Lay Of Her Land: Brix Smith Start’s Favourite Albums

As she prepares to release a debut album with her band of former Fall troopers, Brix Smith Start takes Julian Marszalek through some of the records that have shaped her life

The Flaming Lips’ Wayne Coyne Chooses His 13 Favourite Albums

Wayne Coyne tells Stewart Smith about his 13 favourite albums, including The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Yo La Tengo, Miles Davis... and the Wizard Of Oz soundtrack

Viva La Download: Coldplay crowned i-Kings of 2008

_Viva La Vida..._ biggest-selling digital release of the year

Juni Habel

Carvings

The Norwegian artist’s second album is a powerful invocation, finds Irina Shtreis

New Young Pony Club

The Optimist

Supersonic 2010 In Review: Digbeth For Victory With Swans And Godflesh

Last weekend Toby Cook, Roby Haynes, James Holloway, Matt Evans, Luke Turner and John Doran lolloped over to Birmingham to round up the best of the mayhem from Supersonic. All pictures thanks to Maria Jefferis/Stu Green/Shot2Bits.net

British Sea Power: Krankenhaus Update!

"These are deranged times, but good times."

Growing On Me: Justin Hawkins Of The Darkness’ Favourite LPs

The Darkness frontman rifles through his racks and decides on the 13 long-players closest to his heart

LISTEN: New Cat Power & Lana Del Rey

Cat Power's new single sees her team up with Lana Del Rey

The Favourite Albums Of Cornershop’s Tjinder Singh

Celebrate Cornershop's appearance in our mid-year compilations chart with Tjinder Singh's Baker's Dozen

LISTEN: Stream New Four Tet Album

Morning/Evening on Bandcamp now, with physical release coming in July

Redefining Dissonance: Sonic Youth Live At The Smart Bar Chicago 1985

Daniel Wray speaks to Lee Ranaldo, Steve Shelley, Michael Azerrad, Aaron Mullan, Santiago Durango and Nash Kato about the recent release of a Sonic Youth live recording from 1985, and recalls the astonishing force of a group reaching the peak of their powers