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Spool’s Out: Cassette Reviews For February By Daryl Worthington

From computer voices to Indonesian harps, Korean zithers and euphoric improvisations, Daryl Worthington explores the month’s tapes

The Best New Music You Missed In March

After a short break, we're back with a selection of the best new music you might have missed in the last month – and some of the very best that we managed to miss too

Mastodon

Once More 'Round The Sun

He Made The Small Screen Huge: James Gandolfini Remembered

David Stubbs looks back at the life and legacy of James Gandolfini, who in his role as Tony Soprano changed our perception of television, and showed us not that criminals are just like us, but we are like the criminals SPOILER ALERT if you've not seen the Sopranos

Water On Water: In Praise Of Echo And The Bunnymen’s Ocean Rain

Our man in Orange County Ned Raggett gives us his American take on another classic British indie album...

London Film Festival Preview: Zaytoun

Basia Lewandowska Cummings watches Eran Riklis' war-torn buddy movie, screening at the 56th London Film Festival

The Old Country: Steve Von Till’s Baker’s Dozen

The long-serving Neurosis guitarist and singer shares his deep dive favourites; 13 albums which have shaped the way he looks at music and informed his writing and solo work as Harvestman and Steve Von Till

Wire, Gold Panda & More For Beacons

James Holden and Danny Brown also announced for Skipton festival

“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)

Winter

What Kind Of Blue Are You?

There's more to Winter's latest than early 90s nostalgia, finds Aug Stone

More Names For Fuzz Club Eindhoven

Eindhoven's Fuzz Club festival has added A Place To Bury Strangers, The Limiñanas, Gnod and more to its line-up

Early Bowie Demos To Be Released

Clareville Grove Demos is a new 7" box set of David Bowie demos dating back to 1969

Pulling At The Threads: Katie Gately’s Favourite Albums

On the release of her new album, Loom, the Brooklyn musician and sound artist talks about the records that have weaved their way through her life, from Joy Division to Joanna Newsom, Philip Glass to Low and This Heat

Howlin’ Rain

The Russian Wilds

30 Years On: Iron Maiden’s Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son Revisited

Utterly ridiculous and totally fucking glorious. Harry Sword reflects on a crucial release from the Irons

Megadeth’s New Album Endgame Appraised Track-By-Track

Mountain-conquering man of metal Mark Eglinton gets stuck into Megadeth's new album _Endgame_ and finds a surprising return to form from Dave Mustaine & co