William Gibson

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Missing The Jackpot: William Gibson’s Slow-Cooked Apocalypse

With his latest novel, Agency, set in an alternative present, without Trump and without Brexit, William Gibson talks multicausal Armageddons – and Dominic Cummings

Books

A Question of Attribution: An American Story And The Literature Of 9/11

The new novel by Christopher Priest, An American Story, joins a growing literature concerned with, or circulating around, the atrocities on 9/11. Author and critic Nina Allan weighs up the competition

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Phantom Flesh: Extreme Performance Artist Stelarc Interviewed

Our man in Poland, Filip Kalinowski interviews renowned artist Stelarc about the future of the body and human consciousness

Film

20 Years On: Alien 3 Reassessed

Vilified, disregarded and worshipped in equal measure, Alien 3 is one of the most divisive franchise movies of all time. On its 20th anniversary Andrew Stimpson revaluates David Fincher's troubled directorial debut

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Approximating A Cyber World: An Interview with Black Rain

New York duo Black Rain have just reissued some of their lost soundtrack work from the mid-nineties, music that feels stunningly current despite its age. Joseph Burnett caught up with Stuart Argabright to chat NYC history, no-wave, meat cleavers and science fiction

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New Punk Design Book & Exhibition Due

Publication of Punk: An Aesthetic accompanied by new exhibition at the Hayward Gallery, London

Previously Read

News

UKAEA 8″ Single On New Material 7.x

For when 7" of modular techno just won't cut it, here's Dan Jones with an 8" on a new label run by The Raw Materials

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Pure Original: The Sexual Objects Release Only One Copy Of New LP

The Sexual Objects - a rock band formed by Davy Henderson of the Fire Engines, Nectarine No. 9 and Win - are releasing their second album this week. Here's the thing though - they're only pressing up one copy and selling it on eBay to the highest bidder. Neil Cooper - one of the few people to hear it - reports

News

Supernormal 2016 Announced

One of our favourite festival reveals its plans for 2016 including an appearance from The Ex

News

LISTEN: EMA – Satellites

First spin of track from new album, The Future's Void, out next year

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Suffering And Redemption: An Interview With The Invisible

Having recently survived a serious electrocution, Dave Okumu tells John Freeman about how the accident and the death of his mother have changed his life forever

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People Don’t Have Convictions Any More: Marnie Stern interviewed

All hail Marnie Stern! Laura Snapes talks to the finger tapping rocker about music coming in phases and being misconstrued over comments about Best Coast

Reviews

Salem
King Night

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Bewitched: Salem Interviewed

John Doran asks Salem some questions and they answer. Very slowly. Videos not work safe

News

LISTEN: New Interpol

Dave Fridmann-produced latest arrives August this year

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Pure Self-Indulgence: The Early Years Interviewed

Ahead of their Supernormal appearance this weekend, Joe Clay speaks to the prodigal outer fringes rock band who have recently returned

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William Gibson

Articles 5

Missing The Jackpot: William Gibson’s Slow-Cooked Apocalypse

A Question of Attribution: An American Story And The Literature Of 9/11