Jon Carter 

Our very own audio miner, Kris Needs plugs in the weird shizz hoover and fills his bucket with essential new tuneage for your listening pleasure…

Last month saw the return of my Needs Must column after a gap of 18 years. And it was a blast. If that was a toe-dipping exercise to ease me back in, this time the aim is take the full plunge. So without further ado…

Rattling on about whatever the heck he likes these days, our freshly-plucked free-range columnist recalls his first encounter, 40 years ago, with a new band called Throbbing Gristle…

Reporting from my rigidly enforced social bubble, the Silver Apples book I’m currently writing is coming along nicely and proving to be an inspiring way to spend lockdown.