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SF: Tronic pulls in some of the finest local electronic artists on the west coast and London-based Yimino for their stonking February date

PQ: ""We knew there was a lot of good talent out there - we wanted to create something a bit different"" - Stuart Foxwell Read more »

The latest LP from this El Paso prog posse is one born of late night tour bus Ouija board sessions that they claim invoked spirits strong enough to cast the band's world into chaos. Members left or suffered mental breakdowns, songs went missing and Cedric Bixler-Zavala ultimately became obsessive to the point that Omar Rodríguez-López had to steal the soothsaying 'gift' back and bury it in the desert. All that transcendental drama to produce what is easily one of their heaviest, most accomplished records to date. Dave Kerr put Egon Spengler on hold and spoke directly to the Mars Volta's helmsmen in an effort to make some sense of The Bedlam in Goliath. Read more »

Meet another Brooklyn band with an indiscriminate musical ear: this is Yeasayer, who released a debut album at the end of 2007, All Hour Cymbals, which is as colourful as the end of a rainbow, and equally as packed with treasures. Ally Brown plays leprechaun with Ira Wolf Tuton for a bit Read more »

It's been three years since Bob Mould recorded a guitar album, but in that time he's been busy remixing, releasing electronic records and DJing a successful club night. Matt Gollock speaks to the ex-Sugar and Hüsker Dü legend about his return to the six strings he started with and the new roads he's chosen in-between Read more »

5 free songs you can legally download, listen to and love Read more »

Sounding like some sort of supergroup formed by Axl Rose with the Flaming Lips, but hailing from Dundee, Luva Anna's entertaining blend is held in high regard by the Henry's populace tonight Read more »

Always a band that can be relied upon to produce songs of hidden depth and intriguing eccentricity Read more »

The extraordinary ambition of Niobe will keep fans returning to Andorra in the long-term. Read more »