LHF

Keepers Of The Light

Paul Morley Interviewed: The Rise Of Zang Tuum Tumb, And The Fall Of ZTT

In an extensive interview, Paul Morley tells David McNamee a personal history of his involvement Zang Tuum Tumb label

“We Are Quite Savage Islanders” – Ben Wheatley Interviewed

Ben Wheatley chats to Stephen Dalton about the savagery of modern Britain, soundtrack choices and his blackly comic third feature Sightseers, which goes on nationwide theatrical release at the end of this month

Life After Brainiac: John Schmersal Of Vertical Scratchers Interviewed

Master Of The Dough, Stevie Chick talks to John Schmersal of Brainiac and Enon about keeping busy with Caribou, Crooks On Tape and Vertical Scratchers

Harmonic Worlds: Colin Newman’s 13 Favourite Albums

The Immersion, Wire and Githead founder member chooses a list that goes from minimalism to maximalism, via Steve Reich, LFO and Todd Rundgren, and tells Ben Graham how Britpop was rubbish but The Beatles have never sounded better

Sunken Disco: Maria Minerva Talks Downloads, DJing & Dance Music

London's producer of slinky, submerged club tunes chats to Rory Gibb about her label Not Not Fun, collaborating with LA Vampires and dance music crossovers

Into The Wilderness: An Interview With Ariel Kalma

With an archive release of his music out last month on RVNG, the Paris-born musician talks to Russell Cuzner about his label Music Mosaic, music therapy and his transglobal experiments in sound

Genius Of Hitchcock: The Lodger Revisited

Stephen Martin enjoys the Master of Suspense's 'story of the London fog', which has been fitted with a new soundtrack by Nitin Sawhney and restored by the British Film Institute for a nationwide theatrical re-release

LISTEN: Walls – Urals

From forthcoming limited edition 12" out next month

Bottled Moonlight: Anni Hogan Interviewed

The Zelig-like Anni Hogan has worked with everyone from Marc Almond and Nick Cave to The The and Nico but don't forget she's also a strong musician in her own right, as her new album Lost In Blue attests. Feature by Cathi Unsworth. All portraits courtesy of Peter Ashworth

The Language Of Violence – The Pixies Play Live

The Pixies played live in an art gallery this week. John Doran found himself flung into a world of torrid text and the imagist poetry of violence. Live gallery by Maria Jefferis of Shot2Bits.net

Wu-Tang Clan To Headline Tramlines

Wu-Tang complete headliner announcements following the addition of The Charlatans and Basement Jaxx over the last two days

Desert Storm: Mike Vest Of Bong Interviewed

On the eve of their appearance at Desertfest, Bong guitarist Mike Vest speaks to Matt Ridout about the philosophies behind their new album We Are, We Were And We Will Have Been. Band portraits by Mike Savage

Listen: Rain Machine New Track

Song from TV On The Radio singer

WATCH: New Stefan Fraunberger Video

Fraunberger's 'Quellgeister #3: Bussd' album is next up on Rabih Beaini's Morphine Records

Medhane

Own Pace

Amidst the clamour of New York rap collective sLUms, the voice of Medhane remains unique, finds Liam Inscoe-Jones