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FEATURES

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• LOU REED: MARCH 1975
  From the NME archive legendary critic Lester Bangs’ definitive interview in full with brand new annotations
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• LOU REED: SEPTEMBER 2013
  As part of his last ever interview session, Lou Reed talks Mark Beaumont through some of his life’s key moments
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• MGMT
  Phil Hebblethwaite meets the psychedelic pranksters who turn difficult and oblique into an art form
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• CONNAN MOCKASIN
  Devon Maloney tunes in to Connan Mockasin’s far-out broadcasts from psych-pop’s outer limits

ALSO INSIDE THIS WEEK

• Are Circa Waves the new Arctic Monkeys? Matt Wilkinson heads to Birmingham to find out
• Panic attacks and masturbating – what’s not to like? Courtney Barnett’s album lives up to the hype
• What does education look like, Sonic Youth-style? It involves guitars and bungee cords
• In the studio with Bombay Bicycle Club
• Anatomy of an album: Wu Tang Clan’s ‘Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)’
• Gary Numan reveals the soundtrack of his life
• Interviews with:
  • Jagwar Ma
  • Rob Da Bank
  • William Orbit
  • 2 Chainz
  • Savages
  • Chase & Status
• Album Reviews:
  • Cate Le Bon
  • Wooden Shjips
  • Oh Land
  • Cults
  • Giggs
  • Gold Panda
  • The Beatles – live at the BBC Vol 2
• Caught live:
  • Mac De Marco
  • Warpaint
  • Franz Ferdinand
  • Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds