Biggest ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ from me for the new album by Still House Plants - total joy in their unbounded expression and emotion. One of the best British bands in years

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God bless Paul Weller playing with his Palestine flag and speaking about the dead children tonight. We need to say it out loud, everywhere, every time.

Ryusuke Hamaguchi is “interested in listening and hearing the voice of the voiceless; the voices we don’t necessarily hear,” eikoishibashi tells Ben Beaumont-Thomas. “That’s also how I want to make music.”

Guardian music

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Lots of fun putting together this piece on the Butthole Surfers and their inimitable world of noise and chaos. theguardian.com/music/2024/mar…

every dude in a tech house/ bottle nightclub looks like a variation of Either Of These Guys

It was a true honour to interview one of my favourite musicians of recent years, Tierra Whack, about her magnificent new album World Wide Whack and the bruising journey she's been on to write it.

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To mark 30 years of The Downward Spiral, I ranked Nine Inch Nails greatest tracks

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I interviewed the brilliant poetry !!!

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After Ben Beaumont-Thomas opened the melon of French Touch versus French House in his excellent Guardian piece, I had to weight in, with extra Dimitri From Paris. And a picture of a dog. linenoise.substack.com/p/dimitri-from…

I interviewed anonymous pop superstar Ado Ado for Guardian music. I found her fiercely intelligent, and ambitious for global success.

Read on for her thoughts on Vocaloid, identity, and the complex fortunes of Japan’s gen z.

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#ado #vocaloid

Moor Mother - The Great Bailout | ANTI- it’s out ! Thank you to everyone who had a hand in this project coming together! anti.com/releases/great…

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What a fantastic experience speaking to the man known as The Metal God (a living legend and lovely bloke to boot) ahead of Judas Priest's new album - which is out today. We covered everything from Dolly Parton to Walsall sex shops... 🤘
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Learning about the CEO of Amtrak

The second video is taking me out

With #instagramdown perfect time to read about some new music! Interviewed drag/pop artist Lynks for The Guardian about their poignant, blazingly original debut album on Heavenly Recordings Thanks Lynks, Ben Beaumont-Thomas & Laura: theguardian.com/music/2024/mar… #NewMusic #NewMusic Alert

I had the absolute privilege of profiling Ministry's Al Jourgensen for The Guardian.

We spoke about his three deaths, selling out, incels and his plans to bring his band to its end in the very near future.

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As Taylor Swift continues to expand into every nook and cranny of the news cycle from environment to sports and – yes! – music, we are publishing a new weekly newsletter: Swift Notes, by the definitive Swift scholar of our times, Laura Snapes.

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'Strong leadership does not fear artistic dissent... it recognises it as an act of love, which stems from a place of care and belief in the potential of our societies, and an urge to participate in making a better future.' - a few thoughts from me...

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The Guardian's Positive Action Scheme is open for applications again, for people over 18 from global majority backgrounds and/or with a disability. You can get a paid two-week work placement with us (maybe inc music desk!) this summer. Apply by 24 March.

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