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Inner Ear: Lithuanian Music For June Reviewed By Jakub Knera

In his latest report on contemporary Eastern and Central European music, Jakub Knera explores Lithuania. From extensive archives to the experimental programming of Braille Satellite, he finds a fresh and Dadaist approach to music created with tape loops, hand-made instruments, and even a skateboard

Junk Shop Classical on Albinoni’s Adagio: Music Stories Told £1 LP By £1 LP

A classic of film scores, Albinoni’s Adagio isn’t a lost baroque masterpiece; it’s a spoof composed by his biographer in the 1950s. Harmless fun, asks Phil Hebblethwaite, or a savage exposé of classical music’s obsession with authenticity and dead men?

A Watershed Moment: XTC’s Andy Partridge On English Settlement

'Hail to the provinces!' says Jim Keoghan while talking to Andy Partridge of XTC, 30 years after the release of English Settlement

DOWNLOAD: Orphan Swords EP

Stream the industrial duo's new EP below and get hold of a Gnod remix of one of its tracks for free

Again, Melancholy: Sarah Cracknell’s Favourite Albums

Off the back of releasing her second solo LP, Red Kite, the singer-songwriter and Saint Etienne member diligently jogged her memory, picked her 13 top records and made annotations. She talks Gary Kaill through her notes

Nurse With Wound To Play TUSK

Steven Stapleton, Colin Potter and Andrew Liles will present a Nurse With Wound live show at October's TUSK Festival

Pillars Of Childhood: Lafawndah’s Favourite Music

In this week's Baker's Dozen, Lafawndah picks the thirteen pieces of music that made her "want to say things," from Schubert to Busta Rhymes via Midori Takada and Lady Saw

Europe Is Our Playground: The Declining Power Of Edith Piaf

Jeremy Allen marks the 50th anniversary of the passing of The Little Sparrow and asks contemporary artists about her significance

Hallucinogenic Empathetic Entertainment: L.E.V Matadero Reviewed

Now a fixture of the Madrid calendar, L.E.V Matadero offers escapes from certain terrifying realities, into less concrete realms, says Claire Sawers

The Centre Of Everything: John Frusciante’s Favourite Electronic Music

Electronic music isn't some casual fling for the Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist. From synth-pop and ghetto house, to old-school UK rave and hardcore, it's long been a major preoccupation. As he prepares to release his thrilling, jungle-inspired new LP Maya, he guides Brian Coney through 13 indispensable titles from his collection

New Order Back Catalogue Reissues

Working Class Woman: Marie Davidson’s Favourite Albums

Following the release earlier this month of her best record yet, titled Working Class Woman, Marie Davidson talks to Christian Eede about 13 of her favourite records covering Kraftwerk, Eminem, Donna Summer and more

Slayer Interview: Tom Araya Unplugged? Not Just Yet

Le Homme Du Hibernia Mark Eglinton finally meets up with Tom Araya to apologise for pretending to like Dokken over Slayer. Sacre bleu!

Swans Live Album Now Available

Lead Review: Tristan Bath On JK Flesh’s Rise Above

In stripping away some of the most recognisable elements of the JK Flesh project, Tristan Bath finds Rise Above to be the most direct music Justin Broadrick has made in a decade

Just Some Modern Rock Songs: Stuart Murdoch’s Favourite Albums

The Glaswegian indie pop pioneers' frontman picks out his top 13 records