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John Wise leads us through the musical cosmos set to play the event this year (25-26 Sept)

The sounds behind the headlines...

Get our new issue – out Tuesday (26 May) – for the band's most candid interview yet

Raphaelle Standell-Preston has got Google... and she's not afraid to use it

The boss gives us a musical tour of

Saint Etienne's singer flies free with a solo album next month (15 Jun)

This new event comes to Sussex's Eridge Deer Park on 7-9 August this year. Organiser Andy Smith presents some of his personal favourites from the bill

It's no Rumour, the proto-punk king is back with a new album. He explains why "they" won't let him retire

New track from the Yorkshire newcomers

As the band release their debut mini-LP, their Matt Mason answers five questions for us

Listen to the host of our weekly Absolute Radio show Pete Mitchell's extended chat with the grown-up nutty boy

Festival director provides a personal guide to the 29-30 August event, featuring Super Furry Animals, Flaming Lips, Johnny Marr and more

New single from the well-tipped Brooklyn trio

With a new album, plus a slot at Barcelona's Primavera Sound next week, the New Zealander's Ruban Neilson calls in to answer five questions

Head Of Booking Stefan Lehmkuhl gives us a personal guide to the July event's eclectic line-up

Listen to the premiere of the Notts band's new track

Q's Chris Catchpole picks out tracks from his favourite acts from last weekend's (15-16 May) festival in Brighton

Hear the 21st solo record from the Guided By Voices' leader ahead of its release on 21 May

Jamie Skey's suggested listening for the week ahead (18 May)

Enric Palau provides a music guide to the annual meeting of electronic music's finest minds

Sweet talkin' son of a Top Gear man... Supergrass' Danny Goffey returns!

Why don't cha come over here? Oh they are, Julian and co get set for Barcelona's Primavera festival and London's Hyde Park

Here's an old favourite from the band who play a surprise Q gig tonight (16 May) in Brighton

We are staging an extra special midnight show at the festival tomorrow (16 May) – in addition to already announced Q Stage

Listen to a track from the man playing The Q Stage at Brighton’s Great Escape Festival tonight (16 May)

The DJ/ producer and dance pioneer speaks to Q to mark the anniversary of his label, plus looks ahead to a new solo record

Here's a song from the singer-songwriter who plays The Q Stage in Brighton this Saturday (16 May)

Q speaks to the band's Justin Young and Árni Árnason about their new album, trolls, making a record of its times and more

Prints signed by their subjects are on show at the Royal Albert Hall until 4 June – and will be auctioned for charity this Saturday (16 May)

Here's a track from the Icelandic singer who plays our stage in Brighton on Saturday (16 May)

Pete Mitchell, the host of Q's weekly Absolute Radio, presents and extended interview with the singer-songwriter who'll be playing live for us in Brighton on Saturday (16 May)

The band preview their 'fans and bands getting a little too close' forthcoming concept album, with some awkwardly intimate selections

The finest tribute to the Spanish master

We have a stream of the Icelandic singer's new record ahead of her slot on The Q Stage this Saturday (16 May) at Brighton's multi-venue festival

Jamie Skey's suggested listening for the week ahead (11 May)

Here's the premiere of this session version of the song from the singer-songwriter's latest album Earth Sick

Listen to a track from the man headlining The Q Stage at Brighton's Great Escape Festival next Saturday (16 May)

The sounds behind this week's headlines...

Plus get the latest Q – in print or on digital now – for our 21-page Blur By Blur special

New single from the London duo

Ahead of her slot on 16 May, the singer-songwriter cute streets and dark fairytales that don't end well...

With his own due out in June, the arranger and composer discusses adding orchestral flourishes to the likes of Blur, Coldplay, Morrissey and more

Here's the premiere of the trio's Frank Ocean cover, taken from their Out The Woods EP, out 10 May

With Woolf Works, his collaboration with The Royal Ballet, opening next week (11 May) – plus works featuring contemporary acts – the contemporary composer, explains why writing music for dance is "is like going on holiday" Plus the role his milkman played in his classical career...

With new novel Dress Rehearsal Brags set among "the more 'peripheral' aspects of popular culture", author and filmmaker Graham Bendel issues a rally cry for creation at culture's fringes

As she published a book on festivals, the broadcaster gives us her advice for surviving a weekend in a field of music (and mud, probably...)

Here's the video premiere of the first release from Elbow’s Guy Garvey and Fiction Record’s Jim Chancellor's new ten-inch only label

Here's an exclusive live recording of the song from Joe Lyons' recently released debut album What Green Feels

Disheartened by some of his contemporaries' responses ahead of Thursday's (7 May) General Election, Spector's Fred Macpherson argues it's fine if band's have no political opinion, but they should think before sharing that

Speaking to Q – ahead of a extensive feature next month – the singer compares the PM to his old headmaster as he rates the men who would lead the country