Kris Needs On His New New York Series & Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers

Legendary music scribe Kris Needs is curating a series of compilations of the music of New York. Here, he tells Luke Turner about the project, and gives us an extract about the very New York history of Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers, the doowop group who inspired Suicide

LISTEN: New Beak> – ‘0898’

Limited edition version of >> on way; tour dates released and album taster video below

The Killers Interviewed: “We Tried To Sound Like MGMT!”

Our Man In Washington Mark Russell catches up with one of the biggest indie bands on the face of the earth and talks to Brandon Flowers about success, fatherhood and trying to write like The Arctic Monkeys and MGMT

Arca, Four Tet And More Contribute To Locked Grooves Record

The record is the product of a partnership between UK label PLZ Make It Ruins and Arts Council England

No Labels: CURRENTMOODGIRL Interviewed

Fergal Kinney speaks to Greta Carroll about the difficult intersection of mental illness and creativity, and the joy to be found in DIY

Piss, Porn, Shit, Sex & Sewing: On The Road With Xiu Xiu

Intense in noise and sexuality, Xiu Xiu's Angel Guts: Red Classroom is one of the Quietus' LPs of the year thus far. Here, Jamie Stewart guides Luke Turner through the mundanity, insanity, violence and deviance of years on the road. Warning - may make you ill or aroused

The Flaming Lips Embryonic Review & Wayne Coyne On Its Birth

Of Montreal

Skeletal Lamping

Remembering Krzysztof Penderecki 1933-2020

Musician and writer James Martin remembers the Polish conductor and composer, while celebrating his entire career - not just the early, highly praised work - as evidence of someone who wished to remain in tune with his times and not just repeat himself

GoldenLondonEye: Skyfall Reviewed

Stuart Wright enjoys the 23rd James Bond flick, which opens in UK cinemas today and finds our hero largely back on home soil

LIVE REPORT: Sarah Records Exhibition

Andrew Bulhak reports from Bristol's Arnolfini for Sarah Records' recent eight year anniversary exhibition, Between Hello And Goodbye

Coming Into Phase: Jason Pierce Interviewed

As the Spiritualized reissue programme continues, Jason Pierce tells Fergal Kinney about a moment of inspiration that led to distinctive sound of his favourite album by the group, Pure Phase