The Sea: An Interview With Liz Green

Manchester-based folk singer Liz Green tells John Freeman how her new album Haul Away was inspired by the ocean and recorded while trying to avoid eye contact with a Grammy

Prophets Of Time: Nik Turner’s Favourite Records

The space rock luminary and former member of Hawkwind, Sphynx and Inner City Unit guides Sean Kitching through 13 instructive and inspirational jazz, rock and soul records that have shaped him and his music

Hey Student! The Quietus Praises The Learners

For those about to learn - John Doran salutes you.