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  1. Catch live experimental music at Hackney's St. John's Church

    William Basinski, Actress, Tim Hecker and Pete Swanson are amongst the names chosen to perform in the church later this year. Read more.

  2. Stream The-Dream's new album now

    Terius Nash’s long-anticipated ‘IV Play’ is on Youtube waiting for you. Read more.

  3. Modular have announced the FOR festival line-up for 2013

    The Aussie indie titans take over a Croatian island for an intimate festival in June, featuring James Blake, Solange, Jacques Greene and James Murphy. Read more.

  4. Stream Mount Kimbie's new album now

    The Warp duo are giving you a sneaky preview of ‘Cold Spring Fault Less Youth’ before its release next week. Read more.

  5. Romanthony (1967 - 2013)

    The voice behind Daft Punk’s huge ‘One More Time’ has died at the age of 46. Read more.

  6. Kanye West debuted his new single on 66 buildings today

    The rapper’s stunt to promote his new single made his head even bigger than usual; watch it inside. Read more.

  7. Hear Arthur Russell play cello with Talking Heads

    To mark the late, great disco cellist’s birthday, stream a Talking Heads B-side featuring him, and find Russell-themed parties this weekend in London and Detroit. Read more.

    Text:
    Nick Powell

  8. Thom Yorke has composed a score for a film about tax evasion

    The East End Film Festival returns for its longest ever run this summer with the premiere of an anti-capitalist film scored by the Radiohead frontman. Read more.

  9. 'Random Access Memories' could be the fastest selling album ever

    Daft Punk’s rabidly-anticipated new album is odds-on favourite to break the record for sales figures in its first week of release. Read more.

    Text:
    Aimee Cliff

  10. Hear Giorgio Moroder's phone game soundtrack

    Italo God and friend of Daft Punk Moroder has been drafted in by Google to create a soundtrack to a smartphone game. Read more.

    Text:
    Nick Powell

  11. Google have announced their Spotify/Pandora competitor

    Google Play Music All Access, a “uniquely Google approach to a subscription music service”, launches today. Read more.

  12. Ol' Dirty Bastard and Eazy-E to give "original virtual performances" at Rock the Bells

    Deceased legends to be resurrected for leading US hip-hop festival. Read more.

  13. Field Day have announced stage times

    Marker pens at the ready: who’s on where, when and what’s clashing? Read more.

  14. You can hear Daft Punk's new album in full now

    Get ‘Random Access Memories’ in your computer and in your ears, a week before its release. Read more.

  15. Boiler Room lands in Montreal this Wednesday

    CFCF, Purity Ring, d’Eon and Doldrums will all play live from their brilliant city this week. Read more.

  16. Part two of the Southbank Centre's year-long festival announced

    The second half of ‘The Rest is Noise’ will cover Reich, Zappa, Elvis, Bob Marley, LSD, gay liberation and much more. Read more.

  17. 4AD's early years will be chronicled in a new book

    The first official account of the defining record label will be published in September. Read more.

  18. Watch Savages play live here from 10pm GMT

    The post-punk band’s live set will be beamed into your eyeballs this evening. Read more.

  19. Watch Brian Eno's talk at RBMA NYC

    The experimental pioneer talks at length in a new interview about his 77 Million Paintings installation, the hospital room he designed and more. Read more.

  20. The Avalanches drop new material (for a King Kong musical)

    The Aussie sample dons have covered pop standard ‘Get Happy’ for the musical – hear an excerpt inside – plus an old Avalanches mix from 2001. Read more.

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