Robin Turner

Charli XCX

Brat

On her eighth album, the English singer seems both older and somehow younger, still as blunt as ever, without a single duff track on the deck

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Unveil ‘Wild God’ Tour Dates

They will head out on their first headline tour of the UK and Europe since 2017 later this year

Fat Dog

WOOF

South East London quartet summon a very particular sort of Englishness, finds Richard Foster

Columnfortably Numb: Psych Rock For July Reviewed By JR Moores

After some words of warning for The Fab Two, JR Moores gets down to more pressing psychedelic concerns, and reviews new releases from King Gizzard, Dead Sea Apes, Yawning Man and more

Factory Floor and O. Children At Royal Albert Hall

October show announced

Bill Callahan Shares New Track, ‘Natural Information’

It's the second cut to be unveiled from forthcoming album 'YTILAER'

Candid Cameron: Why Multiplex Dave Is Wrong About UK Film

Darren Lee takes on David Cameron’s recent assertion that the UK film industry needs to be more mainstream

The Machine Stops: Marie Staggat & Timo Stein Capture The Silent Clubs Of Berlin

*Hush – Berlin Club Culture in a Time of Silence* captures the people and places behind the German capital's famous nightlife in an era when no-one is going out dancing. Robert Barry speaks to the writer and photographer behind the book. The interview is followed by an exclusive extract from the book

Nick Cave To Publish Children’s Book, ‘The Little Thing’

It follows "a little thing that goes on an epic adventure to discover the true nature of its identity," Cave says

The Mountain Goats For Koko Gig

Gig this Thursday

Manic Street Preachers

Postcards From A Young Man

Cruel Intentions: Art & Iconoclasm From Manet To The Chapman Brothers

A gallery show in Mayfair on the creative potential of defacing other people’s work reveals a century and a half of artists coming together – and falling apart

Tripping The Light Fantastic: Joachim Koester At Turner Contemporary

At Margate’s Turner Contemporary, an exhibition by Joachim Koester meets the psychedelic undercurrents in J.M.W. Turner’s own colour beginnings

Bits & Pieces: Angus Batey On The History Of Cut And Paste

With its roots in both the avant garde and novelty music, cut & paste came of age in 1987 with the likes of Justified Ancients Of Mu Mu, Coldcut, Steinski, Bomb The Bass and M/A/R/R/S. Angus Batey traces the history of this magpie movement

Life After Dark: A History Of British Nightclubs

In an extract from his new book, After Dark: A History of British Nightclubs and Music Venues, Dave Haslam considers the importance of these spaces not just personally and communally, but also in shaping music history

LIVE REPORT: Sun Ra Arkestra

Stewart Smith reports from the group's latest residency at Cafe Oto in London