Kevin Cummins Hits The North – Joy Division To Oasis Caught On Camera

As legendary NME snapper Kevin Cummins exhibits photographs of his Mancunian muse in Yorkshire, we present a gallery of his photographs and hear the curious story of Ian Curtis' pink suit. Interviews by John Tatlock

Chris Watson Releases Piece For Australian Bushfire Charities

All money raised from sales of the release will go to the Australian Red Cross Disaster Relief and Recovery for the Australia Bushfires

Tape Adapter: January’s Hip Hop Mixtapes Reviewed By Gary Suarez

Gary Suarez looks over this months most essential rap mix tapes including efforts by Quiana Ree and Future

“Living Dyingly” – Christopher Hitchens’s Mortality

Matthew Foster on the late Christopher Hitchens' final book

Columnfortably Numb: Psych Rock For April Reviewed By JR Moores

What will aliens make of our planet's recent psych and noise-rock offerings, ponders JR Moores

Soul Searching: Lisa Stansfield’s Favourite Albums

With the release of her first album in ten years, Lisa Stansfield talks to John Freeman about 13 albums that each occupies a little piece of her heart.

LISTEN: New Wire!

New track, new album, series of events with The Quietus. Wire shot by Vivien Turmel

Composites For A Generation: James Fry’s Baker’s Dozen

From the hits of Hot Chocolate and the trashy joys of Sigue Sigue Sputnik to the 'death jazz' of Miles Davis and the angst of Portishead, James Fry takes us through his life in thirteen albums

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Circus

Andrzej Munk’s Eroica DVD Reissue

New high-definition transfer for brilliant Polish anti-war satire

Marilyn Manson Threatens To ‘Rape’ Rival Singer’s Face

What's Brian been up to now?

Natalia Beylis

Mermaids

An old photograph and a vintage keyboard open a portal to a watery soundworld for the Irish electronic producer

Is Pop Culture Consuming Itself? Simon Reynolds Discusses Retromania

The great Simon Reynolds talks to Colin McKean about his new tome Retromania: Pop Culture's Addiction To Its Own Past, and explains why conditions for musicians and consumers today are unprecedented - even if the art itself isn't

Shine On: Peter Frampton’s Favourite Albums

Ahead of his Roundhouse show tomorrow night, the singer-songwriter, former Humble Pie man and guitarist extraordinaire gives us a rundown of his top LPs

Bachelor Boy Patrick Wolf On Sticking To His Guns

He told Universal Records and Mark Ronson to get packing, and now he's the first artist to be a Bandstocks success. As he releases new album _Bachelor_, Patrick Wolf tells Luke Turner how he held onto his vision

Roll Over Beethoven: Jeff Lynne’s Favourite Albums

Mr Blue Sky works up thirteen of his top LPs