Journey

Bonds Of Morality: Ben Myers’ Beastings Reviewed In Conversation

Weary of the standard review format — of answering the question 'Yeah, but is it any good?' — Kit Caless, publisher at Influx Press, sits down with novelist and academic Heidi James to discuss their experience of Ben Myers' new novel Beastings

Jodi B’s Hoody Who! October’s Best Rap YouTubes & MixTapes

If the lady ain't twerkin' then your rap cut ain't workin'! says Jodi B about this month's hip hop finds

Lights Off: How La Haine Destroyed The Picture Of Postcard Paris

Mathieu Kassovitz's incendiary 1995 film La Haine lit our idealised view of Paris on fire – and remains just as corrosive 25 years on, finds James Balmont

From One Black Hole To Another: The Strange Fate Of Supernova

Supernova, a film from the turn of the millennium credited to the mysterious 'Thomas Lee', may be very, very bad, but it has a backstory – and an afterlife – almost as garbled as its plotline

Music Of The Month: The Best Albums And Tracks Of February 2020

From Katie Gately to Beatrice Dillon via the ghost of Mark E. Smith, here's our guide to the best albums and tracks released in February

Momentum And Noise: An Interview With Sex Swing

As they prepare to release their almighty second album _Type II_, Sex Swing speak to Patrick Clarke about aggression, refinement and gruesome album art

“My Dad Wrote That Better”: Andrew Falkous’ Baker’s Dozen

Ahead of this month's WRONG Festival, the man behind Mclusky, Future Of The Left and Christian Fitness speaks to JR Moores about the 13 records that inspire him (with only the occasional Lammo and ciabatta-themed digression)

London Club Heaven Locked In Rent Hike Dispute With Landlord

The club's founder, Jeremy Joseph, alleges that the landlord is trying to increase rent costs by £320,000 a year

Reissue of the Week: Robbie Basho’s Snow Beneath The Belly Of A White Swan

This 5CD set of rediscovered live recordings by Robbie Basho is a total wonder, says Jennifer Lucy Allan

Robbing Malice Of Its Venom: Suri Krishnamma Remembers Albert Finney

The great actor Albert Finney, star of Tom Jones and Saturday Night, Sunday Morning, died from a chest infection on 7 February 2019, at the Royal Marsden Hospital in London. In a conversation edited from a telephone interview, the film-maker Suri Krishnamma remembers working with Finney on the film A Man of No Importance, which screens on BBC One this evening

EP/64 Share Live Footage Following Last Ever Shows

The ensemble, which includes Tomaga's Valentina Magaletti, play their 64th and final gig in Bristol this weekend

As Simple As Fun: Beth Ditto’s Baker’s Dozen

As she releases new solo album Fake Sugar, Beth Ditto swears & enthuses about 13 favourite records to Louise Brown, taking in the filth of Lil' Kim to David Bowie and the queer punk of Buzzcocks via Missy Elliott and Lauryn Hill

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Playing In The Wreckage: 65daysofstatic On Making Music Under Late Capitalism

Underground veterans 65daysofstatic are back with a new album diving deep into the state we're now in. Here, Paul Wolinski makes the case for staying inspired and creative under the impecunious trials of late capitalism

Smashing The Philip Glass Ceiling: Verity Susman Interviewed

Electrelane's Verity Susman is currently voyaging through a sonic world where human meets machine: organ drones, sung vocals and queer fantasies in computerised spoken word. She speaks with Bryony Beynon about audio collage and the disconnect between people and their computers

Low Culture Podcast: David Cronenberg’s Crash

In this month’s subscriber podcast, John Doran and Luke Turner rev up to discuss a 1996 erotic thriller based on the writings of JG Ballard