Long Reads

A vault of Can live recordings has been jemmied open for a series of exciting new releases, starting with ‘Live In Stuttgart 1975’. Irmin Schmidt, the band’s instigator and sole surviving core member, talks about the unique onstage experience of Germany’s ur-band

It would seem that the solo output of Hawkwind’s visionary frontman Robert Calvert is something of a best-kept secret. We reveal the untold story of his maverick work as an electronic pioneer

Gary Numan on the paranoia of parenting, the fear of death, and a planet that may regard humanity as a virus – which just so happens to be the subject of his album, ‘Intruder’

His early 1980s recording career amounted to just two EPs, but the story of Totnes synthpop trailblazer Spöön Fazer is rich in wild tales, and a treasure trove of his unreleased tracks has just been uncovered…

A cornucopia of artistic influences, Leon Vynehall makes music that’s sweeping in cultural scale and ambition. He talks about his new album ‘Rare, Forever’ and the experiences that have shaped it

Recorded in New York 25 years ago, Alan Vega’s long-lost ‘Mutator’ album has been brought to life by his wife and long-time collaborator Liz Lamere and his close friend Jared Artaud, who offer a fascinating insight into the life and work of the Suicide vocalist

Martin Gore discusses humanity’s tendency towards self-destruction, the synth that kick-started Depeche Mode, performing on TV with live chickens – oh, and his new EP, ‘The Third Chimpanzee’

Rendering political chaos into cathartic release and a barnstorming live show into an equally arresting album, Gazelle Twin and electronic drone choir NYX take us on a trip to the bruised heart of deepest England