Depeche Mode
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Articles 36
Film
I Should Have Been There: Depeche Mode’s 101 Revisited
As Depeche Mode reissue the film and live album documenting the 101st and final show of their colossal 1988 tour, Ned Raggett reflects with regret on how he turned down the opportunity to see the gig in person, and revisits it on Blu-Ray 33 years on
A Quietus Interview
People Are People: Martin Gore On Brexit & Finding Acceptance In The UK
As Depeche Mode’s principal songwriter looks forward to playing in front of 70,000 people in their biggest ever UK show at the London Stadium, Tim Burrows talks to him about new album Spirit, his Essex roots and what it feels like to grow up as a British European
Strange World Of...
A Lot Of Respect: Erasure On The Strange World Of Erasure
Flamboyant, radical, joyous and purveyors of some of the finest pop songs to ever grace The Quietus' ears, this year Erasure celebrate their 30th birthday. Vince Clarke and Andy Bell (with a little help from Mute's Daniel Miller) guide Luke Turner through their beautiful world
A Quietus Interview
Men Say Go! Martin L Gore & Vince Clarke In A VCMG Interview
Martin L Gore and Vince Clarke have reunited after three decades on new techno project VCMG. Luke Turner speaks to them both about rediscovering their collaborative creative energy for one of the best albums of 2012 so far
A Quietus Interview
The Places That Women Like To Go To: Cabaret Voltaire & Johnny YesNo
Richard H Kirk of Cabaret Voltaire and film director Peter Care talk to John Doran about the two versions of experimental film Johnny YesNo that are getting released on DVD next week. For the extremely slow off the mark - this piece contains spoilers
A Quietus Interview
Alison Moyet Interviewed: Only You – The Story & End Of Yazoo
In an extensive interview about the history of life before, during and after Yazoo, Alison Moyet explains why her forthcoming Roundhouse performance with Vince Clarke could be the duo's last hurrah. Alison Moyet photo by Nicole Nodland
Film
Of Tugs & Tides: Jersey’s Branchage Film Festival 2010 In Review
Once again, Luke Turner and David Moats cross the wind-whipped seas to the Branchage International Film Festival, where they starred in a post-apocalyptic film with Ian Svenonius, climbed two forts, and examined the dark heart of the Berlusconi regime
Baker’s Dozen Appearances 8
Baker's Dozen
Slow Burners: Sean Johnston on the 13 Songs that Shaped A Love From Outer Space
As much-loved club night A Love From Outer Space reaches its 15th anniversary, Sean Johnston – its co-founder alongside the much-missed Andrew Weatherall – picks 13 tracks that have soundtracked its journey from a Stoke Newington basement to an international community
Baker's Dozen
The Centre Of Everything: John Frusciante’s Favourite Electronic Music
Electronic music isn't some casual fling for the Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist. From synth-pop and ghetto house, to old-school UK rave and hardcore, it's long been a major preoccupation. As he prepares to release his thrilling, jungle-inspired new LP Maya, he guides Brian Coney through 13 indispensable titles from his collection
Baker's Dozen
Transgressive & Alien: ADULT.’s Favourite Albums
As ADULT. prepare to tour Europe, Nicola Kuperus and Adam Miller tell Daniel Dylan Wray about their 13 favourite albums drawn from the tough and leather side of life, from Throbbing Gristle to Nitzer Ebb, Einstürzende Neubauten to Drexciya
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Black Sky Thinking
How to Talk to your Son about Dangerous Extremist Influencers
With TV drama Adolescence and Andrew Tate currently in the news, author Craig Johnson asks how the toxic ideology extremist influencers became so widespread and offers practical advice to help young people affected. CW: Reference to sexual assault and violence against women. Contains mild spoilers for Adolescence. Stills courtesy of Netflix
Books
Portraits of the Artist: Künstlerromane in an Age of Uncertainty
From Goethe to Novalis, nineteenth-century novels about artists offered stories about self-invention and self-discovery, but what happens to the artist-protagonist in an age where no-one any longer feels in control of their own destiny? Gabrielle Sicam looks to recent books by Anika Jade Levy, Brandon Taylor and Stephanie Wambugu
