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Hellboy II: The Golden Army Reviewed

Can the director of _Pan's Labyrinth_ please critics and comic book fans alike? Darren Lee decides.

Technology Rewires Your Brain: Lee Gamble Interviewed

Adam Quarshie catches up with Lee Gamble to discuss Flush Real Pharynx, a complex and multifaceted series of albums tracing a period of both inner and outer turmoil

LISTEN: Gum Takes Tooth Mix & New LP

London psychedelic dance unit announce new album and discuss this weekend's show at the Lex. Band photo by Marie Valognes

Red River Dialect

Awellupontheway

Those First Impressions: Claire Rousay Interviewed

Over the course of several shows in Rotterdam and Utrecht, Richard Foster got to talk to the Canadian born, Texas-based musician about making the most of the time we have

Bight Of The Twin Screening

We talk to director Hazel Hill McCarthy III about the upcoming screening of her film on Genesis Breyer P-Orridge's reconnection with partner Lady Jaye

LISTEN: New Jupiter-C; London Gig Soon

Minimalist pop duo return with new single - listen to Locust below; gig at Apiary Studios with support from MXLX and Hamburger Ladies next month

Optimo To Mark 25 Years Since Its First Party With New Compilation

The tracklist for the two-part release, described as "just a snapshot" of the legendary Glasgow parties, is yet to be announced

WATCH: Tim Burgess Interview

Hear new songs from forthcoming solo LP live at Rough Trade

Columnus Metallicus: Heavy Metal For April Reviewed By Kez Whelan

Your guide to the very best in brand new metal returns, as Kez Whelan reviews pulverising new releases from across the planet

Distorted & Contorted: An Interview With Samuel Kerridge

Berlin's Samuel Kerridge re-casts techno as a sensuous, murky throb, overwhelming the listener with waves of sub-bass and metallic ambience drawn from doom metal and post-punk. He speaks to Maya Kalev about his new EP for Regis' label and the importance of pushing against constraints

Dave Lombardo

Rites Of Percussion

Slayer's sticks man takes the drum-only album to new heights of intensity, finds Jeremy Allen

Brush With Greatness: Portrait Of A Lady On Fire, Cast Interview

One of the most rapturous love stories this side of the century, Portrait of a Lady on Fire is Céline Sciamma's lesbian period drama is a quiet masterpiece. Nick Chen meets the film's stars

LIVE REPORT: Slowdive

As Slowdive begin their reformation with two dates in London, Joe Clay discovers that it's tracks from their overlooked final album Pygmalion that stand out amidst the shoey bluster. Photos by Jonni

“Well, I Died…” Martin Newell On Creativity, Writing & Resurrection

Aug Stone speaks to the wild man of Wivenhoe about death, the state of modern pop, and how the miners' strike inadvertently brought about his writing career

Beyond The Wall: Bo Ningen Interviewed

Bo Ningen want to destroy the boundaries of your mind and prepare you for interstellar voyage, says John Doran