Bad religion

After the funeral - the apocalypse. Second coming of Montreal troupe, designed for stadiums and the end of the world

Inarritu's fractured story stlye finds it's ultimate expression

Move over My Chemical Romance: the dynamic beginnings of US punk

Exclusive interview with Uncut about the new nine Inch Nails Album, the song he wrote for Johnny Cash, junkiedom and how he cleaned up his act

REM's frontman backstage in Basle on their European tour, 2004

Key members of the US rock aristocracy roll across 11 swing states to try to persuade floating voters to ditch Dubya

Sixth terrific solo album from hedonistic, nihilistic Seattle survivor

Sequenced in reverse chronological order, these videos show Stipe in his element and Buck very much not in his, counting the seconds till he gets to go home. Still, thanks to Stipe, R.E.M. were always enhanced by video. The collection begins with "Bad Day", before Stipe's face de-wrinkles as we regress into the starkly exuberant "What's The Frequency, Kenneth?" and arresting "Everybody Hurts". Then Stipe regains his hair for "Losing My Religion".

'Godfather of goth' hires former Birthday Party producer Nick Launay for 'urgent' 12th album

Scorsese's much-anticipated, brutal epic blazes beautifully across the screen