Issue 8 of X-Ray, Xfms New Music Monthly, hits the shelves on August 21. For £3.50 you not only get news, reviews and features from some of the best writers in the business but a CD packed with exclusive tracks.

In this month's issue, cover band Black Rebel Motorcycle Club give their most revealing interview yet. En route from Seattle to their hometown of San Francisco, the band discuss their new album 'Take Them On, On Their Own' and hark back to the darker days that almost tore them apart.  X-Ray also hip-hopped to Virginia to chat with Chad and Pharrell of ultra-cool production team The Neptunes who muse over famous girlfriends, favourite groups - and being the hottest people to work with right now.

Do The Rapture measure up to the hype surrounding their unique concoction of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll?  X-Ray hoofs it from Monaco to Paris and back again to collect a test sample.  Find out the results.

If none of this gets your head spinning, X-Ray gets inside the mind of hotly-tipped 18-year old MC Dizzee Rascal.  Producer of the critically acclaimed debut album 'Boy In Da Corner' and a nominee for the Mercury Music Prize, Dizzee has also been the victim of a recent (allegedly) jealousy-provoked stabbing.  Headlines aside, find out who the real Rascal is.

This month's edition is also packed with features and interviews with Tim Burgess, Belle and Sebastian, Doves, Travis, The Strokes, Turin Brakes, Feeder, Frank Black, The Stills, P*Nut, as well as the latest album, live, film, book and game reviews.

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