Syria

Sole on stage

As US president Barack Obama ramped up his rhetoric about Syria's chemical weapons on September 17, US rapper Sole released his latest album, which reflects on his country's chemical weapons attack on the Iraqi city of Fallujah. 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳'s Mat Ward spoke to the prolific political emcee, who started releasing records in 1994, when he was just 16.

ADF with Savale.

Legendary punk-dub-electronica group Asian Dub Foundation are celebrating their 20th year with the release of a typically topical new album, The Signal And The Noise. 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳'s Mat Ward spoke to founding member, guitarist and band leader Steve Chandra Savale, a one-man riff factory who always has his finger on the political pulse.