Jacob Barnes

Le Guess Who? Adds Gnod Showcase To 2022 Lineup

The Utrecht festival – which has also newly confirmed performances from The Master Musicians of Jajouka, Sote and others – returns this November

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INTERVIEW: Pere Ubu

****Contains spoilers****

When Pere Ubu's David Thomas talked to Stuart Huggett for our recent Quietus Interview, he told him about the live soundtrack to the film Carnival Of Souls that they'll be performing at Saturday's East End Live festival in London. Not published in the original feature, ahead of this weekend, read how Thomas first encountered Carnival Of Souls and why it's an ideal film for Pere Ubu to soundtrack

Mercury Rising: The Hottest August Under The Sign Of Warming

Humans of New York meets Chris Marker’s Sans Soleil in The Hottest August, a documentary about climate change in an uncanny disguise, finds Zacharias Szumer

Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 To Release New Album

Fela Kuti's son Seun shares details of his fourth album, recorded alongside Egypt 80

Talent Not Gender: Babes In Toyland At Beaches Brew

Minnesotan power trio Babes in Toyland have reunited for their first dates in 20 years, encountering fans old and new in the UK, Europe and the USA. Kiran Acharya meets Maureen Herman and Lori Barbero in Italy to find a band – and festival – worth celebrating. Photography by Francesca Sara Cauli

Reissue of the Week: Scritti Politti’s Songs To Remember

Matthew Horton hails a concise manifesto of pop written by Green Gartside just before reaching his full potential

A Long Tail: Don Cherry’s Brown Rice Reviewed

With each passing year Don Cherry's Brown Rice (which has just been reissued on vinyl by A&M) becomes ever more influential, says Peter Margasak... even if sometimes the point gets lost along the way

Laibach’s The Sound Of Music Tour

Tour will come to the UK in April for one-off date