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Peace And Positivity: Brett Anderson Interviewed

Quietus favourite Mr Brett Anderson shares afternoon tea with Ben Hewitt

Immigrant Is Not A Dirty Word: An Interview With Nadine Shah

Nadine Shah explains to John Freeman why her career-high third album, Holiday Destination, was inspired by the Syrian refugee crisis and why we should all be proud about being immigrants

Beyond Benin: Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou Interviewed

As they release their first studio album for decades and prepare to play the London Scala, Luke Turner talks to Benin's Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou about their religious differences, James Brown, playing with Fela Kuti, and their remarkable return

Talking To The Shred Devil: An Interview With Dave Mustaine

God helps those who help themselves, as Megadeth mainman Dave Mustaine is finding out. Written by John Doran and originally published in The Stool Pigeon

Capital Punishment: An Interview With Gum Takes Tooth

After five tumultuous years, Gum Takes Tooth have delivered one of 2019’s early standouts in the form of new album ‘Arrow’. Patrick Clarke meets the band to talk the realities of musicianship in London, automatic writing and the story behind their stunning third record. All pictures by Eric Oliveira.

INTERVIEW: Michael Smith

tQ talks to the writer about his new film cycle about the English coast, showing at the BFI next week

World Of Sound: Walls Discuss The Work Of Daphne Oram

Sound House, a new album by Walls based around interpretations and reworkings of material from Daphne Oram's sound archive, is released this month. Joe Clay caught up with the duo's Sam Willis to discuss the magic within Oram's pioneering experiments in electronic sound

One Foot In The Rave: Katy B Interviewed

With Katy B's second album Little Red out this week, Alex Macpherson catches up with the UK funky vocalist turned pop star to talk raving, night buses and imaginary dancefloors

A New Suburban Utopia: An Interview With EMA

Erika M. Anderson talks to John Freeman about the why her extraordinary new album Exile In The Outer Ring may have provided with her with a sliver of hope amongst the ruin of the 2017 version of America

“We Set Our Own Agenda”: Obnox’s Lamont Thomas Interviewed

Meshing hip-hop and garage rock, Obnox are, as their main man says, finding a way of moving punk forward in the 21st century. Before their third album of 2015, he talks to Julian Marszalek about rock, racism and politics

Ear Of The Dragon: Flora Yin-Wong Interviewed

Ahead of a special presentation at Semibreve festival Aug Stone talks to the globetrotting musician and author about the occult ideas that inform her work

Duane Eddy On Falling In Love With Sheffield & The Pennines

While recording his new album with Richard Hawley in Sheffield, the legend who is Mr Duane Eddy fell in love with the city and his surroundings. Here he tells Luke Turner about his new infatuation, chilli-filled Yorkshire pudding, and why Hawley should be mayor

Give It Something Heavy: Duke Garwood Interviewed

Kent bluesman Duke Garwood talks to Nick Hutchings about playing with Mark Lanegan, hanging out with the Master Musicians Of Jajouka and recording his new album, Heavy Love

Sea Food: An Interview With Nadine Shah

John Freeman takes a trip to the seaside to eat ice cream and talk to Nadine Shah about her spellbinding second album, Fast Food. All pictures courtesy of Kingsley Chapman

INTERVIEW: Carter Tutti Void

Ahead of their London performances next week, we speak to Chris Carter, Cosey Fanni Tutti and Nik Void about the return of the mighty Carter Tutti Void