The Chisel

Crack Actor: PJ Harvey’s To Bring You My Love at 25

In 1995, Polly Harvey reinvented herself as a pink catsuit-wearing vamp peddling an album of stormy gothic American blues. But was it really such a surprise? Ben Hewitt argues the transformation only put up in lights what Harvey had already shown: she was an actor as much as a singer

Immersion Through Disturbance: Clint Mansell’s Favourite Film Soundtracks

The former Pop Will Eat Itself singer turned film score maestro tells Kiran Acharya about the 13 soundtracks that have inspired him most

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Death Hilarious

Another hulking beast of chugged rhythms and swirling guitars from the porcine Tynesiders, this time with added El-P

The Scaramanga Six

The Terrifying Dream

The Absolute Shit: Coil’s Scatology Revisited

Darran Anderson listen's to Coil's first album proper and finds an alchemist's mixture of rage, humour and provocation; of synth pop, industrial and the avant garde

The Quietus Low Culture Podcast: Episode One

The first of the many perks to come directly to you, dear Subscriber

Albums Of The Month: The Best Music Released This July

Cream yourself up, keep drinking plenty of fluids, and let this selection of the month's very best music cool you off

Columnus Metallicus: Your Heavy Metal Roundup For August

It's the last week of August, and in typical British style it's chucking it down. Time to get the battered old longsleeves out of storage and huddle down with the latest in heavy metal thunder.

Rockfort! French Music For May Reviewed By David McKenna

David McKenna ponders the influence of Paris’ Seine-Saint-Denis suburb and samples Marseille rap, mongrel folk and prepared pianos. Home page photograph: Sourdure by Eloïse Decazes

WIN: Body/Head At Meltdown Tickets

We've got one pair of tickets to give away to the Kim Gordon, Bill Nace and Ikue Mori collaboration next week

Fuck Buttons Announce Tour

Electronic duo announce dates in September

FESTIVAL REPORT: Shubbak

Yousif Nur reports on performances by Hala Ali, Karim Sultan, 47Soul, Massar Egbari, and more

Prog, Pop & Prohibited: Rockfort on Robi & Reissues

In our latest music column de Paris, David McKenna looks forward to some brand new old stuff. But first, a word about Charlie Hebdo