Irmin Schmidt: A Particular Beauty 

09.04.26

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From a childhood obsessed with art to the electroacoustic, treated piano work of new album Requiem via Can's "school of pain", the German composer Irmin Schmidt reflects on a life well lived. 

George Shaw's Baker's Dozen: Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

18.03.26

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An interview with the artist George Shaw on the 13 records that shaped his formative years, from Annette to Fred Wesley, ska to electro pop. 

Jeff Young: Rimbaud of Maghull

26.11.25

 

Jeff Young has attracted a dedicated readership in recent years, following publication of two books that powerfully and hypnotically catalogue late-1970s Europe and his native Merseyside over the last few decades. Read Adelle Stripe on Ghost Town and Wild Twin. 

Cosey Fanni Tutti: Hold Your Ground

14.06.25

 

For almost six decades, Cosey Fanni Tutti has been at the vanguard of art, challenging the boundaries of music and – unforgettably, as part of Throbbing Gristle – society. Her new album, 2t2, channels the same uncompromising spirit that has always made her such a vital and transgressive force. 

Perfume: The 1980s scents that defined my childhood

23.02.25

 

Smell is one of our most powerful senses — for the author Adelle Stripe certain fragrances instantly take her back to her mother’s hair salon near Leeds.

No Ordinary Thing:The Momentous Life & Times of Dory Previn

05.11.24

 

On the release of a new documentary on Dory Previn, Adelle Stripe explores an artist who learned to live with voices in her head, despite societal and institutional pressure to ignore them, and whose experiences demonstrate how female artists can seek a fulfilled creative life against the odds.