Derek Robertson

‘We Want The Kills To Be Of One Heart’: An Interview With Jamie Hince

The Kills' main man reveals all about new album Blood Pressures, literary influences and why hanging out with Jack White is bad for Alison Mosshart's voice

The Low Culture Essay: Jeanette Leech on Elastica’s The Menace

In this month's essay, Jeanette Leech seeks to reclaim the legacy of Elastica's vastly underrated second album from prurient mutterings about drug addiction and the collapse of Britpop, celebrating Mark E. Smith collaborations and the birth of M.I.A.

Elevate Your Mind: Seun Anikulapo Kuti’s Favourite Albums

Following the release of Black Times, his fourth album with Egypt '80, Seun Anikulapo Kuti guides Richie Troughton through a selection of 13 revolutionary, spiritual and mystical albums that have inspired him.

Lacking That Vital Spock: Star Trek Into Darkness Reviewed

Jason Ward boldly squares up to J.J. Abrams' latest take on the Star Trek universe. Contains mild spoilers.

A Feeling Called Love: Jarvis Cocker’s Favourite Albums

As he releases a compilation of music from his 6 Music Sunday Service programme, Jarvis Cocker guides Luke Turner through 13 favourite albums and tells stories of Sheffield clubbing in the 80s, getting bollocked by the BBC for mentioning Thatcher, and why you should never look for messages in musical presents from an ex

Straight Hedge: Punk & HC For June By Noel Gardner

Noel Gardner probes the boundary areas of punk and finds much to report back on

LISTEN: New Speedy Wunderground Track

Label head Dan Carey's band Scotti Brains take a turn in his studio

More Names Added To Sónar

40 more acts are added to the bill

Lay Of Her Land: Brix Smith Start’s Favourite Albums

As she prepares to release a debut album with her band of former Fall troopers, Brix Smith Start takes Julian Marszalek through some of the records that have shaped her life

Plex & Perc Trax In London

London techno promoters go head-to-head with Perc's label at Corsica Studios

Plaid

Polymer

IDM duo Plaid are back, with their best album in a decade, finds Bob Cluness

In Extremis – Jon Fletcher Gets To Grips With The Caretaker

Masterful hauntology, says Jon Fletcher, our writer. He's always been our writer.

Boris & Ian Astbury

BXI

A Document in Time: Neil Halstead Of Slowdive’s Baker’s Dozen

With Slowdive reformed and about to release their fourth album (as well as playing Field Day and Roskilde), Neil Halstead tells Joe Clay about the gateway albums that influenced him the most. Photo by Ingrid Pop.

LIVE REPORT: Turbonegro

Our man of metal Toby Cook sees a ribald and rowdy Turbonegro at London's Electric Ballroom. Picture thanks to Katja Ogrin

Road Of The King! Trekking The Annapurna Sanctuary In One Pair Of Trousers

In the first part of Daniel Ross' account of his trek through Nepal's Annapurna Sanctuary, he has several run ins with chillies, chaotic roads and altitude sickness, and ends on a breathless high