I reviewed Pixies Complete B Sides: 1988-97 for @pitchfork.com It’s one of the Pixies albums I listen to most and I totally adore it. “Pixies are arguably more Pixies in their flip-side freedom.” pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...

On the newsletter: Officially, the dance music songs of the 90s. The Portuguese have saudade. I have the 90s. And so I started to think about what might be the most 90s dance music songs ever. The songs that could only happen in the 90s. What do you think? linenoise.substack.com/p/officially...

This week, we welcome Étienne de Crécy back to the Line Noise podcast. We spoke about the Flashback tour, his excellent Warm Up album and working with Damon Albarn. We also look ahead to the 30th anniversary of his classic Super Discount album. soundcloud.com/line-noise-p...

I'm sorry but this new Norwich City shirt is TOO GOOD. Absolutely lovely.

On the newsletter today: Not your usual records from the first half of 2026. AKA some of my favourite records that I didn’t really get an opportunity to write about elsewhere, including Nondi_, TVAM and Anastasia Kristensen, PLUS special bonus words from dgoHn. linenoise.substack.com/p/not-your-u...

On the newsletter this week: “I am an anti-loop person” - an interview with Dimitri From Paris. “I have history with Dimitri From Paris. It’s just that he didn’t know it…” I spoke to the great man about Sacrebleu, French House, looping, disco, remixing + more. linenoise.substack.com/p/i-am-an-an...

This week on the Line Noise podcast: I sit down with French Touch icon Dimitri From Paris. Discussion ranged from Dimitri’s classic Sacrebleu album being a joke - and not a joke at the same time - to the art of remixing, Compass Point + Dimitri’s unique style. soundcloud.com/line-noise-p...

This week on the Line Noise podcast, Colleen returns to speak about learning to swim, feeling free, letting down your guard and a lot more in a very charming and in-depth interview. soundcloud.com/line-noise-p...

An hour after stunning an early @primavera-sound.bsky.social crowd, folk singer extraordinaire Annahstasia visited the RPS studios to talk about music industry nonsense, finding the right vocal coach, Nina Simone and much more. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CXB...

On the newsletter this week: Pop subversion, robbing cowboys and Greek mythology - Nancy Sinatra in excelsis. Plus reviews of new music from Zora jones, Nikki Nair, Pye Corner Audio and Jah Wobble. linenoise.substack.com/p/pop-subver...

I sat down with K-pop sensation Yves backstage at Sala Apolo in Barcelona during her European tour @primavera-sound.bsky.social. In the interview, Yves opens up about the challenging but rewarding journey of stepping out as a solo artist after her time in LOONA. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUnI...

On the new Line Noise podcast I spoke to New York DJ hero Victor Calderone about 18-hour sets, phone-free zones, Bleep, working with Joey Beltram, signing to Sire and - of course - remixing Madonna. soundcloud.com/line-noise-p...

There’s a playlist on Apple Music called “Inspired by Chic”. It might as well be called “breathes oxygen”. I went to see Nile Rodgers and Chic at the Blaumari festival in Barcelona yesterday and wrote about the results linenoise.substack.com/p/do-you-eve...

how could you resist all those mascots? I will be there, on Sunday, asking all the long-suffering stall holders if they have any vintage Norwich.

We took Gelli HaHa for a spin on the RPS buggy around the @primavera-sound.bsky.social festival site to talk piss, trampolines and the wonders of the Gelliverse. www.youtube.com/watch?v=giIg...

On today’s newsletter: The Future Sound of London will gloriously expand your mind - Part Two. Includes the best Oasis song of the 2000s, an exotic bird strapped to the cover of a rock magazine and Elizabeth Fraser. linenoise.substack.com/p/the-future...

Should you want to hear more Stereolab book talk, you're in luck. I spoke to Mark Lynch of WICN on that very subject and you can hear it here: wicn.org/podcast/ben-...

I spoke to the generally amazing pop star Jade ahead of her @primavera-sound.bsky.social gig last week and we spoke about the general amazingness of Angel of my Dreams, defying convention, open-minded music fans, self discovery and more. www.youtube.com/watch?v=igEg...

I spoke to Lucrecia Dalt about depressurised mambo, the voice at its most revealing, horror films and why she still dances, ahead of her gig at @primavera-sound.bsky.social 2026. Plus: find out her favourite film soundtracks. www.youtube.com/watch?v=iphK...

I reviewed Beatrice M.’s debut album for @pitchfork.com. "An album with the power to wipe 1,000 brostep wobblers clean out of the consciousness. Dubstep, as re-inspired by Beatrice M., is deep and emotional; alive and skanking; and more than a little bit forlorn?” pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...

Joana Girona and I sat down with Kneecap ahead of their @primavera-sound.bsky.social gig last week for an interview. And, for a lot of it, we talked music... www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLGu...

On the Newsletter this week: The Future Sound of London will gloriously expand your mind - Part One. If you're going to choose a name as showy as The Future Sound of London, then you’re going to have to work for it… linenoise.substack.com/p/the-future...

I spoke to Yard Act ahead of their @primavera-sound.bsky.social gig about saying nothing, the fear of being happy and the wonder of Elton John's record collection. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Wft...

I asked the very charming FCUKERS duo at @primavera-sound.bsky.social about garage, Armand van Helden and Basement Jaxx because of course I did. Video evidence of this trainspottery is now available. www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2g8...

I spoke to Chinese musician, DJ and creative chef Yu Su about her fantastic new album Foundry for the Line Noise podcast, about grit and metal, cooking and music, moving to London, Kaifeng, Seefeel and a whole lot more. soundcloud.com/line-noise-p...

On the newsletter this week: In the week they play @primavera-sound.bsky.social, five songs that prove that My Bloody Valentine were electronic music pioneers. Featuring Madonna, jungle and the errant use of samplers. linenoise.substack.com/p/five-songs...

Reviewed the new Paul McCartney album for @pitchfork.com: “an underwhelming win is still a win and, in the right kind of circumstances (caution advised around strong alcohol, old photos + the holiday season), The Boys of Dungeon Lane could still hit like a hammer... ” pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...

On the newsletter this week: A Remarc of obsession - saluting the Amen king. Plus Boards of Canada, INVT, Jon Dasilva, Midland, The Field and more. linenoise.substack.com/p/a-remarc-o...

On the Line Noise podcast this week I spoke to Krautrock / kosmische hero Michael Rother about Neu!, Harmonia, Kraftwerk and his solo career, taking in creative explosions, the perverse advantage of not having gear, the Neu "!" and whether he is a fan of Stereolab. soundcloud.com/line-noise-p...

I reviewed the new Board of Canada for DJ Mag: "When the end eventually does come for humanity, it might sound like the 100th second of ‘Prophecy at 1420 MHz’, song two on Boards of Canada’s ‘Inferno’. " djmag.com/reviews/boar...

Of course you shouldn’t actually READ them - some thoughts on reviews. Do you read your reviews? Should you read your reviews? You definitely shouldn't. And yet of course you do. Inside Baseball on the the newsletter this week. And I am keen to know your thoughts: open.substack.com/pub/linenois...

unlikely, I know but does anyone have The Amorphous Androgynous' A Monstrous Psychedelic Bubble Exploding In Your Mind DC they did for @mojomagazine.bsky.social? If so please please please could you send me an MP3? I can't find my copy anywhere and it's not available online.

A few months ago, I spoke to Ed Wynne, the leading light behind British psych? prog? ambient? space rock? band Ozric Tentacles for the Line Noise podcast. We spoke about Todd Rundgren, 43 years of the band, advice from George Harrison, a shimmery afterglow + more. soundcloud.com/line-noise-p...

well I've read a tantalisingly below half 49 of 100 out of @theguardian.com's Best Novels. And looking forward to reading many more. I would have put some Zola on the list - Germinal, perhaps - The Magus and maybe some more. But on the whole, I loved the list. www.theguardian.com/books/ng-int...

For some months now, Apple Music has a weird bug where I can't listen to songs off forthcoming albums, even if the songs themselves have been released. Does anyone else have this? It makes listening to new songs - aka the ones labels and artists are trying to promote - pretty difficult.

On the newsletter this week: “John Denver’s got some bangers” - an interview with Sully. We spoke about jungle versus drum & bass, the influence of Portishead, Martin Hannett, Rermarc and more. Plus some incredible Norwich spotting. linenoise.substack.com/p/john-denve...

Always wondered where to start with Stereolab? Or where to go deeper with one of the most mind-bogglingly adventurous bands? Johann Wald and I have you covered in this latest Tier List, which ranks the band’s eleven studio albums in order of utter essentialness. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Axi...

On this week’s Line Noise podcast, I spoke to Mike Pickering, a man whose musical history makes ordinary people quake. We spoke about Quando Quango, Factory Records, the Haçienda, making the first British house record (perhaps), M People and his new book. soundcloud.com/line-noise-p...

On today’s newsletter (for paid subs): “I turned the speed up and got booed even more” - an interview with Mike Pickering. Manchester, house music, Factory, The Haçienda, M People and more, from a man whose musical history makes ordinary people quake. linenoise.substack.com/p/i-turned-t...

On today’s newsletter: “Humbleness is important” - an interview with Olof Dreijer, in which I talk to the former Knife about aquatic synths, macho music, flamenco and more. linenoise.substack.com/p/humbleness...

On the Line Noise podcast today, an interview with the wonderful Olof Dreijer, ahead of the release of his solo debut album, Loud Bloom, and his @primavera-sound.bsky.social a la Ciutat gig. We talk aquatic synths, The Knife, jazz, click consonants + more soundcloud.com/line-noise-p...

Brilliant news, this. #NCFC’s women’s team has been building momentum over a few seasons and this promotion is well deserved. Hopefully they continue to grow, strengthen, improve and move further up the leagues.

1k+ words on an hour-long drum & bass odyssey, three decades on? Don’t mind if I do. Yup, I wrote about Goldie’s mother for @pitchfork.com: “a beacon of misunderstood ambition you can’t quite believe they let anyone get away with, but which absolutely had to be made.” pitchfork.com/reviews/trac...

If you're shopping for music today, a number of labels, including my favourites Strut, Awesome Tapes From Africa, Honest Jon's, Mr Bongo and Príncipe Discos are doing a My recommendations: Herbert & Momoko - Clay momokogill.bandcamp.com/album/clay

On the newsletter today: “We carved out that space where we could be anything” - an interview with Coldcut’s Matt Black. Coldcut are dance music royalty, in this interview we go into everything from AI music to Top of the Pops. linenoise.substack.com/p/we-carved-...

RPS spoke to punk legend Steve Diggle of Buzzcocks ahead of the band's recent gig in Hospitalet, about 50th anniversaries, the changing face of Manchester, Pete Shelley and much more, including a couple of excellent Kurt Cobain stories towards the end.  open.spotify.com/episode/2LMj...

On the Line Noise podcast this week Myd returns to talk the joys of playing live, tour bus life, his recent album Mydnight and the pain of losing a hard drive. Plus, prepare yourselves for some extreme Todd Edwards-spotting. soundcloud.com/line-noise-p...

I’ve been going on about IZCO’s debut album for a while now - and I finally got the chance to review it, for DJ Mag. “…dance music with fire in its heart and the wind at its heel, to be enjoyed rather than understood.” djmag.com/reviews/izco...

This brilliant collection of nine extensive ambient and dub techno tunes from the early 2000s has soundtracked countless quiet mornings for me recently, so I reached out to Marc Leclair, who willingly answered a few questions about this special album. www.zensounds.de/p/marc-lecla...

On the newsletter this week: Mr Fingers’ Leev Ur Mynd - or genius at rest and play. “Larry Heard’s genius lies in making it all sound so easy. Listen to those first, classic Mr. Fingers records and the music sounds absolutely inevitable.” linenoise.substack.com/p/mr-fingers...