Tristan Bath

James Ferraro

NYC Hell, 3:00 AM

Tim Hecker

Virgins

Through The Never: Lars Ulrich Interviewed

Lars Ulrich explains to a group of journalists, including our very own Tristan Bath, the thinking behind Metallica's new narrative based concert film Through The Never and drops a crazy hint about their new album...

For Whom The Film Rolls: Metallica: Through The Never Reviewed

Cinematic rock folly, ahoy! Tristan Bath views Metallica's new concert film, Through The Never, and tries to contain its sheer epic grandeur in mere words

LIVE REPORT: A Winged Victory…

Tristan Bath reflects on the inner landscapes explored by Adam Wiltzie and Dustin O'Halloran's A Winged Victory For The Sullen at their recent Village Underground show, in warm up for their live dance score performances at Sadler's Wells

Moving On: Tom Waits’ Swordfishtrombones Revisited

Tristan Bath puts on Tom Waits' watershed album from 1983 and raises a Mickey's Big Mouth to the singer... and his wife, Kathleen Brennan

LIVE REPORT: Tim Hecker, Pete Swanson, Vessel

Tristan Bath on a stunning night of music from the latest instalment of the St John's Sessions

Dustin Wong

Mediation Of Ecstatic Energy

LIVE REPORT: Dean Blunt

Taking the private strains of his recent The Redeemer album onto the stage, sometime Hype Williams man Dean Blunt's show at the 100 Club baffled, delighted and destroyed in equal measure, writes Tristan Bath

Breaking Apart The Sky: Dustin Wong Interviewed

Using just guitar, effects and a loop pedal, Dustin Wong conjures up hypnotic and immersive instrumental psych-pop. He speaks with Tristan Bath about new album Mediation Of Ecstatic Energy, musical dualities and drawing inspiration from Tokyo

King Krule

6 Feet Beneath The Moon

LIVE REPORT: Julianna Barwick

Tristan Bath reviews Julianna Barwick amidst the Palladian grandeur of St Giles-In-The-Fields Church, London

Preview: Uniko by Kimmo Pohjonen

UK premiere of Uniko to be played at London's Barbican in September

Theo Parrish

Black Jazz Signature

FESTIVAL REPORT: Yard Party

Tristan Bath has a largely excellent time at Upset The Rhythm's festival of fringe sounds in London, though delivers shoe pies to various bits of garage and lo-fi rock, as is proper

Eric Copeland

Joke In The Hole

LIVE REPORT: Peter Brötzmann, Cafe Oto

Tristan Bath reports on the powerful battles of Peter Brötzmann's two night residency at Cafe Oto last weekend, alongside Jason Adasiewicz, Steve Noble & John Edwards

Various Artists

Kenya Special

LIVE REPORT: Bomba Esteréo

Tristan Bath watches Colombia's Bomba Esteréo on a sweltering summer's night at Madrid's Sala Arena, and is summarily converted to their 'psychedelic cumbia' cause

People Of The North

Sub Contra

LIVE REPORT: About Group

At their live show at Dalston's Victoria, About Group, newly shorn of former drummer Charles Hayward, showcase just how much more powerful and fascinating their live incarnation is compared to their recorded output to date, writes Tristan Bath

Dean Blunt

The Redeemer

Avoiding A Career In Music: About Group Talk Improv

Tristan Bath talks to Alexis Taylor, John Coxon and Pat Thomas about About Group's method, covering 'Walk On By' and their third album Between The Walls. Photographs courtesy of Ben Stockley

Cut! Not Enough Hollywood Directors Know When To Quit

As Steven Soderbergh and Baz Luhrmann consider their retirement from feature films, Tristan Bath argues that it's time for a few veteran Hollywood directors to be put out to pasture