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John Robb On Massive Attack’s Blue Lines – 21 Years On

Sharp dressed man of punk rock John Robb casts his eye back two decades to the birth of something special

Tut-tut! Tut-tut! Recording the Sounds of War

With the publication of his new book Experiencing Sound: The Sensation of Being, American musicologist Lawrence Kramer explores the history of attempts to capture the soundscape of battle

Straight Hedge! Noel Gardner Reviews Punk & HC For August

Your guide to the world's finest new punk and hardcore releases returns for August, with reviews of Chat Pile, Gehenna, Trauma Bond and more

Low Culture Essay: Will Burns On 90s Skate VHS Soundtracks

In this month’s subscriber-exclusive essay, poet and novelist Will Burns argues that skateboarding is close to dancing as he reflects on how the soundtracks of grainy DIY VHS films opened his musical mind

tQ’s Exclusive Monthly Round-Up Playlist: October 2023

Here's a playlist of everything we've covered at The Quietus this month, compiled for the listening pleasure of tQ's subscribers

Columnfortably Numb: Psych Rock For April Reviewed By JR Moores

JR Moores momentarily prises himself away from web-based lexicon challenges to bring a fresh batch of psych. Home page photograph: 50ft Wave

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Angel Guts: Red Classroom

Quietus Writers Choose Their Best TV Of 2012

Adey Lobb has polled the Quietus TV writters to find out what our favourite shows of last year were. Thanks to April Welsh, Austin Collings, Julian Marszalek, Joe Clay, Terry Staunton, Neil Kulkarni and Alex Niven

Editors’ Picks: Our Favourite Albums And Tracks

John Doran, Luke Turner, Rory Gibb and Laurie Tuffrey sift through 2013's releases to bring you a guide to their favourite albums and tracks

20 Years On: The Prodigy’s The Fat Of The Land

In the summer of Britpop and Blair, The Prodigy were the irritant ants crawling over the celebratory picnic table. Angus Batey recalls an encounter with the reluctant biggest band in the land, and examines their nonconformist legacy

A Postman Chat: Joe Thompson & Kevin Boniface On Art & Royal Mail

One-time postman, Sean Kitching, talks to musician and label boss, Joe Thompson, and author and photographer, Kevin Boniface, about the ups and downs of the profession in the current perilous political and economic climate

Columnus Metallicus: Heavy Metal For August Reviewed By Kez Whelan

Kez Whelan is here to see off Summer with all that is unholy and rotten in the multiple worlds of heavy metal

Spool’s Out: The Best Tapes Of 2022

Daryl Worthington rounds up the best tapes of 2022, and looks back on a golden year for the global cassette scene, where underground artists built worlds more immersive, more absurd and more ambitious than ever

“I Hope I Leave A Mountain Of Shit Unfinished” – Remembering Steve Albini 

Two Quietus writers, JR Moores and Alex Maiolo, pay tribute to Steve Albini who died this week, remembering him not only for his innumerable contributions to music, but his humour, his generosity, his self-awareness, and his impact on keeping communities alive. Main photograph by Maria Jefferis

The Quietus’ Reductive & Subjective Albums Of The Year List: 14 to One

The Quietus finishes our countdown of the very best albums of 2008. Who will make the top?

Primavera Sound 2010: Five Festival Moments Not To Be Missed

Kev Kharas is off to Primavera tomorrow, the bastard. Here's a Dragnet special on his top picks and why the Barcelona bash is an antidote to 'festival season'