alternative music

Alt-J’s Gus Unger-Hamilton has sold out stadiums – but to mark World Homeless Day he treated fans to a surprise gig at London’s Victoria Station

A decade on, how has record label Lost Map not only survived, but thrived on the tiny Scottish Isle of Eigg? Malcolm Jack – who’s been there since the start – explains.

Ben Folds’ new album, What Matters Most, continues his career-long dance between comedy and tragedy, autobiography and piss take. He tells us he can’t help but be “a little of both”.