For 40 years, Jon Spencer has been playing a mutant strain of rock & roll. Here he offers Mark Andrews 10 entry points to his vast back catalogue, from his earliest days in Pussy Galore, through the Blues Explosion all the way up to his still-nameless new band
With his work emerging under a dizzying array of interwoven pseudonyms, it can be tough to get a handle on the work of the enigmatic Steven R. Smith. Speaking to Michael Begg about the range of his music, instrument building and deserts, he offers a window into his world