David Barnett

Stick In The Wheel

Tonebeds for Poetry

Glitches and electronic soundscapes provide a new ground for folk melodies for this London duo

John Peel Remembered, By Orbital, Pulp, The Fall & More

Ahead of the annual John Peel Day celebrations, some of the legendary DJ's favourite artists remember how he championed their music. Interviews by Dave Simpson

Bo Ningen Play Cat Soup Soundtrack Tomorrow

In a preview of this year's Branchage International Film Festival, Bo Ningen will play their explosive live soundtrack to award winning anime film Cat Soup at Peckham Car Park tomorrow eve. Free Entry!

Nick Cave And Warren Ellis Release 7″ Single, ‘Grief’

It features two songs and is currently only available on vinyl

Vinyl Staircase: Tough On Collecting – Tough On The Cause Of Collecting

Lists? RUBBISH! Record collecting? RUBBISH! Record labels closing? RUBBISH! What's not rubbish, asks John Doran? Why, GNOD, alt.vinyl (R.I.P.) and Fela Kuti of course...

John Frusciante

Maya

Red Hot Chilli Peppers guitarist John Frusciante goes full on breakbeat science for his new solo album on Venetian Snares' Timesig label

Moulding Voices: Julia Holter’s Favourite Albums

From a girl group compilation heard in childhood to more recently discovered singer-songwriters and jazz via a medieval mass, the LA composer talks Gary Kaill through some key albums in her record collection

Spector Murder Retrial Gets Under Way

Prosecutor says Spector repeatedly threatened women with guns

Undermine The Whole System: Gee Vaucher In Conversation

With her new exhibition, Introspective, just opened at Firstsite, Colchester, Gee Vaucher of Crass talks to curator Stevphen Shukaitis about punk, politics, and painting

Nick Cave Shares ‘Earthlings’ Performance Clip

Captured at the Battersea Arts Centre in London for Andrew Dominik's film 'This Much I Know To Be True', the clip didn't make the final cut

Ninja Tune Ends Weekly Solid Steel Series

Ninja Tune ends weekly runs of Solid Steel radio show after three decades

Take Back Him Crown: Gaika’s Basic Volume

A vital debut that captures a dark, uncertain time, but counters with grace, nerve, and a spine-tingling call to arms

Flip Your Wig: Bob Mould’s Favourite Albums

With his new, eleventh solo album Beauty & Ruin just released, the Hüsker Dü and Sugar man gives Nick Hutchings his top 13 records

Art Of Glass: Crystal Castles Singer ‘The Coolest’

Alice Crystal Clear Of The Competition in NME Cool List

Blindsided By Love: Sharon Van Etten Interviewed

After escaping an abusive relationship and earning a slew of high-profile supporters for her bare-all songwriting, Sharon Van Etten endured two years of homelessness while making her new album, Tramp. She speaks to Cian Traynor about toughening up and learning to camouflage heartache

A Spoon Baker’s Dozen: The Texan Connections Of Julian Cope

As Spoon hit the UK their vocalist and founder Britt Daniel guides Charles Ubaghs through his 13 favourite albums, from Public Enemy to Miles Davis, the raw emotion of Cat Power and strange idol Julian Cope