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Sleeve notes Friday 13 Sep 2013 g Most read More » Sting on tantric sex, Justin Bieber and pretentiousness He happily admits to being a yogic high-flyer who liked winding people up. Now the megastar is back with his first album in nearly a decade and a musical on Broadway The secret art of the film soundtrack Neil Brand, whose BBC4 series on the sound of cinema begins tonight, shares some of the most effective film scores – some of which contain no music at all Miley Cyrus's new Wrecking Ball video says young women should be sexually available But the real sadness is that Cyrus's implied message need not be true – as other successful young female artists are proving Editor's picks More » Krept and Konan: the secrets of Young Kingz' success Hattie Collins: South London rappers Krept and Konan's latest mixtape had limited promotion yet scored them a top-20 hit. How did they convince their young fan base to start paying for music? Elvis Costello and the Roots: Wise Up Ghost and Other Songs – review Elvis Costello and the Roots turn out to be a surprisingly good musical fit on this eerie, angry collaboration, writes Alexis Petridis Jazz trumpeter Laura Jurd: 'I just like making things up' The award-winning musician is that rare thing: a young, trained composer who loves nothing better than the thrill of improvising Music Weekly podcast: the Manics in a glorious crisis – plus Pete Paphides Nicky Wire makes a midlife crisis sound amazing, Pete Paphides wrestles with Balls and Coldplay make a surprise entry in Singles Club, along with Kingdom and Julia Holter Verdi vs Wagner: join the debate On Sunday at 6pm, Stephen Fry is chairing a musical debate that pits two of music's greatest opera composers, both celebrating their bicentary years. You can watch the sold-out event live with us here On the blog More » What's your favourite film soundtrack? As BBC4 launches a new series on the sound of cinema, we'd like to hear from you about the film soundtracks that mean the most to you NYPC – Things Like You: New music The band formerly known as New Young Pony Club are back with a more streamlined sound and fewer band members Readers recommend: songs about nerds and geeks Bookish, unsporty, obsessional, routinely mocked – and likely to go far in life. Help us find the best songs about geeks, nerds and assorted outcasts Can a music festival be healthy fun? Is it possible to eat well, drink less and still have a good time at a festival? Tom Jones tries to have his (carrot) cake and eat it Readers recommend: songs about glass – results RR regular treefrogdemon picks the playlist from last week's topic Watch and listen More » Mercury prize 2013: Guardian music writers' views - video Guardian journalists Michael Hann, Harriet Gibsone, Lanre Bakare, Kieran Yates and Tim Jonze pick what caught their ears on the Mercury prize 2013 shortlist Bestival 2013: fancy dress fun on the Isle of Wight - video Kieran Yates heads to the Isle of Wight for this year's Bestival. With an emphasis on fancy dress and quirky events, the festival has gained a reputation for being the summer season's wacky closing party. Could Kieran handle the good times? Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner on new album AM: 'I want to sound like 50 Cent's In Da Club' - video interview Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner and drummer Matt Helders speak to Harriet Gibsone ahead of the release of their 'sexy' new album, AM Music Weekly podcast: Cassette Store Day, Bestival and a little bit of Pixies Wow and flutter! It's Cassette Store Day. Plus the new Pixies single and high hopes for Elton John at Bestival Noel Gallagher criticises William Hague at GQ awards - video Noel Gallagher criticises the foreign secretary, William Hague, at the GQ Men of the Year awards at the Royal Opera House Further reading More » Mercury Prize shortlist – who should win? Poll: here are the 12 shortlisted albums for the 2013 Mercury prize. Which would you like to see triumph? Connan Mockasin: the contrarian He hasn't listened to anyone else's music for 10 years, shuns record labels and recorded his bewitching new album in a Tokyo hotel room. We meet psych-funk oddball Connan Mockasin Outsider house: what's in a name? It's house music, made by outsiders, so why not call it outsider house? Naming a new electronic genre just isn't that easy

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