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Radical Traditional: Folk Music for Spring, by Patrick Clarke

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Reissue of the Week: Butthole Surfers Live At The Leather Fly

Baker's Dozen

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

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Fresh Starts & Happy Endings: Quaranta By Danny Brown

Lockdown (and rehab) allow Detroit’s finest living storyteller to deliver his most personal album to date, finds Arusa Qureshi

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Manic Street Preachers: Soulboys In Hammersmith. Plus Photos From The Band

Manic Street Preachers last week launched new album _Postcards From A Young Man_ at the Hammersmith Working Men's Club. Al Denney explains why they're as relevant now as in his days of teenage fandom. PLUS the Manics have given us a gallery of photographs taken during the day.

Film

Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has To Travel Reviewed

Nadia Attia delves into the world of 20th century fashion icon Diana Vreeland, the subject of a new documentary in cinemas this week. Portrait by Horst P Horst, 1979, courtesy photographer's estate / Art + Commerce

New Weird Britain

New Weird Britain In Review For May By Noel Gardner

From spannered metallic dungeon durge to a crucial chute of rave sludge, your guide to the best from the fringes of New Weird Britain returns, courtesy of Noel Gardner

Baker's Dozen

On Her Radio: Pauline Black’s 13 Favourite Albums

The Selecter leader and one of 2 Tone's most formidable figures takes Lois Wilson from Jimmy Cliff to Björk in this list of the LPs that shaped her

News

WATCH: The Magnetic North – Hi Life

New single release ahead of reissue of debut album

News

New Music Biennial Festival In Coventry This Week

Arts festival celebrates ten years with two-legged bash

Baker's Dozen

Stolen Pleasures: Simon Fisher Turner’s Baker’s Dozen

Simon Fisher Turner speaks to Luke Turner (no relation) about 13 records that accompanied his life and career of sonic explorations, from making soundtracks with Derek Jarman to jamming with Bowie and Iggy Pop

Baker's Dozen

Bear Necessities: Gold Panda’s Favourite Albums

Following the release of his third album, Good Luck And Do Your Best, Derwin talks to John Freeman about the 13 albums, from Michael Jackson to the Akira soundtrack, that helped shape his Gold Panda project

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