Bernardino Femminielli

Polaris Prize Shortlist Announced

Artists nominated for Canadian music prize include Kathleen Edwards, Fucked Up, Japandroids and Feist

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

New Pathways: Takiaya Reed Of Divide & Dissolve’s Baker’s Dozen

From the mentorship of Low and Unknown Mortal Orchestra, to the world-changing experimentalism of FKA Twigs, Takiaya Reed of Divide & Dissolve picks the thirteen records that shaped her

Front National To Sue Madonna

French political party to sue Madonna over displaying a picture of their leader with a swastika superimposed on her forehead

Gold Gold Gold Gold Fire Fire Fire Fire: Douglas McCarthy’s Favourite LPs

As Nitzer Ebb gear up to play Helsinki's Flow Festival, Douglas McCarthy talks Luke Turner through his favourite music, from listening to classical while eating offal on Canvey Island through David Bowie, Killing Joke, Brian Eno, JJ Cale, Thelonious Monk and more

The Brutal Detail: Cass McCombs’ Toy Fabels

A book of poetry by American singer-songwriter Cass McCombs offers up some strange and macabre beauty, finds Barnaby Smith

The Woodentops

Granular Tales

Band Of Pre-Brothers: Dire Straits’ Debut LP 40 Years On

On the 40th anniversary of their self-titled debut album, David Bennun looks back at the band Dire Straits were before mega-stardom

Very, Very Online: Fernando Sdrigotti’s Shitstorm

The first in a new series of novelettes from Open Pen, Shitstorm by Fernando Sdrigotti reads like flash fiction for the news

Grumbling Fur & More At The Social On Weds

The Grumblings, alongside Pastel Colours and Toy DJs on bill

My Quest for Breaking Everything: John Cale’s Favourite Music

The Velvet Underground co-founder and longstanding experimental outlier reflects fondly on his 18-hour long debut US performance, producing for The Stooges and writing an ode to Brian Wilson, and makes a case for the avant-garde genius of Snoop Dogg

Éliane Radigue To Release Her First Organ Work, ‘Occam XXV’

Originally premiered in 2018, the Radigue-composed piece was performed by Frédéric Blondy in 2020 for this release

LISTEN: New Nick Cave/Warren Ellis

Bad Seeds head to Mars

Arcane Lore: Alasdair Roberts’ Favourite Albums

The Scottish folk artist picks out his top LPs, going from Bach to Kraftwerk by way of Bahamian field recordings and 14th-century French polyphonic classical music

Prophets, Seers & Sages: Tony Visconti’s Favourite Albums

While the veteran producer has recently been remastering T. Rex's The Slider for its 40th anniversary re-release, he found time to pick out 13 of his top records for us