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5+ day, 11+ hour ago  (641+ words) Wrongtom dismantles the unhelpful idea of the one hit wonder with some help from a new anthology of early recordings by Musical Youth Waite would soon step out of the limelight so Seaton could take the lead, and the rest…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago  (361+ words) Robert Barry travels to the Croatian coast, where the Adriatic Sea plays the pipes of an installation that gives lie to the idea that sound art is "difficult" Ahead of a performance at the ninth Sanatorium Of Sound, Jakub Knera…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago  (697+ words) Jude Rogers salutes an inspired night of radio for this solstice: a vivid reminder of what we stand to lose thanks to BBC cuts and the threat posed by charter renewal What holds me suspended in the air? Is it…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (908+ words) Music journalists love to tell you they know all the influences that has gone into a new album, but a lot of the time the artists responsible themselves are left baffled by these comparisons. We thought, why not go straight…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (574+ words) In having no fixed identity, Alberto Guerrini's Never Sleep label has created a pretty singular one. Its catalogue is split between new recordings (including Guerrini's own productions as Gabber Eleganza) and cassette editions of old DJ sets or radio sessions,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (999+ words) In the four decades since its release, The Smiths' The Queen Is Dead has repeatedly been hailed as the band's crowning achievement, and regularly features in lists of the greatest albums ever made. Lifelong Smiths fan Simon Price, however, is…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (618+ words) His idea of music and the scene is holistic: being a musician and a fan is inseparable. "I have the same feeling when I'm on the stage or when I see someone perform. Music exists only when someone is listening,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (714+ words) Gordon has never been a polemicist, that much is certain. Yet buried beneath the grit and glitter of Count Your Chickens, I found a Thoreauvian directive: throw out your phones, but keep your guitars. Kim Gordon, Count Your Chickens, is…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (497+ words) Listen to '30 Degrees' here We mark half a century of Rough Trade by sitting down to listen to 10 essential tracks from the label as an insight into their ethos, love of community, and being hugged by Mark E Smith Hayley…...