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Quietus Albums Of The Year 2017, In Association With Norman Records

The albums that have kept us happy, strong, comforted and ALIVE in the past 12 months. A few notes: this chart was compiled by John Doran out of polls from Patrick Clarke, Christian Eede, Luke Turner, Anna Wood & himself based on the new albums they have listened to most since January 1. Introduction written by tree master Turner.

Straight Hedge! Noel Gardner Reviews Punk & HC For January

2024's first punk and HC round-up contains rage, melody, polemic, weirdness, sass and swing - all within just one of the 10 supreme releases in Noel Gardner’s latest guide. Homepage photo: Dimension by Starion Dreamer

Love Is What Remains: An Interview With Chelsea Wolfe

Following the release of a recent Latitudes session, Jessica Crowe catches up with the arcane singer-songwriter to discuss ghosts in the machine, distortion, and obsession with mortality

EastEnders: The Death Of Pat, And The Decline Of The Soap Matriarch

The elder stateswomen of serial drama are an endangered species, says Terry Staunton

Retro Instinct Versus Future Fetish: Emperor Tomato Ketchup 25 Years On

By 1995 Stereolab should have been at the peak of their powers, so why didn't it feel that way to Tim Gane and Laetitia Sadier? Fergal Kinney examines the series of events that saw the band escape the dead end they'd ended up in culminating in the release of one of their most celebrated albums

Get In The Ring! Andrew Stimpson Goes Wrestling With VICE

Andrew Stimpson gives us a potted history of pro-wrestling after watching Vice's new documentary The British Wrestler. Pictures courtesy of Jake Lewis

Off The Wall: Art, Photography, & The Album Sleeve

A new exhibition at The Photographers' Gallery sheds new light on the relationship between records and their covers, finds Ilia Rogatchevski

Club Catharsis: An Interview With Marie Davidson

Catching some downtime amidst a US tour, Marie Davidson tells us about her early love of jazz and hip hop, and her relationship with club culture

The Sound of Young Queer Scotland: An Interview with Carrie Marshall

With the release of her new book Small Town Joy: From glam rock to hyperpop: how queer music changed the sound of Scotland, author Carrie Marshall talks to Claire Sawers about growing up in 1970s Lanark, clubbing at Edinburgh's Fire Island and the "seismic" influence of Jimmy Somerville

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Ring The Alarm: DJ Haram Interviewed

Ahead of an appearance at Wysing Arts Centre's annual day festival in September, Discwoman's DJ Haram speaks to Kristen Gallerneaux and Bernie Brooks about the scene in her base of Philadelphia and linking up with Moor Mother and the Discwoman collective

Mutated Tradition: An Interview With Konstrukt

Konstrukt’s avant-everything out-jazz is striking fear into the heart of jazz purists across the planet. Danny Riley caught up with their guitarist to talk tradition, techno and improvisation