FEATURES

• YOUNG BRITANNIA 2013
  Say hello to the future of British music as the brightest and boldest young talent in the UK gather round to debate the big issues they face as emerging artists and influential voices today.
• I’M IN LOVE WITH MASSACHUSETTS
  Boston is alive with underground music, independent labels and DIY gigs. Liz Pelly hangs with bands including Krill, Bent Shapes, Fleabite and Potty Mouth to find out what’s so inspirational about their location.
• FROM THE VAULT: ELLIOTT SMITH, 2000
  Ten years on from the death of the American singer-songwrtier, we dig out John Mulvey’s insightful interview with Smith in Texas.
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ALSO INSIDE THIS WEEK

• What’s in the UK’s festival drugs? We visit a government science lab to find out
• Who is Laura Lush and why has she been wanking in public? Check out her powerful opinion piece inside
• Lars Ulrich shares the soundtrack of his life
• In the studio with Toy
• Anatomy of an album: PJ Harvey’s ‘4-Track Demos’ pulled apart
• Interviews with:
  • Pixies
  • The Vaccines
  • Swearin’
• Album Reviews:
  • Future Of The Left
  • Best Coast
  • Polica
  • Omar Souleyman
  • Euros Childs
  • Motorhead
  • Wet Nuns
• Caught live:
  • Fat White Family
  • Jay Z
  • Willis Earl Beal
  • Howler
  • Yuck
  • Bill Callahan