Bob Azzam And His Orchestra

Branches Bloody Branches: Quadra By Sepultura

Thirty-five years after their debut, Sepultura's latest album shoots for the moon – and misses, finds Tom Coles

A Warm Hand For Mister Fisto’s Entry: The Best Eurovision Acts

The Quietus takes a tour around Europe to find some of the finest Eurovision national runners-up in recent years. Here's what could have been!

The News As A Novel: Lee Brackstone Remembers Gordon Burn

Ten years after his death, writer Gordon Burn remains a powerful influence and a significant voice in British letters. Lee Brackstone recalls working with him at Faber and the genesis of Born Yesterday

Tailor Made For Worship: Dave Wyndorf Of Monster Magnet’s Favourite Albums

The Monster Magnet frontman turns the clock back 40 years to tell Val Siebert about 13 formative favourite records

LISTEN: New Cosmic Dead Album

Group offer up new long-player prior to heading to India and the US

Joking Aside: Jaz Coleman’s 13 Favourite Albums

Killing Joke's front man chooses his 13 favourite albums. As told to Dayal Patterson

LISTEN: New Lindstrøm Remix

Exclusive remix of new Lindstrøm single by Glaswegian producer Miaoux Miaoux

LISTEN: New Pantha Du Prince Collab

Electronic producer announces forthcoming collaborative LP with the Bell Laboratory

From Caustic To Cuddly: Memorials’ Music For Film

Comprised of two very different soundtracks, one earthy and the other extra-terrestrial, Electrelane’s Verity Susman and Wire’s Matthew Simms debut as Memorials is a show of remarkable daring and versatility

Bookshop Raided Over American Psycho

Adelaide's Imprint Books was the subject of a (wonderfully oxymoronic) "gentle raid" at the hands of police for apparently flouting censorship laws with its improper displaying of Bret Easton Ellis' 1991 satirical novel

Ryan Adams & The Cardinals

Cardinology

The Independent Music Podcast Turns 200

Every week the Independent Music Podcast releases a show promoting adventurous independent music from almost every genre conceivable. As they release their 200th episode, co-host Gareth Main describes the highs and lows of running a podcast in New Weird Britain

TV OD: Nam June Paik At The Tate Modern

Nam June Paik's show at Tate Modern is a hymn to the materiality of technology

Blow Up: Art As Inflatable

With their new show Hot Air opening this weekend at Manor Place Warehouse in South London, curator Anna Choutova plus artists from the show – including Bruce Asbestos, Kalman Pool, Lucy Gregory, and Sasha Frovola – discuss the pleasures and peculiarities of inflatable art works

Essential Killing: Polish Film Legend Jerzy Skolimowski Interviewed

Simon Jablonski talks to director Jerzy Skolimowski about politics, painting, Polanski and working with Vincent Gallo on his latest film Essential Killing

Dope Body Announce UK Tour Dates

Baltimore four-piece set to play five UK dates this month; watch the tour video ‘The Decline of Western Civilisation VII’ below