Special Christmas Double Issue!

FEATURES:

Ozzy Osbourne
Barry Nicolson enters the Dark Prince’s tinsel-decked manor
The Waitresses
Cian Traynor discovers the story of the ‘Christmas Wrapping’ new wavers
John Cooper Clarke
Jenny Stevens picks the brains of the punk poet and Arctic Monkeys idol
Sky Ferreira
Talking to Amy Rose Spiegel, the US popstar kicks back at her critics
From The Vaults: Vic Reeves & Bob Mortimer, 1990
Revisit Andrew Collins’ bizarre Christmas dinner with Vic & Bob

Singles Of The Year
Who does Charlotte Church think is an arsehole? And do Sonic Youth agree? Our star-studded panel gather to mull over this year’s biggest singles
What if Johnny Marr ruled Britannia?
The Queen’s Speech would be about Grimes, Pussy Riot and Thom Yorke for a start…
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How many drinks does it take to break a man’s arm? The bars of London are run dry as our brave bands take on 2013’s Xmas pub challenge
Anatomy of an album: Various Artists – ‘A Christmas Gift For You’
In The Studio with Beck
Zooey Deschanel reveals the soundtrack of her Christmas
PLUS! Classic Christmas posters
Interviews with:
- Andrew WK
- Phoenix
- Wolf Alice
- Biffy Clyro
- Black Lips
- The Killers
- Pixies
- Cate Le Bon
- Palma Violets
- Nile Rodgers
- Foals
- Torres
- Jon Hopkins
- Bring Me The Horizon
- Waxahatchee
- Merchandise
- The National
- Albert Hammond Jr
- Tegan And Sara
- Hurts
- Brody Dalle
- Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
- The Cribs
- Haim
- Drenge
- The Vaccines
- Peace
- Icona Pop
- Jagwar Ma
- and… East 17!
Album Reviews:
- Bad Religion
- For Folk’s Sake It’s Christmas 2013
- Ilan Eshkeri & Andy Burrows
- Psych-Out Christmas feat Iggy Pop
Caught live:
- Loom
- Eagulls
- Braids
- Wild Beasts