One of the greatest DJs ever to grace the decks talks disco, production, and the Garage...
Die hard devotees of the duo mixed with fair-weather fans in California last week, and despite the hype, nobody went home happy...
Going crate digging? Wherever you are in the UK, make sure you don't overlook these goldmines.
It's been well documented in recent years that vinyl sales are on the rise, but who is buying the shiny black discs, and can the antiquated format really be sustained in a digital world?
The Wigan garage-punk duo have spent years burning the paint off venue walls with their guttural odes to love, life and drinking. Here's a selection of the best they've come across (and a couple of the worst)...
The last week has seen an outpouring of Britpop-related nostalgia. Here's why it was so important, as Liam, Damon, Jarvis and the rest reclaimed...
No 'Running Up That Hill', but finishing with 'The Sensual World? Here's the tunes I would love to see played during this year's 22 date run at ...
It's true the festival circuit ain't what it used to be, but there are still some well worth your hard earned cash. I spoke to the brains behind ...
The former Everything But The Girl man releases a new album today, so should be caterwhauling out of bed. Normally, however, he likes to rely o...
Take cover! Say your prayers! The mask-welding terror-rockers are here describe the song taking up the centre ground of their new record...
Secret rehearsals and a few choice comments all give me reason to believe the elusive star might be headli...
The 'difficult second album' laid many a noughties band to rest after huge debut success. Here are the four most sh...
The Swedish songstress is a shining light of pop music, and her set at Latitude this year will be the highlight of ...
Today marks the 20th anniversary of Kurt Cobain's death. As a dedicated fan I recently visited the Seattle park tha...
The UK house pioneer has been making dancefloors shake since the 80s. Ahead of a new release he takes us through the wax he won't leave the house...
Their Drømtorp E.P is rooted in the kind of crackling cinematic sweeps that just can't be replicated digitally. Here lead singer Jamie RIchards...
As Drake drops his latest track 'Draft Day', why does the Canadian rapper get so much flack?
With the news that original bassist Duff McKagan is rejoining the band for their South American tour this month, we look at what made (sorry, MAK...
One upon a time there was music on TV that wasn’t fronted by Jools Holland. Bands used to turn up in the weirdest of places, even on MTV! I know, sounds crazy doesn’t it? And sometimes – either through a misunderstanding, unfortunate timing or a crazed, rogue employee – truly bizarre musicians reached our screens, and glorious confusion resulted. Here are some of the finest examples of those moments.
Sod what you read, British hip-hop is going from strength-to-strength and South London rapper Loyle Carner will be ...
In July 1986, having talked i-D Magazine into letting me cover the nascent Chicago house scene for them, I found my...
Whether it's the coolest band to come from Brighton or a garage-duo from Wigan talking about shitting in your eye, ...
Charlotte Gainsbourg, Cate Le Bon and some serious soul tunes all feature on this rundown of the songs that will so...
The highpoint of their Boxer album was an instant hit for me. But as my personal life changed so did my connection with the song, to an almost u...
Put Drake on blast and check out some real Canadian hip-hop - a raspy voice, great production and not a whining autotuned chorus in earshot...
Once a victim of the hype that threatened to suffocate Odd Future, Earl's back in the UK and the evolution is clear for all to see...
We asked the noize-punk's frontwoman Meredith Graves to write a piece on why punk can still save the world. She came back with this instead...
Derided by some as nothing more than a strumming novelty act, George Formby was a pop star extraordinaire, a fine a...
Liverpool's best band, Daft Punk meets G-Funk, and synth-pop that's actually good, here's the Sabotage team's favou...
It's been thirteen years since they released Asleep In The Back, and Guy Garvey and friends are now one of the most...
In the first of our new weekly features, we take a trip to Chicago for a less-heralded pal of Vic and Chance...
Ahead of a new release at the end of the month, we asked one of the founder members of the genre to pick the top tracks from a year of his choice. Unsurprisingly, the results are nothing short of definitive...
10 years together and their 6th album on the horizon, I stopped and smelled the roses with The Hold Steady’s Craig Finn & Tad Kubler.
In the midst of this digital age, artwork is still as much an important part of music as it ever was. Here's a few reasons why it's still going strong...
Innocent pop stars or cryptic illuminati lizards, you decide...
He's revered for his persona (almost) as much as his music. Here's the best soundbites from the howling bard of th...
Gangsta rap is dead and 50 Cent is just another celebrity businessman, but Curtis Jackson's ascent into the mainstr...
Chest hair, fake palm trees and disco balls: this was the 70’s, all those clichés were right and they were at Ti...
Every now and again we like to remind ourselves of this.
Never crack one of your back teeth again.
One fan's overdue love letter to the only comic to school its readers in Yiddish...
If you want to be THAT guy at the 5-a-side, here's how.
A new documentary about the Clash frontman hits screens this month. Here's why y...
Yep, just 'balls' now.
Guns + Bacon = Internet
On what would have been Brandon Lee’s 47th birthday we pay tribute to his fina...
Hammond and Clarkson are at it in the back of a Renault Twingo and the Stig reve...
John Inverdale has since apologised for his use of the word 'cunted' on the BBC'...
It's getting so bad authorities banned football completely in February.
Get your tissues, lads - we're going cryin'.
Yowsah, yowsah, yowsah, disco's chief raconteur sits down for a chat about Daft ...
"Living on is a prayer"
"I don’t masturbate over leaked sex tapes on moral grounds but I really think ...
Football needed something to make it choke on its prawn sandwiches.
Their new album is fat with tunes, but here's why one of their band members reck...
It started with a growl...
Big news, Pitbull, Tom Cruise, Mumbai
From packing suitcases to buying goats cheese, this is the photo diary from the ...