David Toop

Marc Almond

Orpheus In Exile: The Songs Of Vadim Kozin

Glam Bam! Cheap Trick’s Rick Nielsen Picks His Baker’s Dozen

Cheap Trick's Rick Nielsen embarks on a splurge about the music he loves, from which we somehow manage to extract a Baker's Dozen …

Fail Better: The Music Of The Future

In an extract from his new book, The Music of the Future, published by Repeater Books, Robert Barry considers the possibilities of a criticism that shares the qualities of music and the reasons why that idea might not always be welcome

Portalunacy: Remembering The Leeds Festival Riot of 2002

The Carling Weekend was a rite of passage for many youngsters, but JR Moores got more than he bargained for when he attended Leeds Festival in 2002. He recalls police helicopters, burning portaloos and petulant headliners; and asks "What was that all about?"

INTERVIEW: Oren Ambarchi

Oren Ambarchi is set to open Unsound New York this week with a performance of his composition Knots, and another show scheduled for Sonar in June. He speaks to Albert Freeman about a renewed interest in rhythm, his forthcoming Knots record on PAN, and composing music for dance and theatre

Soft Cell Share New Track, ‘Heart Like Chernobyl’

It's the first song to be unveiled from their first studio album in 20 years

Jim Legxacy Unveils New Single, ‘father’

It's the latest cut to be unveiled from forthcoming mixtape project black british music (2025)

The Peth

The Golden Mile

Things That Go Bump: Gazelle Twin’s Black Dog

Childhood nightmares and uncanny reminders seep into the flux of Elizabeth Bernholz's latest, an album of disarming vocal force, finds Lottie Brazier

Pohl

Mysteries

In light of their debut album, Pohl gives you everything, all at once across a tracklist of nine provocative noise-rock salvoes

Crashing Through Colourful Portals: Iglooghost At Village Underground Reviewed

The UK-based bedroom producer turned Brainfeeder Records prodigy brings his digital universe to the stage. By Sukanya Deb.

Early Bowie Demos To Be Released

Clareville Grove Demos is a new 7" box set of David Bowie demos dating back to 1969

Midnight Marauders: The Grey Organisation Return To The Scene Of The Crime

Thirty-seven years ago, a midnight attack by a provocative art collective shocked London and the swanky dealers of Mayfair. Geoff Cowart takes a trip back in time to The Mayor Gallery

The Jesus Of Uncool Is Risen: ELO Live, By Simon Price

Simon Price has written some beautiful words about this year's significant musical live returns. But, he says, the unfairly derided ELO playing the BBC's Prom in Hyde Park was the one that'd get the tears flowing

Gorgeous: Graham Massey Of 808 State’s Favourite Albums

Graham Massey guides Julian Marszalek through 13 favourite albums, from Santana to Bowie, Gong, Magma, Miles Davis, and the time he went out for kebabs with Marshall Allen

Remembering Mark Fisher By David Stubbs

David Stubbs looks back over the life of theorist Mark Fisher. And below that, for those wanting to know more about Mark's work, we have a previously unpublished interview between him and Agata Pyzik conducted in 2010