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Field Day 2014: The Quietus Review, Sunday

Julian Marszalek, Ben Graham, Tristan Bath and Laurie Tuffrey report back from the inaugural, rock-heavy second day of Field Day. Photographs courtesy of Valerio Berdini

Mogwai On: Rave Tapes & Mogwai Whiskey

Versions 13.0: Shirley Manson’s Favourite Albums

In a satisfyingly forthright Baker's Dozen, Garbage singer Shirley Manson argues for boycotting un-gender-balanced festivals, explores Scottish sonic pride, discovering the finger-banging potential of listening to The Clash and says a life without misery is incomplete. All that plus enthusiastic recollections of music from Nick Cave, Patti Smith, The Stone Roses and more

Green Man Preview #1: Katy J Pearson

In the first of a series of preview pieces for this year's Green Man festival, Katy J Pearson talks through her past experiences of the event and the acts she's hoping to catch this year

Spool’s Out With Tristan Bath: Blue Tapes Special

This time out Tristan Bath talks to David McNamee of Blue Tapes, presents us with a mix of unreleased material by Plains Druid and reviews the best of October's cassettes

Landfill Futures: Is The EDM Bubble About To Burst?

Hubris in the 1980s video game industry ended with millions of E.T. games buried in the desert. With the latest wave of corporate tie-ins and a Deadmau5/Space Invaders hook-up, asks Scott Wilson, is the apparently booming US EDM industry heading for a similarly spectacular fall?