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Ride: Extra Tickets For Manchester & London

Limited tickets set to go on sale for Oxford band's gigs at the Albert Hall and Roundhouse this weekend; feature-length interview on site tomorrow

The Month’s Electronic Music: Finding Vital Spaces

Rory Gibb temporarily hands over the reins to Christian Eede for the latest edition of Hyperspecific as he reviews a selection of the month's best releases, including records from Kuedo (pictured), Spatial and Beatrice Dillon, and looks back over a night at London's Tropical Waste party

Dreamtime Excursus: Penda’s Fen & Contemporary Occulture

In an exclusive extract from Strange Attractor's new Penda's Fen Sourcebook Of Mud And Flame, Yvonne Salmon explores the BBC TV play's links to a strange network of art and culture

Miles Davis’ ‘The Complete Live At The Plugged Nickel 1965’ Set for New Box Set Reissue

The long-out-of-print live album from Davis, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter and Tony Williams is to be made newly available in 10xLP and 8xCD editions

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Wake In Fright

Rinse The Energy: An Interview With Ikonika

Ikonika speaks to Jaša Bužinel about how coming out influenced her new EP Bubble Up, her enduring love of UK funky and amapiano, and why she’s incorporating more and more vocals into her sound

Been Around The World: The Magical Odyssey Of The Avalanches’ Since I Left You

A concept album that transcended its concept, a stealth mix-CD, global disco, sampledelic exotica, yacht rock by other means: the Australian group’s debut was many things, writes David Bennun - and above all it was, and remains, a joy

Columnus Metallicus: Your Month In Metal

From doom yoga to martial rhythms, from Bong to Witch Mountain, from Helsinki to Hades - your roundup of the mightiest metal this month

Duval Timothy To Reissue 2016 Album ‘Brown Loop’

It follows on from his recent album, 'Help'

INTERVIEW: Ian Svenonius

Dale Shaw shoots the shit with sharp dressing rock & roll iconoclast and author, Ian Svenonius, who's just released his new book Supernatural Strategies For Making A Rock ‘N’ Roll Group

“Embrace It Or Fuck Off” – Robert Plant Interviewed

Julian Marszalek talks to Percy about the influence of North and West African music, not succumbing to the cabaret disease and why he'll never cut his hair. Portraits by Ed Miles

“I Can Fend For Myself”: The Inimitable Mr Tony Allen Interviewed

To many people who make music, including Brian Eno and Blur’s Damon Albarn, Tony Allen, Afrobeat innovator, is simply the greatest drummer alive. After talking to the Nigerian living legend, John Doran finds it hard to disagree

Batting Order: Neil Hannon’s Favourite Albums

The Divine Comedy man picks out the gems in his record collection following the release of his second album with The Duckworth Lewis Method this week

Where We’re From, Where We’re Going To: On Death & Bruce Springsteen

Wiltshire-based novelist Tariq Goddard and New Jersey-resident writer David Shaftel set aside their cultural differences to enjoy what could be Bruce Springsteen And The E-Street Band's last shows in the UK

Diabolical Crackers: Trans Am’s Favourite Albums

With new LP Volume X just out, the Washington D.C. trio split the top albums rundown three ways and self-pen us their Baker's Dozen

Why Live Music On British TV Needs More Than Just Jools

With the 50th series of Later... with Jools Holland underway, TV is in dire need of more than just boogie woogie, says Michael Hann