The artist and REM singer talks American presidents, parties and photographing his heroes

The LA-based Dublin producer who worked with U2, REM and Snow Patrol has his own album out

Sleater-Kinney have new album, produced by St Vincent, and are going back on the road, but without drummer Janet Weiss. Brownstein reflects on the Washington band’s ever-evolving story

Review: Gus Van Sant in better form in film about quadriplegic cartoonist John Callahan

She’s cool, confrontational and her spectacular live performances are legendary. Now she has written, directed and starred in her own movie. Peaches talks to Una Mullally over a bad phone line about her pioneering work