With the release of cynical new novel Lionel Asbo: State Of England, argues Alex Niven, Martin Amis continues the patronising run of form that helped install the pernicious and cliché-ridden notion of 'Cool Britannia' and ultimately Boris and Dave's Big Society
Both solo and as one half of Lakker, Dublin's Eomac is responsible for some of the most wiry, intricate and freakily banging club music around right now. Playing Corsica Studios this weekend, he tells Theo Darton-Moore about capturing the elusive energy of rave and his stellar new LP Spectre
Robbie Judkins visits Tanzania to witness first hand the attempt to save a quarter of a century of musical history from oblivion. Listen to an exclusive mix of tracks newly digitized by the Tanzania Heritage Project
The Sexual Objects - a rock band formed by Davy Henderson of the Fire Engines, Nectarine No. 9 and Win - are releasing their second album this week. Here's the thing though - they're only pressing up one copy and selling it on eBay to the highest bidder. Neil Cooper - one of the few people to hear it - reports