Bernard Hay

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From ecological collapse to GPS glitches, artist and writer James Bridle’s new book urges us to re-think our relationship with the network

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Thirteen Prayers: Kamasi Washington’s Favourite Albums

Before he embarks on a summer of touring following his excellent 2015 album The Epic, the saxophonist and bandleader makes some difficult decisions to give Paul Smith 13 albums that affected his musical approach

Books

I Fought The Nazis – And Now We’ve Voted Them In

Twenty years ago this month, the BNP won its first ever seat, in an East London by-election. In an exclusive extract from his book Bloody Nasty People: The Rise of Britain's Far Right, Daniel Trilling speaks to the people who were there at the time

Baker's Dozen

Roots: Iggor Cavalera Of Sepultura & Petbrick’s Favourite LPs

Iggor Cavalera guides Louise Brown through the records that shaped his drumming with Sepultura and new work with Petbrick, from AFX to Black Flag and Discharge, Nyege Nyege's Nihiloxica, Devo, New Kingdom, Dr Octagon and more

Art

Looking Backward From 2094: Nottingham Contemporary Imagines The Future

Artists including Ben Rivers, Eline McGeorge, Sandra Mujinga, Asad Raza, and Femke Herregraven conjure the next hundred years of the Queen of the Midlands

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I Use The NME: Kevin Cummins On The Sex Pistols

Duncan Seaman interviews Kevin Cummins about the Pistols last gig, Joy Division's anti-fashion, the possible Oasis reunion and Morrissey

Black Sky Thinking

Post-Punk Distilled: The Raincoats’ Debut Album 30 Years On

Charles Ubaghs claims that it was Gina Birch and Ana Da Silva who truly embodied the spirit of post-punk

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Voting For AIM’s Best Live Act Award Open

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Baker's Dozen

Beloved Transmissions: Mary Anne Hobbs’ Favourite Albums

Ahead of her curation at the Manchester International Festival, Mary Anne Hobbs guides Daniel Dylan Wray on an inspiring trip through 13 records that shaped her life

Baker's Dozen

Bon Appétit: James Acaster’s Favourite Albums

From the tiny emo scene of noughties Kettering to a love of underground hip-hop and the undying appeal of a cult classic, comedian James Acaster takes Emma Garland through the albums that have defined his life

Baker's Dozen

Wot No Jazz Funk?! Cosey Fanni Tutti’s Favourite Records

As Cosey Fanni Tutti releases one of the albums of the year thus far, she sits down with Luke Turner to discuss 13 records that shaped her, from the soundtrack to pre-COUM hippy days in Hull to the present day

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Bernard Hay

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Cloud Cuckoo Land: James Bridle’s New Dark Age

Cloud Cuckoo Land: James Bridle’s New Dark Age

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The Quietus Albums of the Year So Far 2025 (In Association with Norman Records)

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The Perfect Beat: Arthur Baker’s Baker’s Dozen

Build Back Better: Greatest Heads by Al Karpenter

Look into the Shadows: Peter Murphy’s Favourite Albums

Confronting & Celebrating the Limits of the Body: Black Sabbath Live at Villa Park

The Strange World Of… Part Chimp

What’s Wrong With Being Sexy? Species turns 30

The Jonathan Swift of NYC: an Appreciation of Larry Cohen

Ain’t it the Truth: Robert Lloyd of Nightingales’ Favourite Music

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Thirteen Prayers: Kamasi Washington’s Favourite Albums

I Fought The Nazis – And Now We’ve Voted Them In

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Looking Backward From 2094: Nottingham Contemporary Imagines The Future

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Voting For AIM’s Best Live Act Award Open

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