Boston Pops and Arthur Fiedler

First Words: The Abyss Gazes Into You

Interspersed with photography from life long friend Spencer Murphy's 'The Abyss Gazes Into You', Cyrus Shahrad considers his fraught personal relationship with writing, the unreliability of memory and the effect of social media

Brian Wilson Tickets On Sale

See the former Beach Boy later this year

Matt Bellamy Fears World Apocalypse

Singer worried about conspiracy theories

Down The Rabbit Hole: Will Sergeant’s Favourite Albums

Echo & The Bunnymen’s Will Sergeant takes Richard Foster through thirteen favourite albums from The Residents to Love, recalls making records with his dad’s electric shaver and a stringless guitar, explains why it’s time to stop bashing prog rock, and much, much more

Enter, Stranger – Darran Anderson On Kids’ TV Show Knightmare

In the second of our subscriber-exclusive Low Culture essays, author Darran Anderson talks about the fantasy show that created a semi-magic-realist escape from a childhood in Derry during the Troubles

Worlds To Walk Into: Darren Hayman’s Favourite Albums

As he releases a beautifully reflective album on the fall-out from a broken love, Darren Hayman takes us through 13 favourite albums, from Miles Davis collaborating with John Coltrane via Cliff Richard, the kids from Fame, Liz Phair, Nic Jones, ELO and The Damned.

Overlapping Terrain: Richard Skelton’s Favourite Music

Following the release of his new album LASTGLACIALMAXIMUM, the prolific Richard Skelton speaks to Luke Turner about the music that inspired his own work, from Thomas Tallis to Phuture, Nico to Sly & The Family Stone, The Stooges and Gorecki

Magical Experiences: James Holden’s Favourite Albums

Following last year's feral The Inheritors album, Border Community label head James Holden is about to take his newly developed live show on tour, including to Field Day and Sonar Barcelona. Rory Gibb catches up with him to discuss thirteen favourite and formative albums, improvisation and atheist spirituality

Aphasia Art Seminar At Rainham Marshes

Language disorder campaign holding free art seminar at RSPB reserve on May 25 for those afflicted and their loved ones

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WATCH: GAIKA-Directed Short Film

Film is designed to accompany his recent EP released via Warp