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Forward, To Battle! An Interview with Conan

Self-proclaimed merchants of 'caveman battle doom' Conan catch up with Sean McGeady to discuss being nominated for awards and the value of persistence

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Breaks & Bone

Fear Music: Tzusing Interviewed

Following the release of his second album, '绿帽 Green Hat', through PAN earlier this year, and ahead of an appearance at this month's Dekmantel festival in Amsterdam, Tzusing talks to Christian Eede about anxiety, shifting his focus as a DJ and why he named his latest record to "piss off" his dad

WATCH: Pulp On Jimmy Fallon

Band play 'Common People' on US telly show. Pulp live shot by Hayley Hatton

Arctic Monkeys: New Single Is “Strange”

But band reveal 'Crying Lighting' was an early "favourite"

THX 1138 Married To A Ragga Beat: Kevin Martin Interviewed

Sci-Fi Dystopian Ragga? Acid Dancehall? The Buena Vista Social Club On Crack? John Doran asks a righteous Kevin Martin where his head's at

Winners’ Music: Daniel Patrick Quinn’s Favourite Albums

Island-dwelling outsider musician and One More Grain brain Daniel Patrick Quinn tells us about his 13 favourite albums from Suede to Fela Kuti, Nico to Robert Wyatt and Gamelan to ELO, plus the sound of a snipe drumming, and wonders whether he'd have sexual feelings for Jeff Lynne were he a woman.

An Eye For An Eye: Barbara Panther Interviewed

Barbara Panther talks to John Freeman about hating God, the Rwandan genocide and her self-titled debut LP

New Mute Records Book Announced

A new book that aims to be the definitive visual chronicle of the much-loved label is released next month

First Names For Simple Things 2016

Warpaint, Ben UFO and more will play Bristol festival

Circuit Bored: An Interview With Chrononautz

With the second part to their excellent Public Domain Fuckover series released this week, techno duo Chrononautz chat to Harry Sword about their background in the DIY punk scene, musical chaos and avoiding repetition

Matmos Collaborate With 99 Musicians On New Album

'The Consuming Flame: Open Exercises In Group Form' features contributions from Oneohtrix Point Never, Giant Swan, Yo La Tengo, and more

Rock Music Is Bad For Plants: A Columnus Metallicus For March

Toby Cook has discovered that magic mushrooms and Fawlty Towers don't mix, with disastrous results; fortunately, he's also been discovering the best metal releases out there right now, and is here to tell you exactly what you need to know...

No La Tengo: LP Release Shrouded In Mystery

Hilarious purveyors of cinematic slowcore LP due in March - possibly

Europe Is Our Playground: An Interview With Stromae

Jeremy Allen travels to the Netherlands to talk identity, language and storytelling with Stromae, the quietly uncompromising and unique musician who is currently, and deservedly, Europe's biggest popstar

LISTEN: New Matmos

Veteran electronics duo sign to Thrill Jockey for new EP and album; give away new track