Fringe Benefits: Hal Hartley’s Meanwhile And Web-Driven Return

Long Island's singular independent film auteur used Kickstarter to fund the distribution of his first feature in six years. Declan Tan finds out more

Phenomenal Hand Clap Band For Rough Trade Instore

Band celebrate single release of 'Baby' with live show on Monday March 8

Galloping Free: Patti Smith Live At Field Day, By Chris Roberts

A sunlit summer park in East London might be a million miles from grimy 1970s New York, but Chris Roberts finds true wonder in Patti Smith's performance of Horses on the Quietus/EYOE main stage at Field Day. There's life in the old nag that is rock & roll yet. Photos by Valerio Berdini

The Perfect Sentence: Tariq Goddard’s Favourite Storytelling Songs

Novelist and publisher Tariq Goddard chooses thirteen songs that have defined his life, with a focus on the musical storytellers who inspired him to tell tales of his own from The Kinks to Ice T

LISTEN: Triad God NXB Mixtape

Hippos In Tanks-signed, London-based musician puts out mixtape of own productions - listen below

Scott O)))! Scott Walker & Sunn O))) Collab

The unstoppable force meets the immovable object

ScHoolboy Q

Oxymoron

Fire!

The Hands

Mats Gustafsson finds extra heft and ferocity on his sixth album with Johan Berthling and Andreas Werliin

Pet Shop Boys Releasing RSD Remix 12″

Group release alternate mixes of Fluorescent for April 19 event

Roly Porter

Third Law

Trash, You & Me: The Story Of Suede’s Coming Up, By David Barnett

As Suede prepare to take the Royal Albert Hall by storm, biographer David Barnett recalls their last gig there 15 years ago, and the troubled times that would result in the triumph of _Coming Up_

Fear Factory’s Demanufacture And The Strange Rebirth Of Industrial Metal

Alex Deller explores the life, death and rebirth of industrial metal, and tries to assess whether its futurist potential died in 1995. This feature was first published 17/11/2020

Things Learned At: Reeperbahn Festival 2017

Raving, football, dabke and a not-so-secret Liam Gallagher show at this year's Reeperbahn festival in Hamburg.

About The Heart: Greg Fox Of Guardian Alien’s Favourite Albums

Before he takes part in no fewer than three performances at Roskilde festival next week, the Guardian Alien drummer, Liturgy man and prolific collaborator guides Tristan Bath through his top 13 records

Walk On In Darkness: Tom G Warrior’s 13 Favourite LPs

Tom G Warrior of Celtic Frost, Triptykon and Hellhammer speaks to Jimmy Martin about the elements that fed his nightmare kaleidoscope, from Quincy Jones to Venom, Roxy Music to the 'Sisters and 'Sabbath