Gareth Rees

Spratley Japs For Show At London’s The Garage

Cardiacs' Tim Smith and vocalist Jo Spratley's band the Spratleys Japs will end the year with a London show tomorrow night

Intonation, Innovation, Interventions: An Interview With Horse Lords

Neither rock, dance, trance, noise or minimalism, Baltimore's Horse Lords are a great and hypnotic Other. Noel Gardner presses them on their process

Spreading The Word: Annie Nightingale’s Favourite Music

Broadcaster, writer and all-round music hero Annie Nightingale guides Diva Harris though her 13 favourite records, from Eminem to Bob Marley, Dave, Skrillex, Eric Satie and Primal Scream

Uncanny Valley: Moot! By Moin

Tomaga's Valentina Magaletti teams up with Joe Andrews and Tom Halstead to produce an album of post-rock grooves pent up with urban unease – a compelling combination, finds Alec Holt

Robert Hood

M-Print: 20 Years Of M-Plant Music

Green Man Confirms Plans To Go Ahead Next Month

The festival will return after being forced to cancel in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Sleepwalking Into Censorship: How Internet Freedom Is Under Threat

With the news that net neutrality has come under threat in the US, Ian Maleney explores the worrying consequences of censorship and restrictive legislation for internet users, from David Cameron's proposed 'anti-porn' filter to ISPs blocking torrent sites

Cloudy With A Chance Of Glowsticks: Kate NV’s WOW 

The latest collection of oddities from electronic-pop artist Ekaterina Shilonosova explore a deep inner world, writes Skye Butchard

Three Poems By: JDA Winslow

Taking a break from the standard form - in the battle of consistency vs completeness, the latter having won out - this week we have three new poems by writer and artist JDA Winslow

Mount Kimbie

Crooks & Lovers

Hammer Of The Mods: The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Reviewed

Tom Duggins goes solo to review Guy Ritchie's stylish retro-spy caper

Muse Confirm Huge Homecoming Shows

Two September gigs in Devon

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

Dirty Shirt Rock'n'Roll

Go West (Again): A Second Irish Rum Music Special

What is it in the abandoned car parks and the landscape of the West of Ireland that, right now, makes it such a fertile place for out-there sounds? Ian Maleney reviews some recent releases, and previews upcoming live events in our second Rum Music West Of Ireland special

FESTIVAL REPORT: Wysing

The Wysing Festival in rural Cambridgeshire last weekend saw a female-artist-focussed line-up on a thrillingly diverse date out that ranged from abstract experimentation to shouty indie and gothic disco jams. Melissa Steiner reports on great sets from the likes of Holly Herndon, Nik Colk Void, Helena Hauff, Woolf, Trash Kit, and various Raincoats.

Shine Bright: Okzharp & Manthe Ribane’s Closer Apart

Out tomorrow on the Hyperdub label, a rock-hard sparkling album from London, Johannesburg and Cape Town