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Carl Craig's favourite tracks

4137 days ago
Guardian MusicThe Detroit techno auteur and Planet E president empties the contents of his psychic record bagThe track I'll be opening my next DJ set with Moodymann: Forevernevermore It's a stop-start track that feels like you could be in an old-time speakeasy, bu... more info

Live music booking now

4235 days ago
Guardian MusicPrepare the maracas and glo-sticks as the Happy Mondays return (19–20 Dec, Roundhouse, NW1). Support comes from the evergreen 808 State …For younger ravers, Bristol's answer to The Warehouse Projects enters its third year, and the In:Motion (29 S... more info

808 State & more DJing N.A.S.A. reunion Saturday night

4270 days ago
Brooklyn VeganOf course, this is not a true reunion of the legendary NYC rave club (that was located at Shelter right next door to Wetlands), because there is some bad blood between certain members of the scene, most notably between... more info

Ursa's Reef "Pacific State (808 State Cover)"

4274 days ago
XLR8RYoung Portuguese producer Ursa's Reef sent over this cover of 808 State's classic "Pacific State" with a note saying, "No version can beat that original, I'm aware of that, but you wouldn't believe how incredibly fun it was [to ma... more info

How Madchester put the E into enterprise zone…

4360 days ago
Guardian MusicIn the late 80s, acid house and ecstasy put Manchester at the heart of the pop universe and helped in the rebirth of a great cityIn 1988 I moved to London to work at Smash Hits magazine, and one of the first things I had to do was create a map of Man... more info

Gillian Wearing takeover: How would you dance in public?

4386 days ago
Guardian MusicAs her Whitechapel Gallery retrospective opens, we look back at the artist's 1994 shopping centre dance-athon to a soundtrack ranging from Nirvana to the Bee Gees. Where would you throw some shapes in public today – and to what tunes?In Gillian Wea... more info

Stones Roses reunion: three baggy playlists

4546 days ago
Guardian MusicPop historian Jon Savage listens to the best of the Stone Roses and their contemporaries – from Baby Ford to the Sabres of Paradise – and creates the perfect set of baggy playlistsQuite apart from the quality of their music, the Stone Roses had a... more info

Bjork – review

4656 days ago
Guardian MusicCampfield Market Hall, ManchesterFrom Take That's 60ft robot to Coldplay's illumination of the Glastonbury pyramid, 2011 is the year of the visual pop spectacular, although Bjork's Biophilia showcase – which began a three-week Manchester Internatio... more info

Dedication's what you need – if you want to be a record buyer

4733 days ago
Guardian Music… if you want to be a record buyer. With vinyl emporiums on the wane, Pete Paphides hops in a car with Saint Etienne's Bob Stanley to find as many as possible in three daysA trip to Beanos Record Shop in Croydon in 1994 – that was when, along wi... more info

First Listen: James Farm - 'JAMES FARM'

4736 days ago
Totally Fuzzy (Photo Jimmy Katz/Courtesy of Nonesuch Records) James Farm's self-titled debut — out April 26 2011 on Nonesuch Records. James Farm is the newish band featuring saxophonist Joshua Redman, pianist Aaron Parks, bassist Matt Penman and drummer Eric... more info

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