JR Moores

THE SPRITE STUFF

Pixies' prehistory - as the band who helped invent grunge and set rock music onto unforeseen paths - is a matter of record. But they're still very much a going concern, with their third album in five years released next month. Black Francis reveals the secret of the band's continued success... and the role of the zodiac. Elf'n'efficiency: JR Moores

JR Moores heads to Digbeth's hotbed of degenerate art where Sly & The Family Drone will nearly have your eye out and minds are blown by The Bug

JR Moores offers suggestions for selecting the next Prime Minister, writes about some psych and noise rock releases, and has a mild breakdown while listening to The Flaming Lips

“The intention was to play music that was shorn of all the things that usually make music sound popular and appealing, and to channel a certain tone of negativity that was present in early punk,”

Following Killdren's banishment from Glastonbury, The Quietus exposes the extent of unsavoury #content at this year's festival... and beyond

The UK is a particularly suitable breeding ground for the morose style of post-metal...

JR Moores travels to South Shields to meet the prolific underground guitarist and witness an immolation for inspiration

Forty years after he first started recording as Merzbow, Masami Akita’s music is no easier to categorize. Though his creations are perennially pigeonholed as noise music, anti-music, and even über-music, the sheer magnitude of his output will always present an obstacle to easy classification...

JR Moores uses his crystal ball to predict what the rest of this year has in store for us all, and checks out the latest psych-rock offerings

On a rare trip down from their base in the Catskill mountains, Mercury Rev assess the highs and lows of their career as preeminent purveyors of cinematic psychedelia. Snowflake attractor: JR Moores

JR Moores surveys the latest happenings in psychedelia from Acid Mothers Temple to… Elton John

20 years after the release of Americana, JR Moores revisits the work of the punk band that liked to punch downwards

"Yes, the remix album can often be a fairly pointless and cynical cash-grab opportunity. That being said, there are some genuine classics out there, especially where metal is concerned."

While seeking transitory mental liberation through the latest psych-rock releases, JR Moores struggles to keep his clothes on for Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs

JR Moores' summer psych-rock recommendations. Plus, your questions answered! (sort of).