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The Greatest Guitar Riffs In The World (Better Than Sweet Child O’Mine)
Profoundly depressed by a new poll which supposedly “reveals” the nation’s taste in rock riffs, Joel McIver – who is such a guitar geek that he wrote a book last year called The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists – provides 20 far more interesting alternatives
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Baker's Dozen
“I Enjoy Silence!”: Michael Rother’s 13 Favourite Albums
With a show at London's Under The Bridge on 5 April, Michael Rother of Neu!, Harmonia, and a newly-boxsetted solo career takes Patrick Clarke through his life in 13 records, from Little Richard to Fuck Buttons, even though he doesn't really listen to music any more
Baker's Dozen
Playing The (Baker’s) Dozens: George Clinton’s Favourite Albums
With the funk kingpin and founder of Parliament and Funkadelic taking his bands on a festival tour this summer, Suzie McCracken caught up with him to find out about the 13 records that have stuck with him through his lifetime
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A Quietus Interview
Original Sin: An Interview With Lana Del Rey
Even though her song 'Video Games' emerged a couple of months back, Lana Del Rey has already experienced equal parts adulation and suspicion. Here, John Calvert speaks to her about David Lynch, New York and the ghosts that hide behind her 'white picket-fenced cheer'. The NSFW YouTube clip contains strobing images
A Quietus Interview
“We Broke MySpace”: Geoff Barrow’s Quakers Interviewed
Working on a wide range of projects, as well as the new Portishead album, Geoff Barrow has just released a hip-hop record with Quakers. Robin Turner caught up with him to speak about how a social networking site helped piece the album together
A Quietus Interview
Twilight Zone: Jørgen Munkeby Of Shining Interviewed
Norwegian jazz/metal firebrands Shining recently released their latest album, One One One. Dayal Patterson catches up with band leader Jørgen Munkeby to discuss the spiritual connections between jazz and metal, and being led by the heart rather than the head
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LIVE REPORT: A Heavenly Weekend In Hebden Bridge
Heavenly Recordings recently celebrated a quarter of a century of excellent records and misbehaving by taking the likes of Mark Lanegan, Duke Garwood, Toy and the Heavenly Films up to Hebden Bridge. Rob St John was on hand to report, and Neil Thomson to take the photos
