Duncan Seaman

The Loudest, Dirtiest, & Nastiest: Andrew Lauder On Motorhead

In an exclusive extract from his new book (written with Mick Houghton), Radar Records founder Andrew Lauder recalls the origins of Motorhead

Shortparis

Tak Zakalyalas’ Stal ('Thus the Steel Was Tempered')

*Tak Zakalyalas’ Stal* ('Thus the Steel Was Tempered'), the new record by St Petersburg's Shortparis is an album made to conquer, finds Richard Foster

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

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

Ian Brown’s Brown Note: Mr Agreeable On Rock’s Covidiots

As Ian Brown and Van Morrison release Covid sceptic songs and Noel Gallagher says he won't wear a mask, shielding sot Mr Agreeable has a word

From Azzazin To Gun Aramaic: Muslimgauze Two Decades On

Louis Pattison looks back two decades to when the electronic musician Bryn Jones was at the height of his powers recording as Muslimgauze - and speaks to the people who knew him and musicians who were influenced by him

Efrin Manuel Menuck

Plays High Gospel

Daring Is Important: Gudrun Gut’s Favourite Albums

Leading light of the Berlin underground Gudrun Gut guides Jeremy Allen through 13 favourite records - she wanted them all to be Neu! but as there weren't enough, there's the Bad Seeds, Throbbing Gristle, Lana Del Rey and much more. Gudrun Gut portrait by Mv Kummer