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First Names For Weather Festival

Robert Hood, Richie Hawtin and Actress among first names announced for the Parisian festival

LOW’s Alan Sparhawk Reveals New Solo LP, ‘With Trampled By Turtles’

It follows his 2024 solo debut, White Roses, My God

A Decade In Music: Myths Of The Digital, Post-Napster Age

As Lord Mandelson's anti-piracy Digital Economy Bill begins its uncertain journey through parliament, John Tatlock investigates the music industry's most troubled decade yet and says 'stop whining, it's only a scratch'.

Peter Doherty

Grace / Wastelands

Nuclear Family Folk: MPTL Microplastics Interviewed

Ahead of an appearance at next month's Acid Horse festival, the industrial folk ensemble speak to Claire Biddles about power plant tourism, Home Counties gothic and why they embrace artistic violence (as long as it doesn't occur near the cellist). All photographs by Spela Cedilnik

Lindstrøm, Terje & More For Øya Festival

Todd Terje and Lindstrøm perform one-off shared set, alongside Odd Future, Friends and others added to the bill

The Album That Is A Book: Matthew Herbert Faces The Music

Matthew Herbert's new album is a book – or is his new book an album? Find out in the succeeding interview + extract from The Music

Jack White Snubs Slash

White Stripes singer turned down chance to appear on guitarist's debut album

LISTEN: Yuji Toriyama Reissued

Japanese fusionist Yuji Toriyama is the subject of a retrospective release from the new reissue label Time Capsule

Damon Albarn To Direct Olympics Opening Ceremony?

Blur singer in running for artistic director position

Alastair Mackinven Has Died, Aged 53 

Artist and musician passes away after a long illness

Spirit of Hamlet

Northwest of Hamuretto

Membersd of Minutemen, Acid Mother's Temple and Clang Quartet team up, mixing comedown riffs and blasts of agitation

Caught In Your Undertow: The Romance Of Ane Brun

Wyndham Wallace goes Dutch with Ane Brun, the Norwegian singer songwriter who has matured into Scandinavia's own Kate Bush: winningly inventive, determined and unique. Live Photograph by Wyndham Wallace

Rough Trade Reveal Albums Of The Year

Caribou's _Swim_ bags number one spot

Little Joy

Little Joy

From Warehouse To Web: Electronic/Dance Tracks Of 2012 & Mix

Rory Gibb takes you on a detailed trip through some of the year's defining tracks in electronic and dance music - from reductionist garage and construction-site ambient to junglist collage and quicklime grime - plus listen to a mix containing all 25 tracks