Bakers Dozen: Liam Gallagher and Andy Bell’s 13 Favourite Albums

Speaking on behalf of Beady Eye, Messrs Liam Gallagher and Andy Bell tell us their favourite records

All Of This Is Coming Your Way: R.E.M.’s Automatic For The People

Twenty-five years after the release of REM’s Automatic For The People, Stewart Smith looks back on a masterpiece of nostalgia and loss that still retains its mysteries

Magical Experiences: James Holden’s Favourite Albums

Following last year's feral The Inheritors album, Border Community label head James Holden is about to take his newly developed live show on tour, including to Field Day and Sonar Barcelona. Rory Gibb catches up with him to discuss thirteen favourite and formative albums, improvisation and atheist spirituality

Venue Licensing Laws To Be Amended?

Live Music Bill currently passing through House Of Commons proposes to remove some of the licensing restrictions on small music venues

Karen Gwyer And More For Peckham Series

Karen Gwyer, Felicita and more among names to take part in new performance series in Peckham over the summer

LISTEN: Threadfest 2016 Mixtape

Get ready for this month's Threadfest with a preview mixtape below

Mercurial Rev: Richard Coles’ Favourite Music

Vicar, musician, broadcaster and ex-Communard, The Reverend Richard Coles tells Alex Burrows how music is still important to belief and why parish choirs are the new punk. Portrait by Tim Anderson.

Wheezing & Drinking Tea: A Columnus Metallicus For The New Year

No resolutions for our man Toby Cook; instead, he's looking back at the choicest metal that was overlooked at the end of 2010 and reviewing records by Electric Wizard, Pantera and more. Photo by Maria Jefferis of www.shot2bits.net

Low Culture 4: Death Stranding

This week's cultural essay by one of our locked down writers is Charlie Frame's ramble through Hideo Kojima’s Death Stranding, seen through the prism of Coronavirus. All screenshots courtesy of Rezwan Chowdhury

Frank Turner

The Second Three Years

LISTEN: Jherek Bischoff & David Byrne

Collaborative track 'Eyes' taken from special 7" released by Leaf for Record Store Day

Bloc Off: Festival Cancelled

Festival cancelled over safety concerns

School Of Seven Bells

Disconnect From Desire

These New Puritans’ Field Of Reeds, Track-By-Track Preview

Nick Southall listens through TNP's excellent third album ahead of its release next month

Something In Construction Launch Vinyl-Only Label

New imprint, Demand, to put out 7”s by artists including Hot Chip, Memory Tapes and Laetitia Sadier as first release; competition launched to find new band for final single; we talk to founder David Laurie below

1986 Sonic Youth Bootleg, ‘Walls Have Ears’, Set For Reissue

The unofficial live album was culled from three UK gigs that the band played in 1985