With an upcoming Blur show and a number of albums set for release in the coming months, Damon Albarn's 2012 looks set to be as packed as ever. He sat down with Stephen Dalton to talk Doctor Dee, the future of Blur, the Olympics, David Cameron and Alex James' cheese
Craig Terlino speaks with Les Claypool to discuss what to expect from this new deluxe edition, how the album has held up since its release, and to see whether it's still impossible to put your finger on their sound after all these years. Photos by Valerio Berdini
The Manchester indie band's frontman gives Christopher Sanders a tour of the formative records of his teenage years, and explains why they, along with Australia's longest-running soap opera, have made a lasting impression