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Immersion Through Disturbance: Clint Mansell’s Favourite Film Soundtracks

The former Pop Will Eat Itself singer turned film score maestro tells Kiran Acharya about the 13 soundtracks that have inspired him most

How Live Aid Ruined My Life, By John Doran

In an extract from Jolly Lad, John Doran remembers how in 1985 Live Aid was one of the three events that set him off the straight and narrow into two decades of depression and alcoholism. Illustration by Krent Able

Wolfgang Voigt To Release GAS Boxset

Producer will commemorate project with release featuring material never available before and all four main GAS releases

Pan Sonics: Mika Vainio’s Favourite Albums

Our series of articles curated by Kevin 'The Bug' Martin continues with a Baker's Dozen from Mika Vainio, solo artist and former member of Pansonic. He tells us about how the likes of Suicide, Neubauten, the Alex Harvey Band, King Crimson and more soundtracked a life of working in slaughterhouses and vegetarian restaurants

Girls Don’t Cry: Rumer’s Favourite Albums

Platinum-selling MOR singer Rumer is back with her third album, Into Colour. She tells Simon Price about her Baker's Dozen of inspirational LPs

Rare Essences: Andy Gill Of Gang Of Four’s Favourite Records

Five years ago, following the release of their eighth album, What Happens Next, Andy Gill of Gang Of Four talked Bryan Brussee through the picks of his record collection, both albums and individual tracks

Spatchcock Warehouse Party This Saturday In N15

Music will be played by John Doran, Mike Neaves and Stef Ketteringham

Lucky For Some: Alexander Tucker’s Favourite Albums

Dom Smith takes down Alexander Tucker's Baker's Dozen and chats to him about the personal experiences attached to the records

Unearthly Delights: Lydia Lunch’s Favourite Albums

Ahead of the no wave pioneer's set with Big Sexy Noise at The Lexington tomorrow, she reluctantly takes up the gauntlet and picks her top 13 LPs

The Bug Confirms New LP Release

Listen below to snippets of tracks featuring Gonjasufi and Death Grips from Angels & Devils, The Bug's first album in six years

Aides-Memoires: Ben UFO Selects 13 Favourite Records

Ahead of Hessle Audio's three-room takeover of Fabric this Friday, the DJ and Hessle Audio co-founder rifles through his record collection and discusses thirteen particular favourites with Rory Gibb

Asian Dub Foundation Reveal New Album

The Centre Of Everything: John Frusciante’s Favourite Electronic Music

Electronic music isn't some casual fling for the Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist. From synth-pop and ghetto house, to old-school UK rave and hardcore, it's long been a major preoccupation. As he prepares to release his thrilling, jungle-inspired new LP Maya, he guides Brian Coney through 13 indispensable titles from his collection

The Quietus Albums Of The Year So Far Chart 2023 (In Association With Norman Records)

As we reach the middway point of 2023, we polled tQ staff and columnists to compile the top 100 albums released during the first six months of the year

The Big Pink’s Debut Album Streams Online

Listen to A Brief History Of Love now

Hooky Hacienda Book & CD

Relive Manchester heydays