Luke Turner

Are You Looking For Mental? The Live Return Of Eighties Matchbox

Brighton's madcap punk/goth thrashers Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster made a scorching return to the fray this week, writes Luke Turner, and just in the nick of time

Quietus Mix 74: Leaves Of Iron & Rust Halloween

Luke puts together a collection of dark tracks ancient & modern for your October listening indulgence

LISTEN: New My Disco

New track now streaming... band promise "hour of power" at Lexington gig. Pic Dave Ma.

Tree Thinking: Adrian Utley On A Woodland Sonic Journey

Adrian Utley has composed a piece of music as part of sounduk's Sonic Journey series. Luke Turner speaks to him about this response to our ancient woodland (studio photos courtesy Adrian Utley)

The Beat Goes On: Kid Millions’ Favourite LPs

We look forward to Man Forever's gig with My Disco by getting the Baker's Dozen business from the gentleman Kid Millions

LIVE REPORT: Savages Blast Electrowerkz

After their pummelling of Jools Holland, Luke Turner catches a magnificent Savages performance at London's goth church, Electrowerkz. Pic thanks to Seb Heseltine

Laibach To Play Gig Down Coal Mine!

"Kohle ist Brot!"

Of DIY & DIY: Tim Burgess & Kurt Wagner In Conversation

Tim Burgess enrolled Kurt Wagner to write the lyrics for his new solo album Oh No I Love You. Luke Turner sat them down at the Barbican and instigated a chat about music and sanding techniques

Spiritual Battle Songs: Dead Skeletons Interviewed

As Dead Skeletons prepare for their first visit to the UK, Luke Turner speaks to Nonni Dead and discovers that his music emerged as way of dealing with life with HIV

WANTED: Music To Play In The Dark

Join Wire, Carter Tutti, Richard X, Blancmange, Factory Floor & more in having your music broadcast to thee wilderness

WATCH: Desertshore Trailers

Release date confirmed

Begin Again, Every Time: Malka Spigel Interviewed

Malka Spigel's new pop-tinged album was made with a host of collaborators, including husband Colin Newman. They tell Luke Turner about the unique, nomadic creative process that made it happen

LISTEN: Malka Spigel LP Stream

Plus! How-we-met details on collaborators including Johnny Marr and Nik Factory Floor

The Deserters’ Songs: Rachel Zeffira Interviewed

Rachel Zeffira steps away from her Cats Eyes project to set up a label and release her first solo album, The Deserters. Luke Turner speaks to her about the LP, growing up in a Canadian smelting town, and an unfortunate incident involving an oboe and a tattoo

Life Is Life: The Strange World Of Laibach, Narrated By Laibach

Laibach are one of the most misunderstood groups going, with their uniforms and martial music wearily misinterpreted. Here, they guide Luke Turner through significant moments in their 30 years of subversion, from being banned in Slovenia, providing grist to Žižek's seditious mill and provoking phonecalls from Slobodan Milošević to this year's Tate Modern triumph

Suede: Recording New Album

Brett Anderson speaks!

Heavenly Games: The Making Of Toy’s Debut LP

A year and a bit after they played our stage at Field Day, TOY guide us through what went into the making of their debut LP. Photo by Joseph Tovey Frost

A New Kind Of Man: John Foxx & The Maths Live

John Foxx & The Maths play the finest show of their fruitful return at Cargo, says Luke Turner. Photo by Mike Cooper

Toward A Horizon: Land Observations’ James Brooks Interviewed

Former Appliance man James Brooks returns to Mute with a new project, Land Observations, and an album of meditations on Roman Roads. Luke Turner treads a path beside him

A Little Drop Of Blood: Michael Gira Of Swans Interviewed

The Seer is a gargantuan colossus of a record towering over 2012. Luke Turner spoke to Michael Gira about its genesis, evolution, and the commitment required to make it

Happy Songs? Stuart Braithwaite Of Mogwai’s Favourite Albums

Mogwai's Stuart Braithwaite takes us through his favourite albums, and explains why it's Margaret Thatcher's fault that everyone in Scotland is a goth and how John Peel funded the Scottish music scene

Earthy & Complicated: The xx’s Coexist Track By Track

Next month, London trio The xx release their much-anticipated second album Coexist. Luke Turner takes you on a track-by-track guide through its eleven "far more earthy, sticky, complicated" songs

Louise Mensch & Metallica To Collaborate?

Could there be a LouLou LP from Menschtallica?

LISTEN: Perc Remixes Tim Burgess

Ali Wells among a host of artists reworking Charlatans frontman's solo album

An Olympic Cynic On Why Britain Won More Than Medals

Olympic cynic Luke Turner was largely won over by the achievements of the London Games. Here he argues that, despite all the still-extant reservations about how the Olympics are run, the true legacy ought not be Team GB's bling, but a Coalition-proof sense of our National identity

Twin Shadow

Confess

Pleasure Gardens Site Inadequate Before Bloc

We've had a look into venue capacities and the planning process that led to the setting up and funding of the London Pleasure Gardens

It’s A Sin? Frank Ocean & Prejudice Against Male Bisexuality

As Frank Ocean writes a beautiful statement about his first love, Luke Turner argues that the reaction to it suggests a society and culture that still finds it difficult to comprehend male bisexuality

Natural Rhythm: Chris Packham’s Favourite Albums

Broadcaster and naturalist Chris Packham talks Luke Turner through his favourite albums... includes punk rock riot, hitchhiking, and singing poodles

ASDA Drop Alex James’ Cheeses

A blow for cheese truth!

WATCH: Tim Burgess Interview

Hear new songs from forthcoming solo LP live at Rough Trade

Saving Flags: British Sea Power Soundtrack The BFI Archive

Luke Turner admires British Sea Power's latest live score, premiered at Sheffield Doc/Fest then performed at London's BFI Southbank last week