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Peer Review: Jonathan Meades Interviews Saint Leonard. And Vice Versa

We left musician Saint Leonard and the polymath Jonathan Meades alone to answer the kind of questions they wish they were always asked

Bloody Ground, Fertile Soil Part 2: Russian Influenced Music & Ukraine

Yaryna Denysyuk, our Ukrainian correspondent, asks: "Where now with russian musical influence?"

Jah Wobble: In Conversation On Get Carter At 50

As Get Carter turns 50, Jah Wobble reflects on Ray Budd's minimalist jazz score in conversation with Fergal Kinney

LISTEN: Carter Tutti Remix Gazelle Twin

Stream one of the contributions to Gazelle Twin's new remix album below

LISTEN: David Lynch – Are You Sure

First play of new track from The Big Dream, out next month

WATCH: New Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Video

Video is an excerpt from recent documentary; watch below. WARNING: Contains flashing lights and strobing

Constructive Listening: An Interview With Rabit

Before he releases his debut album tomorrow, the Texas-based producer talks to Christian Eede about how Communion was informed by teenage beat-nerdery, gender energies and a steadfast refusal of instant gratification

I Fail To Remember: B.S. Johnson Thirty Years On

Forty years after his death, and as a new collection of his drama and prose is published, Aidan Moffat and Gareth Campesinos! remember B.S. Johnson to Fearghus Roulston and recount his influence on their own work

I’m One Of 1000 UK Artists Boycotting Israel. Here’s Why

As Thurston Moore, Miss Lauryn Hill and Primus become the latest to cancel shows in Tel Aviv, British-Palestinian musician Samir Eskanda makes the case for the boycott, with contributions from Moore and Jean-Hervé Peron of Faust. Photos by Valerio Berdini

Ready Yourself To Say Yes: David Mitchell’s Utopia Avenue

The new book by Cloud Atlas author David Mitchell is a journey into the music of the 60s that somehow manages to avoid excessses of nostalgia or sentiment, finds Mathew Lyons

WATCH: New Nazamba Video

Nazamba debuts on Kevin Martin's Pressure imprint with 'Vex'

Jim O’Rourke

Simple Songs

WATCH: Gazelle Twin & NYX Choir Live

Gazelle Twin and the NYX choir share a live video from their collaborative gig late last year

WATCH: Nadine Shah – Aching Bones

Title track from forthcoming debut EP

LIVE REPORT: A Heavenly Weekend In Hebden Bridge

Heavenly Recordings recently celebrated a quarter of a century of excellent records and misbehaving by taking the likes of Mark Lanegan, Duke Garwood, Toy and the Heavenly Films up to Hebden Bridge. Rob St John was on hand to report, and Neil Thomson to take the photos

Things That Quicken The Heart: Chris Marker’s Sans Soleil

David Moats explains the enduring appeal of Chris Marker’s classic documentary Sans Soleil, which is finally available on DVD this week