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Here's the premiere of the trio's Frank Ocean cover, taken from their Out The Woods EP, out 10 MayColumns Guest Column – Radiohead? Sigur Ros? Why it's Spring-time for ballet music by Max Richter
With Woolf Works, his collaboration with The Royal Ballet, opening next week (11 May) – plus works featuring contemporary acts – the contemporary composer, explains why writing music for dance is "is like going on holiday" Plus the role his milkman played in his classical career...Columns Guest Column – The DIY Impulse: Why sometimes you just have to do it yourself
With new novel Dress Rehearsal Brags set among "the more 'peripheral' aspects of popular culture", author and filmmaker Graham Bendel issues a rally cry for creation at culture's fringesColumns Guest Column – 10 Essential Festival Tips by Edith Bowman
As she published a book on festivals, the broadcaster gives us her advice for surviving a weekend in a field of music (and mud, probably...)Track Of The Day Steve – Emergency Art Rate
Here's the video premiere of the first release from Elbow’s Guy Garvey and Fiction Record’s Jim Chancellor's new ten-inch only labelTrack Of The Day Eaves – Timber (session)
Here's an exclusive live recording of the song from Joe Lyons' recently released debut album What Green FeelsColumns Guest Column – Musicians don't need to be political... but don't discourage your fans from voting
Disheartened by some of his contemporaries' responses ahead of Thursday's (7 May) General Election, Spector's Fred Macpherson argues it's fine if band's have no political opinion, but they should think before sharing thatInterviews “He’s always apologising...” The Fall's Mark E Smith on David Cameron and Ed Miliband
Speaking to Q – ahead of a extensive feature next month – the singer compares the PM to his old headmaster as he rates the men who would lead the countryFestivals Q&A Gaz Coombes – Q at The Great Escape 2015
Ahead of his slot on 16 May, the former Supergrass man talks Brighton boozers, Matador and the fate of the Diamond Ho Ha Men...Track Of The Day Fraser A Gorman – Shiny Gun
Here's the exclusive premiere of the a new track, taken from Courtney Barnett pal's forthcoming album Slow GumPlaylists The Week In Music: Paul McCartney, Everything Everything, The Prodigy, Rudimental… Listen Now
The sounds accompanying this week's music headlines...Festivals Q&A Jane Weaver – Q at The Great Escape 2015
Ahead of her slot on 16 May, the singer-songwriter talks hen dos, post-apocalyptic film and Hell's Angels...Columns Five Songs To Hear This Week - Serpent Power, The Wealden, Gnod, Built To Spill, Breakfast In Fur
Jamie Skey presents some essential listening for the week ahead (27 Apr)Playlists The Week In Music: Palma Violets, Jay Z, Johnny Marr, Crocodiles… Listen Now
Jonathan Hatchman presents a playlist of the songs that have been making headlines over the last seven days (24 Apr)Festivals Q&A Bill Ryder Jones – Q at The Great Escape 2015
Ahead of his headline slot on 16 May, the former Coral man talks burning piers, his new album and retraining as an estate agent...Festivals The Charlatans to play gig on Gary Neville’s roof!
Band plan vertigo-inducing warm-up show for their Manchester’s Castlefield Bowl gig at the Hotel Of Football this summer (3 Jul). Plus watch their new videoTrack Of The Day Heat – This Life
Ahead of their live debut in the UK next month, here's the premiere of a track from their new EP out Monday (27 Apr)Festivals Festival Playlist – Barn On The Farm by the festival's director
Organiser Joshua Sanger give us a personal tour around the acts who'll be gracing his Gloucestershire barn this summer (3-5 Jul)Track Of The Day Suuns – In Touch (ft Radwan Ghazi Moumneh)
Centre-piece track from the band's recent collaborative EP Suuns And Jerusalem In My Heart, with Radwan Ghazi MoumnehColumns Guest Column – Patronage Or Patronising? When brands meet art by Wretch 32
After a sportswear brand allowed him to bring his music and ideas to Tate Britain, the MC argues why commercial collaborations can workFestivals Artist Playlist – Lamb's Farmyard sounds (Marking 10 years of Farmfest)
The band's Lou Rhodes has put together her "Alt-folk" selections to mark 10 years of the Somerset festival – and her own headlining appearance this year (31 Jul - 1 Aug)Track Of The Day Jessica Hernandez & The Deltas – Sorry I Stole Your Man
As the there Detroit singer and her band make their first forays into Europe, here's a track from their just released Caught Up EPColumns Guest Column – Little Boxes Full Of Ticky-Tacky by Hey Colossus
The psych heavyweights' Jon Richards presents a personal essay on the spectrum of artists – and faces – he surveys from inside the UK indie sceneTrack Of The Day Mull Historical Society – Keep Fallingc
New track from the soon to be new novelist Colin MacIntyre – plus listen to our Q Show bonus interviewFestivals Gaz Coombes, Bill Ryder Jones and more to play Q’s 2015 Great Escape stage
Full line-up for a our night at the Brighton festival on 16 May is announcedColumns Five Songs To Hear This Week - Lower Dens, The Kut, Cotton Claw, Slow Down Molasses, Reporters
Jamie Skey presents some essential listening for the week ahead (20 Apr)Track Of The Day Du Blonde – Black Flag
Here's the premiere of Beth Jeans Houghton's self-directed new videoTrack Of The Day FFS (Franz Ferdinand & Sparks) – Johnny Delusional
Here's the band's first single from their joint new album – tune into The Q Show on Absolute Radio tonight (19 Apr) from 10pm for a closer look at the recordInterviews Who? What? Why? Where? When? Jagaara
Fontwoman Jane Edmondson previews her band's exclusive Foals remix for Record Store Day today (18 April)Track Of The Day Noel Gallagher – In The Heat Of The Moment (Toydrum remix) (Record Store Day '15 Preview)
This week we're previewing some of this year's exclusive releases ahead of today's (18 Apr) record shop celebrationColumns Guest Column – Producing The Goods: DIY or hiring the professionals by Stornoway?
Having just released the first record they've ever done with a producer, the band's Jon Ouin ponders what the knob twiddlers bring to the artists' partyColumns Column - Modern Classics: The rise of rock star composers
With members of Radiohead, The National and now Teenage Fanclub's Francis MacDonald finding acclaim with classical work, Sam Warner argues recent crossover projects are more than ego stroking, vanity projectsTrack Of The Day We Are Scientists – Don't Blow It, Under The Sea (Record Store Day '15 Preview)
This week we're previewing some of this year's exclusive releases ahead of tomorrow's (18 Apr) record shop celebrationColumns Guest Column – The Importance of Record Store Day by Woman's Hour
Keyboard player Josh Hunnisetton this Saturday's (18 Apr) the annual record shop celebration – plus the premiere of new track The Shipping Forecast from the band's 2015 exclusive releaseColumns Guest Column – The Amorphous Androgynous' History Of A Monstrous Psychedelic Bubble (3)
Read the final part of Garry Cobain's personal journey as he comes face to face with the Wizards Of OzTrack Of The Day Demob Happy – Fizz (Record Store Day '15 Preview)
This week we're previewing some of this year's exclusive releases ahead of Saturday's (18 Apr) record shop celebrationColumns Book Extract – "I’ve always meant to write a song about this show" Frank Turner's The Road Beneath My Feet
Read a chapter – or rather a gig – from the singer-songwriter's new bookColumns Guest Column – The Amorphous Androgynous' History Of A Monstrous Psychedelic Bubble (2)
Read the second part of Garry Cobain's personal journey as the bubble explodes...Track Of The Day Stealing Sheep – Not Real (French Version) (Disquaire Day '15 Preview)
This week we're previewing some of this year's exclusive releases ahead of Saturday (18 Apr) record shop celebration... including this one exclusive for France's Record Store DayVideo Watch The Cribs performing live – Session
Here's Gary, Ross and Ryan Jarman playing Burnin' For No OneColumns Guest Column – The Amorphous Androgynous' History Of A Monstrous Psychedelic Bubble (1)
Read the first part of Garry Cobain's personal journey from the future sounds in London kick off a trip...Track Of The Day The Montecristos – Badfinger Twang (Record Store Day '15 Preview)
This week we're previewing some of this year's exclusive releases ahead of Saturday's (18 Apr) record shop celebrationFestivals Festival Playlist – Manchester's Parklife '15 by the promoter
Robert Masterson from The Warehouse Project who is organising the event, gives us his personal picks from this year's billColumns Five Songs To Hear This Week - Table Scraps, Fred Abbot, Mara Carlyle, White Reaper, Obenewa
Jamie Skey presents some essential listening for the week ahead (13 Apr)Track Of The Day Anton Newcombe & Tess Parks – Cocaine Cat (Record Store Day '15 Preview)
This week we're previewing some of this year's exclusive releases ahead of Saturday's (18 Apr) record shop celebrationTrack Of The Day Ride – Birdman (Record Store Day '15 Preview)
This week we're previewing some of this year's exclusive releases ahead of Saturday's (18 Apr) record shop celebrationTrack Of The Day Sons Of Bill – Brand New Paradigm
New single from Virginia's Wilson brothersPlaylists The Week In Music: Morrissey, Florence + The Machine, Ride, Frank Ocean… Listen Now
Jonathan Hatchman presents a playlist of the songs that have been making headlines over the last seven days (10 Apr)Festivals Festival Playlist – Isle Of Wight 2015 by the founder
John Giddings presents his person pick from this summer's (11-14 June) billTrack Of The Day Étienne de Crecy – Family (ft Baxter Dury)
Collaborative Sexy Beast Disco from the Frenchman's recent Super Discount 3