Friederike Bloch

Recently English art rock group Roxy Music announced that they've split up (probably) for good. Meanwhile band leader Bryan Ferry has released his 14th solo album. Apart from some nice guest appearances there's not that much to discover.

How to set horror to music? Blixa Bargeld and his ‘Collapsing New-Buildings’ have made an attempt and composed a concept album about World War I. The live performance of ‘Lament’ was an apocalyptic tour de force.

After eight years of working in the background acclaimed Irish singer-songwriter Damien Rice does an impressive, but a little too over-ornate, comeback with.

After several EPs and his debut 'Every Kingdom', singer/songwriter Ben Howard finally releases his second LP, which turns out to be a wonderful, enchanting piece of music.

Stoned hippies and strangely dancing ravers is what we thought of imagining a Goa festival. And since this seemed like a great place to go, NBHAP jumped in the car and visited the Indian Spirit Festival. And yes, we've definitely found a lot of spirit there.

On Sunday Deine Lakaien played the last show of their Crystal Palace tour at Huxleys Neue Welt in Berlin - a good opportunity to examine some goth clichés.

The gangling Norwegian emancipated himself from his former projects and does his own thing now. But actually everything stays the same.

Johnny Marr releases his second solo album in less than two years. NBHAP sat down with the icon to discuss 'Playland', society and his legacy.