Frontman for The Stranglers, Hugh Cornwell tells Ed Power why he thinks it’s important to have something to lash out against in music

It was a classic case of right time, wrong place, when the Membranes emerged growling and screaming from the English town of Blackpool in 1977. While the media fixated on the punk and post-punk explosions in London and nearby Manchester, the seaside Lancashire town was treated with neglect.

Producer Butch Vig, who is reportedly working on the record with Steve Albini, claims the Foo Fighters have been experimenting with new recording techniques and it is well on its way to being completed.

Duke Special doesn’t do compromise when it comes to music, he tells Ed Power

Kate Ellis will demonstrate a wide range of musical interests at her concert this weekend, writes Nikki ffrench Davis

Iggy Pop has reformed The Stooges and is working on the group's first album since 1973.