Toys To Men: Artist Pete Fowler On His Obsessive Collecting Habit

Pete Fowler explains his lifelong fascination with collecting moulded plastic, and tells us his top three toys

Something Got Him Started: Mick Hucknall’s Favourite Albums

As Simply Red release a new album, Mick Hucknall talks about what he considers the “perfect and complete” albums that inspired him, defined his approach to making music, and taught him how to be in a band. Also, about how he thrilled he was to be cock-blocked by Miles Davis. Photo by Dean Chalkley

David Bowie

Space Oddity 40th Anniversary Edition

“Nobody Messes With The Fall”: Remembering Mark E Smith

Niall O'Keeffe looks back at the four decade history of the world's greatest band, The Fall and its guardian, Mark E Smith

Rockfort! French Music For October Reviewed By David McKenna

Surveying more music from the French fringes, David McKenna looks forward to two shows at Cafe OTO this month and delivers your essential guide to an array of new rap, folk and experimental releases. Homepage photo, Erwan Keravec by Atelier Marge Design

LISTEN: Stream Kapital’s New Album

Hear Chaos To Chaos, from the duo featuring Kuba Ziołek and Rafał Iwański, in its entirety ahead of release tomorrow

Can’t Stop Spinning: Jessy Lanza’s Favourite Records

In this week's Baker's Dozen, Jessy Lanza speaks to Aimee Armstrong about lifelong favourites from Fleetwood Mac to Missy Elliott, and discusses the records that helped her bridge the worlds of pop and jazz

Ridley’s, Believe It Or Not: Prometheus Reviewed

Simon Jablonski watches the most talked-about motion picture of the year so far. Please note that this article discusses plot points and penile imagery

Tori Amos

Unrepentant Geraldines

Bill Orcutt

Odds Against Tomorrow

Bill Orcutt goes electric and discovers multi-tracking on new album *Odds Against Tomorrow*. The results are denser, lusher, and quite beautiful, finds Adam Lehrer

North Of Purgatory: A Coma Diary. Part V

Experimentalism Wrapped Around Pop: Barry Adamson’s Favourite LPs

Post punk polymath Barry Adamson guides Julian Marszalek around his favourite albums, from Baker's Staples like Iggy Pop and can to the Wu-Tang Clan, Ornette Coleman and Micachu. Photo by Jone Reed

Caribou Returns With New Track, ‘Broke My Heart’

He's also announced a European tour for February 2025

LIVE REPORT: The Fall

Joe Kennedy wasn't sure about the current line-up of The Fall group, but a recent gig at Brixton Electric saw faith restored - it was that good, he writes, that he almost felt as if he was in non-London

The Cribs Criticise Faux-Indie Bands

Other bands too careerist, they claim

LISTEN: Laurel Halo – Light & Space

Stream the closing track from Halo's upcoming Hyperdub album