Fred Macpherson

X-TG Pay Tribute To Peter Christopherson

A tribute received from Chris and Cosey via Mute Records

All The Pain Is Gone: Eddie Levert Of The O’Jays Interviewed

John Doran talks to Eddie Levert of The O'Jays about five and a half decades of soul power

Does My Black Sun Look Big In This? Skullflower’s Patterns Of Predjudice

Late last week, veteran noise act Skullflower were dropped from the line up of Raw Power festival - yet for most of their lengthy career they have been considered apolitical. Here Dylan Miller considers the jigsaw of evidence against Matthew Bower and asks, 'What changed?'

The Prodigy Rubbish Mercury Music Prize

Liam Howlett joins The Quietus in bashing award

Thurston Moore: Burroughs Event

Red Gallery hosting celebration of Beat writer's centennial

The Strange And Frightening World Of . . . Fabric’s First 100

To celebrate the recent 100th release from Fabric (that's 50 each for its live and mix series) we look back on some of their best mixes. There's a bundle of ten albums up for grabs too

13 Steps To Perfection: El-P’s Favourite Albums

The rapper, producer and Definitive Jux head honcho rifles through his racks and picks out his top 13 records

James Blake And More For Field Day

Producer/singer leads the latest wave of names for the Victoria Park festival

The Fall, YYYs, 808 State Camden Crawling

Good bands gather for London free-for-all

LISTEN: oOoOO – Stay Here

Listen to a single from Chris Dexter's much-anticipated LP

Franz Ferdinand

Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action

Of DIY & DIY: Tim Burgess & Kurt Wagner In Conversation

Tim Burgess enrolled Kurt Wagner to write the lyrics for his new solo album Oh No I Love You. Luke Turner sat them down at the Barbican and instigated a chat about music and sanding techniques

The Lead Review: Rory Gibb On Joanna Newsom’s Divers

With Drag City to release Joanna Newsom's first new album in five years next week, Rory Gibb examines the singer's exploration of time, sonic heterotopias, and compact sound

Because You’re Worth It: Jake Chapman Rectifies George Orwell

With his brother Dinos, Jake Chapman has consistently offered up visions of hell. Now, in this new re-telling of 1984 for Urbanomic Press, he turns his attention to the hell of contemporary society

LISTEN: Jon Brooks – Pocket Fire

Hear a track from the Oxfordshirian's subtly haunting new record

WATCH: New Warmduscher Video

Speedy Wunderground signees share video for latest single; watch it below. Homepage photo courtesy of Lou Smith