Nathan Loughran

Hammer & Tongs: The Darkness’ Justin Hawkins Interviewed

With their fourth album, Last Of Our Kind, just released, the Lowestoft rock behemoths' singer and lead guitarist Justin Hawkins talks to Harry Sword in a wide-ranging interview, ranging from hedonism and touring with Lady Gaga to the travails of acid reflux and the "fucking genius" of David Hasselhoff

All About Survival: John Grant Talks To The Quietus

Barnaby Smith talks to John Grant about _The Queen Of Denmark_ and the personal problems which fuelled its creation

Lift To Experience Return To Stage

Band announce first live show in 15 years

Blow The Tanks: Chrome Hoof Interviewed & Crush Depth Reviewed PLUS Free Mix

John Doran explains why _Crush Depth_ ranks so highly on his albums of 2010, while Ben Hewitt ask Chrome Hoof about sacrificing goats and trapping Garry Bushell inside a giant plastic bubble. Plus, Milo from the band provides a rather excellent free mix for everyone to enjoy

Perc

A New Brutality

A catholic Education: Gavin Friday Interviewed

Mature lensman Gentleman Jim Dyson talks to former Virgin Prune Gavin Friday about his new album catholic

Muse Tour Sells Out In Record Time

UK tickets all snapped up

Relapse Release 184-Track Sampler For Free

The Pennsylvania label are marking their 25th anniversary with a sampler that features tracks from The Dillinger Escape Plan and Mastodon, and is available as a name-your-price download

Mike Oldfield

Hergest Ridge / Ommadawn reissues

45 Years On: Funkadelic’s Let’s Take It To The Stage Revisited

Ned Raggett asks... no, commands... that you get off your ass and jam: in celebration of Funkadelic's 1975 album Let's Take It To The Stage

Sonic Router 019: The Altered States Of Altered Natives

In the 19th installment of his monthly dubstep column, Oli Marlow talks to Danny Native