Ahead of her return to Body & Soul Festival, Katie Stelmanis of Canadian electro-goths Austra discusses the reaction to her latest album, and why female producers are only now being taken seriously

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Chelsea has taught me that no matter how huge the obstacles to social and political change may seem, when people come together nothing is impossible

Since 1999, Mos Def has strived to expand and redefine hip-hop – while still finding time to act and agitate. Ahead of his appearance in Dublin, he talks to Jim Carroll

Chuck D is one of hip-hop’s true pioneers, but even as Public Enemy prepare to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, his impulse to fight the power has never been stronger