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By Alex Jones (Alex_Jonze) It’s almost 40 years since the Sex Pistols played their legendary first show at Manchester’s Lesser Free Trade Hall back in 1976. As the old saying goes, life begins at 40, but I’m not entirely sure that phrase was coined with music genres in mind. In any case, punk has undergone a transformation in that time, with sub genres taking the foundations of its sound and spawning a cavalcade of bands far removed from the likes...

Next month, swathes of London’s comedians will be making their annual pilgrimage across the border to Scotland, for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. We spoke to some of our capital's comedians about how they survive the yearly onslaught of hecklers, expensive accommodation and endless hangovers.   Nish Kumar (Croydon) Best place to catch comedy: Everywhere. Absolutely everywhere. In the past even phone boxes were turned into ersatz comedy venues by enterprising promoters. Best place to eat: David Bann is an incredible...

Gin Wigmore has released the second part of her video accompaniment to 'Written In The Water', the lead single from upcoming album Blood To Bone. The third album from the NZ native will arrive on our shores on 2nd October but has already achieved chart-topping status in her home country. In the meantime 'Written In The Water' is a great track for the uninitiated, introducing Gin's raw pop style. The videos tell a reverse Bonnie and Clyde tale over 2 installments, Live However...

2015 has been an awesome year for LP releases. To narrow down the top contenders for best record of 2015 so far I asked our writers to contribute some suggestions. The response was...eclectic. Have a read below and let us know your thoughts in the comments. The Armed – Untitled It wasn't until the sleepy pace and brooding builds of Dead Actress, track 7 of The Armed's 'Untitled', that I finally took a breath. ‘Untitled’ is a white-knuckled, thick-fingered hand squeezing your throat....

If you've been hanging around on Kickstarter lately you might have come across a project called Sensory Percussion. I won't go into the details too much (the video speaks for itself) but this new technology enables drummers to easily control an unlimited array of electronic samples, synths and audio effects with any acoustic drum kit. I encourage you to go and check out their Kickstarter page, right after watching this intensely cool video from Other People showing the tech being used...

If nothing else, Dralms keep things dreamy. The latest side project from Christopher Smith have already whetted appetites with two EPs in the last year so it's about time they put together a full release. 'Shook' will be that LP, set for release on 2nd October. Expect graceful pop, sleepy shoegaze and precise indie. Check out the title track and lead single below for a taste of what's to come.

Harkive want to know about how, where and why you listen to music on a single day. Each year the project chooses a day to gather your music stories. This year it's 21st July, aka today. To contribute to the project you can send Harkive a few words about what your listening to, provide an audio file or join the discussion Facebook and Twitter. The aim is to archive the experiences of thousands of individuals to create a cohesive picture of the...

Hold on to your britches, City and Colour fans! Pink/You+Me is back on the sidelines and a new C&C album is on the way. 'If I Should Go Before You' is slated for an October 9th release and, judging by what we've heard, it'll probably make your feet move by their own accord and tug your heartstrings right out of your chest. Here's what Dallas has to say about it: 'Over the last two years I've had the great pleasure of...

Chairman Kato is an artist and musician, but until just last year he worked as an A&E doctor. Here we find out how he made such a leap. Why did you originally become a doctor, if your real passion was art? I was a bit of an 'all rounder' at school and had interests in lots of things. Growing up I didn't really have any exposure to positive career examples of people in the arts either. So I ended up...