The death of Stewart Lupton, former singer with New York pioneers Jonathan Fire*Eater, was announced earlier today. In this archive interview, first published in The Stool Pigeon in 2007, Phil Hebblethwaite discussed his comeback project Childballads, rivalry with The Walkmen, and his battle with drugs. Portrait by Phil Knott
After escaping an abusive relationship and earning a slew of high-profile supporters for her bare-all songwriting, Sharon Van Etten endured two years of homelessness while making her new album, Tramp. She speaks to Cian Traynor about toughening up and learning to camouflage heartache
This month sees the release of Napalm Death's 16th album, Apex Predator - Easy Meat. Dan Franklin sits down with lead singer Mark 'Barney' Greenway to pick over the remains of late capitalism, chew on the band's "queasy" new sound and explore the outlying regions of extremity
Gill Dread's latest project makes an unruly, ferocious racket that some have branded "noise punk". It's inspired by her Butthole Surfers upbringing, the 2011 riots, uncaring hipsters, intolerant atheists and working as a van driver for other bands, she tells JR Moores. Photo thanks to Jose Ramon Caamaño
Saxophonist, bandleader and best jazz newcomer (officially!), Nubya Garcia is a powerful and precious force on the thriving London jazz scene. Ahead of her set at Field Day, she talks about bebop discipline, dealing with microaggressions, and how to feel the fear and play it anyway