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R.E.M.

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It’s Arbitrary And That’s What Makes It Beautiful: Virginia Wing Interviewed

Virginia Wing talk to Bernie Brooks about music as a coping mechanism, training the press, and making a "2020 record"

Duane Eddy On Falling In Love With Sheffield & The Pennines

While recording his new album with Richard Hawley in Sheffield, the legend who is Mr Duane Eddy fell in love with the city and his surroundings. Here he tells Luke Turner about his new infatuation, chilli-filled Yorkshire pudding, and why Hawley should be mayor

Echo And The Bunnymen: Ian McCulloch On Jesus, Smack and LFC

The greatest Macca to come out of Liverpool pulls up a bar stool with AP Childs and shoots the shit about accidental heroin use and PiL, before agreeing to our steak cookery challenge . . .

25 Years On: Franks Wild Years By Tom Waits Revisited

Marc Waldburger primes his high ball glass and tells us how he feels about the least talked about LP in Tom Waits' Island trilogy

Pillars Of Childhood: Lafawndah’s Favourite Music

In this week's Baker's Dozen, Lafawndah picks the thirteen pieces of music that made her "want to say things," from Schubert to Busta Rhymes via Midori Takada and Lady Saw

Noel Takes A Pop At Liam

More wibbling rivalry from Oasis brothers

Down To You: Joni Mitchell’s Court And Spark At 50

Joni Mitchell's sixth album was a change of gear, coming deep from within the ME decade, its romantic entanglements dissolving to reveal a deeper search within but far from being solipsistic Mitchell’s rumination strikes a universal chord, says Matthew Lindsay

David Lynch Announces Debut Album

Legendary film director follows last year's 'Good Day Today' single with full length album, entitled Crazy Clown Time

Master Musicians Of Bukkake

Elogia De La Sombra

Årabrot New Album Details

Albini-produced Solar Anus to turn shit into gold

Poland On The Page: Off Festival Moves Beyond Music

What happens when Eastern Europe throws in a mix of art and literature to its upcoming music festival scene? Alexander James went to OFF, Katowice, Poland, to find out.

Black Label Society Announce UK Shows

February gigs announced

LISTEN: Factory Floor Remix My Disco

Shake, rattle, pop & drill! Tour 12" imminent

Bird On A Wire: The Strange Story Of A Leonard Cohen Documentary

The Quietus speaks to Stephen Machat about the back story to the recent DVD release of fascinating Leonard Cohen film, _Bird On A Wire_

Jesus Lizard’s David Yow Has First Solo Art Exhibit In NYC

Jesus Lizard/Qui frontman's art to go on display at solo show at city's Fuse Gallery