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Performance Breakdown: Of Montreal’s Kevin Barnes Interviewed

As Of Montreal hit the UK, Al Denney talks to Kevin Barnes about the influence of Parliament on _False Priest_ and the history of 'The Past Is A Grotesque Animal', one of our favourite songs of the last decade
Black Sky Thinking

Janelle Monáe: A New Pioneer Of Afrofuturism

Against a pop climate beset by fraudulent marketing plans on two shiny legs, John Calvert argues that Janelle Monáe brandishes the acetylene torch for radical Afrofuturism

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Full Clip: Daveed Diggs’ Favourite Albums

From the foundational inspiration of George Clinton to Bay Area hip hop, and the lifechanging experience of witnessing Prince's last ever show, Clipping MC Daveed Diggs takes Stevie Chick through the soundtrack of his life
Baker's Dozen

Staying On The One: Bootsy Collins’ Favourite LPs

Bootsy Collins helped define the sound of funk, working with Parliament and James Brown, who taught him the mysterious concept of The One. In this Bakers Dozen, he talks to Julian Marszalek about those times & why he couldn't leave home without dropping acid and listening to Hendrix
Baker's Dozen

We Like To Dig The Roots: Coldcut’s Favourite Albums

As Ninja Tune founders and Coldcut men Matt Black and Jonathan More release a new Adrian Sherwood-produced new LP they talk Lottie Brazier through the records that sparked their lifetime of eclectic music-making
Baker's Dozen

Sweet Thirteen: Jennifer Herrema’s Favourite Albums

Following their interview about Black Bananas' new LP Electric Brick Wall, Jennifer Herrema talks Nick Hutchings through her Baker's Dozen of seminal records
Baker's Dozen

“The Spirit”: Mike Watt Of The Missingmen’s Favourite Albums

Currently in the middle of a European tour, the Minutemen, Dos and Firehose founder pares down his record collection to give John Calvert his thirteen all-time top LPs

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