The slaylist cassyette

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Cradle Of Filth’s corpsepainted frontman on his skate punk roots, exploding basketballs, and 11th-century ghosts

The genre-agnostic mastermind behind Zeal & Ardor gives us a tour of his quirky record collection

From pop star to Kitchen Disco icon, Sophie Ellis-Bextor has brought joy to lives and homes across the globe. She talks to Rosamund Dean about marriage, menopause and why the music must go on

Wendy Rigg is planning a summer of festival fun – but what is it about nostalgic music that makes us feel so good?

The Ouija-pop inventor on obsidian crystals, taxidermy ducklings and alien tattoos