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The poet laureate of hooliganism returns

Californian country-folk belle lets the sunshine through on excellent fourth album

This legendary album, the centrepiece of the so-called "Doom Trilogy", has waited nearly 30 years to be issued on CD, such has been its author's reputed disenchantment with it. Over that time, On The Beach has become a sort of Holy Grail to Neil Young CD buyers, its continuing unavailability adding to a notoriety which began with the first round of reviews the album received in summer 1974. Early reaction to On The Beach was almost entirely negative and it was only after a certain amount of hindsight had set in that it was accorded any respect, let alone admiration.

Canadian fuckwit becomes God. The end is nigh

Drug-induced jams from Californian rockers

Sly, subversive rap romcom

A 10-disc box set focusing on the modern master of dumb-but-fun action flicks

Former Eurythmic's break-up album

How New York's hippie hoppers ushered in the philosophical D.A.I.S.Y. Age. And then pronounced themselves Dead

Killer whodunnit thriller couples smart noir with plenty of blood