Luke Turner

WATCH: Wire Pinkflag Guitar Orchestra

Full video of exceedingly loud massed guitar blast through 'Pink Flag' at DRILL:LONDON

INTERVIEW: Veronica Vasicka On Blancmange

The Minimal Wave label's reissue of Blancmange's early work is released today. We spoke to Veronica Vasicka about the release, and her plans for the label in 2014

Oh L’Amour: Vince Clarke Of Erasure’s Favourite Albums

In a festive special Baker's, Vince Clarke follows Erasure's Snow Globe album by picking out the 13 LPs that mean the most to him

The Uncanny Valley: Enya’s Watermark Revisited, 25 Years On

A quarter-century since the release of Enya's hit album Watermark, Luke Turner professes his entirely non-ironic love for a beguilingly strange mainstream record that sent his musical tastes along uncanny paths

Let Me Be Your Phantasy: Erol Alkan Interviewed

Erol Alkan has had a busy 2013, building a home studio and releasing great albums from Daniel Avery and Connan Mockasin via Phantasy, as well as his own debut EP. He speaks to Luke Turner about the legacy of his old nightclub Trash, his label, and what makes him tick. Photo by Todd Hart.

British Sea Power

From The Sea To The Land Beyond

Beyond The Hits: Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds

Jeremy Allen, David Bennun, Julian Marszalek, Erin Lyndal Martin, JR Moores, Jamie Thomson, Luke Turner and John Doran run through some of the finest album tracks, b-sides, session moments, live versions, covers and hits that never were of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds' long and illustrious career

Fat White Family

Champagne Holocaust

Making Eyes At Suburban Boys: Talking Truths With Real Lies

New London group Real Lies make nocturnal, rave-tinged love songs to the fringes of London. Luke Turner spoke to them about youth, the romance of the suburbs, and why the pothead bros of East London are denying their own youth

PIXIES For Field Day Sunday!

Black Francis and co to headline second day!

LISTEN: Bunker Preview Mix

Luke Turner takes Foxygen down a dark alley in a hard, heavy and fruity mix to preview tomorrow night's Bunker in Bristol

Knights Of Wrongness: The Strange World Of Regis & Downwards

As Downwards celebrates 20 years with an excellent compilation and new great releases from Oake and Samuel Kerridge, Luke Turner sits down with Karl O'Connor to discuss two decades of chaotic and righteous music making, from Sandra Electronics to Downwards releases, and solo work to the British Murder Boys

John Tavener RIP

Composer passes away aged 69

Scanner Curates Gothic Fest

Robin Rimbaud discusses December event featuring Carter Tutti, Gazelle Twin and Death Walz

LISTEN: Perc Remixes Dan Avery

TUNE OF THE YEAR! AIEEEEEE! Plus! New Avery video

HTRK Discuss New Remix & BFI Rowland S Howard Event

HTRK release video to accompany Mika Vainio remix and discuss forthcoming Rowland S Howard tribute event at the BFI in London

Searching For The Cave Man: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Live

Nick Cave gets behind the piano for some slower songs from the Bad Seeds back catalogue at the Brighton Dome, but even that can't stop Luke Turner from marvelling at a band on top of their game. Photos by Neil Thomson

WATCH: Way Through Video

Inspired by and shot in abandoned English villages

Child Star To Jarman & Everest: The Strange World Of… Simon Fisher Turner

Simon Fisher Turner speaks to Luke Turner (no relation) about his long and bizarre career, from child actor, to Jonathan King-signed pop singer, to house-sitting for David Bowie, collaborating with Derek Jarman and his new soundtrack to 1924 film Epic Of Everest

INTERVIEW: Tamikrest

Tamikrest begin their UK tour tonight. Here, they discuss recording their new album Chatma during the recent strife in Mali and explain why they've dedicated it to the women of the world

Vatican Shadow

Remember Your Black Day

Roll With It: Sir Bradley Wiggins On His Life In Music

Luke Turner was unable to convince Sir Bradley Wiggins that Kraftwerk were synth-wielding mods, but here the Tour De France and Olympic cycling champion talks about his love of music, and how Liam Gallagher inspired him in his youth

How The Baby Boomers Stole Music With Myths Of A Golden Age

Luke Turner despairs of John Lennon tooth cloning and the cultural stranglehold the baby boomer generation have over culture and the media... and asks, in our diverse modern age, might it be starting to weaken?

Gyratory System: New Video & Interview

More burbling wonder from Dr Blick & co, plus interview on new album Utility Music

Godspeed Blast Polaris Prize

Canadians win prize, snub it, blast it, apologise for being boring

Corrupting Sonic DNA: Moby’s Favourite Albums

Moby talks Luke Turner through his formative musical influences, from Nick Drake and OMD to the sound of New York via Suicide, Silver Apples, Eric B & Rakim and Public Enemy

INTERVIEW: Perc On Neubauten Collab

Ali Wells on reworking Einsturzende Neubauten and new Perc Trax imprint

REPORT: The Dark Outside

Hundreds turn up to this year's broadcast

LISTEN: New Real Lies

Another killer tune from new London trio

Gabe Factory Floor On: Caring For The English Bulldog

In the second of our series of Factory Floor features, drummer Gabe Gurnsey tells us about the pleasures, pongs and musical potential of his English bulldog, Vince. Photos by Anna Stroe, classic album covers feat. Vince by Gurnsey

13 Different Ways: Nik Colk Void Of Factory Floor’s Favourite LPs

As Factory Floor release their debut album, we speak to Nik Colk Void about musical re-education and her favourite 13 LPs. They're a noisy bunch...

INTERVIEW: Jonathan Meades

We talk to the writer about his forthcoming postcards box set Pidgin Snaps. Photographs courtesy of Jonathan Meades