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Chlöe Herington talks to Eoin Murray about the olfactory potential of psychedelic gigs and the power of recurring dreams

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Stone Roses and Radiohead producer John Leckie On Making That Album, nuclear apocalypse-proof mixing desks, and why the ease of mySpace music distribution might not be a good thing

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Alex Burrows talks to Vic Godard about his incredible career and chooses ten points of entry into his bewilderingly large back catalogue

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Always Ascending

Tender, debonair, fun - whoop! The best thing Kapranos and the gang have come up with in over a decade.

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Morrissey and the Wu-Tang to share the stage!

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Preview clip for the band's two-song set for Topman's Generation magazine

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Under the Bridge
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A veritable Where Are They now for the Sarah Records generation, Under the Bridge features new music from the likes of Boyracer, Amelia Fletcher and Blueboy's Paul Stewart

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Jack White & Jay-Z Team Up For Record

White Stripes singer and rapper have collaborated on a new song

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Susanna takes inspiration from the works of medieval Dutch artist Hieronymus Bosch on her next album

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A Universe Behind What You Hear: The Strange World of Surgeon

A mainstay in electronic sound for over two decades, the music of Anthony Child AKA Surgeon joins the dots between the techno underground and an abrasive, absurdist lineage that stretches back to the days of COUM. Ahead of Child's set at the legacy of COUM event in Hull on 18th March, Harry Sword hears of his love of Burroughs, watching Mike Leigh with Mick Harris and the dangers of the artistic comfort zone.

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