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Straight Hedge! Noel Gardner Reviews Punk & HC for July

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Björk Announces New Album Vulnicura

It's due out in March and features The Haxan Cloak and Arca

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OohLALa! Festival: More Names

ROVER and Melissa Laveaux join the bill for French music event in October

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Rockfort! French Music For July Reviewed By David McKenna

In his latest French music column, David McKenna gets reacquainted with nouvelle nouvelle chanson singer Mathieu Boogaerts, visits producer NSDOS’s Micro Club and finds energy in the young French jazz scene to rival that in the UK. Home page photograph: Edredon Sensible

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Beastie Boys For US Election Tour

Plus they're backing Obama

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Palm Desert Discs: John Garcia’s Favourite Albums

With his self-titled debut solo album out earlier this year and a run of UK shows imminent, the former Kyuss man has been wringing his hands over picking 13 all-time favourite LPs. Mark Eglinton helps him boil it down

Baker's Dozen

Primary Colours: Faris Badwan Of The Horrors’ Favourite Albums

With their new album Luminous released yesterday, The Horrors' frontman picks out some of his favourite (and, in fact, least favourite) illustrated covers in an artistic Baker's

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Full Clip: May’s Hip Hop Reviewed By Tara Joshi

Does the old school disdain for Lil Yachty really matter? Tara Joshi considers the Atlanta teen king’s debut, alongside the last two months of releases

Baker's Dozen

Virtual Mentors: Arooj Aftab’s Favourite Albums

Arooj Aftab takes Jessica Wrigglesworth through thirteen albums that have defined her life and career, from her childhood in Lahore to studying at Berklee, the "New York hustle" of her 20s to her rise to international acclaim

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Where Is The Love? 20 Years Of Fight Club

Looking back on David Fincher's now cult picture Fight Club 20 years later, there's much to be uncovered about the story's diffused queerness and the sexual blockage the film describes, finds Steve Erickson

Baker's Dozen

Finding Thrills: Georgia’s Favourite Albums

Georgia takes Jessica Wrigglesworth through the thirteen albums that shaped her life, from her love of Fever Ray, The Cure and Hudson Mohawke, to how Shuggie Otis inspired new album Euphoric

Baker's Dozen

It’s All Expression: Matt Berry’s Favourite Albums

The actor, comedian and musician takes Patrick Clarke through an eclectic list of his favourite records, from a teenage obsession with Tubular Bells to the London pub where Danger Mouse worked behind the bar

Baker's Dozen

Alchemy Happens: Lou Rhodes’s Favourite Albums

Penning her own Baker's Dozen of albums that shaped her career as both a member of Lamb and a solo artist, the singer picks 13 records that represent her "soul-music", following the release of theyesandeye

Black Sky Thinking

Bega’s Belief: On Camp, Cheese & Why We Should Enjoy Guilt-Free Pleasures

As Spotify announce a new collective playlist, Robert Barry explores the history and validity of the concept of the 'guilty pleasure'

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Brand Aid: Cocker On Song For Randy Russell

Jarvis tells us about the tracks he's written for the amorous wit

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Full Clip: March/April’s Hip Hop Albums Reviewed by Gary Suarez

Strong as an ox, fresh out the box, Gary Suarez reviews the best (and worst) of current hip hop albums

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Straight Hedge! Noel Gardner Reviews Punk & HC for July

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No Repeats: Tunde Adebimpe’s Favourite Albums

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Radical Traditional: Folk Music for Spring, by Patrick Clarke

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Let’s Do The Time Warp: Shell~Wave by Surgeon

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The Strange World of Andy Bell: Erasure & Beyond

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Björk Announces New Album Vulnicura

OohLALa! Festival: More Names

Rockfort! French Music For July Reviewed By David McKenna

Beastie Boys For US Election Tour

Palm Desert Discs: John Garcia’s Favourite Albums

Primary Colours: Faris Badwan Of The Horrors’ Favourite Albums

Full Clip: May’s Hip Hop Reviewed By Tara Joshi

Virtual Mentors: Arooj Aftab’s Favourite Albums

Where Is The Love? 20 Years Of Fight Club

Finding Thrills: Georgia’s Favourite Albums

It’s All Expression: Matt Berry’s Favourite Albums

Alchemy Happens: Lou Rhodes’s Favourite Albums

Bega’s Belief: On Camp, Cheese & Why We Should Enjoy Guilt-Free Pleasures

Brand Aid: Cocker On Song For Randy Russell

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