John Doran

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Michael Berdan of Uniform opens up about the harsh realities of living with bulimia nervosa in an essay ahead of new album American Standard

I Can’t Make Music for Other People: Seefeel Interviewed

Author Anna Doble speaks to members of the worldwide 21st Century Oasis fan army about how the music of Liam and Noel is theirs

Autechre's gigs don't feature 'the hits'. The duo treat the gig as a space of creation, and their live LPs have become among their best work

There are many reasons for punk bands to reform says Jon Buckland. Listening to Rack, The Jesus Lizard's reasons are clearly good

Simon Price revisits his happy place when listening to the 20th anniversary of The Go! Team's mash up adjacent Thunder Lightning Strike

Kat Lister recreates the journey of Wim Wenders with Polaroid camera in hand to look at the transient nature of life and photography

Threads mega fan Jude Rogers asks why such a positive community has sprung up around what is probably the world's most harrowing film

Selected Ambient Works Volume II is an often misunderstood album that offers little in the way of chill, but instead a communion with Cornwall