The Last Laugh: Cronos Of Venom Interviewed

Venom are now widely recognised as being the cornerstone of modern extreme metal. Cronos, the driving force behind the band over the last four decades, talks to John Doran about how class, geography and an accident with a gun went into shaping what they became

Blur

The Magic Whip

Mercurial Rev: Richard Coles’ Favourite Music

Vicar, musician, broadcaster and ex-Communard, The Reverend Richard Coles tells Alex Burrows how music is still important to belief and why parish choirs are the new punk. Portrait by Tim Anderson.

Towers

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Merry Christmas From Can: Free Download

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The Strange World Of… Stoned To Death Records

Miloš Hroch looks back at a decade of Stoned To Death Records, the label responsible for a tape renaissance in Czechia and for breathing new life into the country’s thriving DIY weird rock scene

Steve Gunn’s Album ‘Other You’ Reworked On New EP, ‘Nakama’

Circuit Des Yeux and Mdou Moctar's Mikey Coltun and Ahmoudou Madassane are among those featured on the new release

Columnfortably Numb: Psych Rock For June Reviewed By JR Moores

Surveying the psych-rock scene, JR Moores dislodges some lockdown backlogs and pines for the windy city. Home page photo: Heavy Feelings