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Not that I take much notice of these things, but it did seem fitting that a copy of the new Sunn 0))) album arrived just in time for Halloween. Like most of their crushingly slow meditations on doom, “Dømkirke” would probably be interpreted by many listeners as an apt soundtrack for the gates of hell opening at an agonisingly slow pace.

Union dispute causes singer to postpones tonight's show

A new exhibition of Peter Blake's work is to go on show in a windmill

4CD set proves he's more changing man than Plodfather

A suitably hefty compendium - five early, extravagant albums, extras, plus archive video footage

Muswell hillbilly: J Bo returns to roots for return-to-form third album

Band who begin a sold-out tour tonight, will be back next year

A few weeks ago now, I blogged about the third Brightblack Morning Light, “Motion To Rejoin”. In the interim, I’ve played it to death, decided it’s one of my favourite albums of 2008, and written about it at length for the new issue of Uncut.

The band play most intimate show in years

Label's founder to oversee a multimedia festival in 2009