Triptykon With The Metropole Orkest

PREVIEW: Merge Festival

Alex Ogg gives us a rundown of this year's event at the annual Bankside celebration, which begins this Thursday

Talker Of The Town: Chrissie Hynde Interviewed By Simon Price

Chrissie Hynde is releasing her first-ever solo album. But never mind that. Just let her talk. Because the legendary Pretenders leader can talk for London, England, for Akron, Ohio or anywhere else you care to mention. Oh boy, can she talk. Simon Price listens

Surgeon Reveals New Album For Tresor, ‘Crash Recoil’

It marks Anthony Child's first techno LP in five years

Zomby

With Love

Obake

Obake

20 Years On: Public Enemy’s Apocalypse 91 The Enemy Strikes Black Revisited

PE's fourth album is often overlooked but it's a true killer, says Angus Batey

Short Fiction: ‘5 Albums That Sadly Do Not Exist’ By Tore Renberg

New writing this week comes from PEN grant-winning Norwegian writer Tore Renberg, author of Quietus and Knausgård approved novel See You Tomorrow, in the form of a fictional discography and a casual rewriting of musical history

Mark Lanegan & Duke Garwood

Black Pudding

Nature Is Healing? Our Relationship With The Non-Human In COVID-19

Coronavirus has forced us to reexamine our relationship with the non-human, argues Luke Turner as he explores far-right interest in environmentalism and questions of who has access to or rights over our green spaces. This is an extract from Unsound Festival's forthcoming Intermission essay collection

Wayward Women, Radical Hearts: Lynne Tillman’s Weird Fucks

From working on “the first European sex paper” to her groundbreaking novella *Weird Fucks*, Lynne Tillman talks to Greer Christina about feminism, freedom, and fucking

“You Can’t Escape Your Influence” – Mark Lanegan’s Favourite Albums

In one of our best Baker's Dozens yet, Mark Lanegan talks Julian Marszalek through the most played discs in his collection

Strange Refuge: Holly Johnson Discusses His Favourite Albums

In our final Baker's Dozen of 2014, Ian Wade talks to the former Frankie Goes To Hollywood frontman following the release of Europa, his first solo album in 15 years, about his all-time top 13 LPs

Broadway Musicians’ Union Opposes David Byrne Musical

The American Federation of Musicians' Local 802 says 'Here Lies Love' violates a contract with the Broadway League due to the use of pre-recorded tracks

Oh Sees

Smote Reverser

They’re prolific, but this time they’re not terrific

Untold

Black Light Spiral

WATCH: Cuz – The Wheel And The Ring

Kaleidoscopically animated video for track from Mike Watt and Sam Dook of The Go! Team's project