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Let The Music Play: Six Steps In The Evolution of New York House

Henry Kronk, co-author with DJ Disciple of new book *The Beat, The Scene, The Sound*, guides us through a half-dozen cuts that defined the origins of house music in New York

A Quietus Interview

“Honey, Everything Is Marketing” – An Interview With Honey Dijon

Nobody lives house music and its many contradictions like Honey Dijon. From soundtracking the catwalks of Louis Vuitton to playing at Panorama Bar, she straddles different worlds with deceptive ease but being a black trans artist is not an easy path to tread, says Manu Ekanayake

Black Sky Thinking

The Quietus Writers’ 50 Favourite Dance Remixes

The Quietus writers and staff select fifty of their favourite dance music remixes, from much-loved classics to personal selections

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Andrew Weatherall, Frankie Knuckles and More Feature on 1000th Instalment of Resident Advisor’s Podcast Mix Series

The publication has also shared new mixes by DJ Sprinkles, Helena Hauff and Theo Parrish, among others

Chicago Building Formely Housing The Warehouse Given Protected Status

A grassroots campaign set up by conservation group Preservation Chicago had called upon Chicago City Council to save it from the threat of demolition

Lost Frankie Knuckles Track Unearthed On New Release

The recently discovered track is being released by seminal Chicago label DJ International to mark the 35th anniversary of the late DJ and producer's first record

Posthumous Frankie Knuckles Track Features On New Compilation

'Carefree (I Am A Star)' is the first track to be unveiled from the forthcoming 'Jackmaster 7' release

Rare Frankie Knuckles Remixes Reissued

Two remixes by Frankie Knuckles of Womack & Womack's 'MPB' will be reissued later this month by Melodies International

Terry Farley’s Tribute To Frankie Knuckles

The acid house man remembers his friend, the Chicago house luminary, who passed away one year ago today; listen to Underworld's versions of Baby Wants To Ride with Heller & Farley and The Misterons below

Frankie Knuckles RIP

Chicago's founding father of house music has passed away aged 59

LIVE REPORT: Lovebox Sunday

Andy Thomas revels in another fruity Lovebox Sunday and finds that it's DJ Harvey and the dance tents that make the day. Photographs courtesy of Sean Delaney and Mark Storey

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Jake West's documentary about the moral panic surrounding alleged 'Video Nasties' gets its claws into Mat Colegate

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Things Learned At: Nowe Horyzonty Film Festival 2013

Mat Colegate shares some insights into the 2013 Nowe Horyzonte film festival in Wroclaw, Poland

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Thor-midable or merely Thor-mulaic? Mat Colegate casts his cycloptic single eye over the latest in the Marvel superheroes franchise

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Is It A Turd? Man Of Steel Reviewed
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C'mon, there was no way that headline was going unused. Mat Colegate reviews the latest attempt to bring Superman to the big screen

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Nowhere Man: ‘Slacker’ At 30 And The Evolution Of The Conspiracy Theorist

Richard Linklater's hangout classic Slacker turns 30 this year, and with it, the real-life parallels grow more curious. Conspiracy theorists often are those hiding in plain sight, finds Daniel Broadley

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Blank Generation: Jim Jarmusch’s Permanent Vacation

With the BFI's Jim Jarmusch season underway Michael Wojtas has a look back at the director's 1980 feature debut

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Courtney Love Reforms Classic Hole Line-Up

Love reunites with Auf Der Maur, Erlandson and Schemel

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Toy Story 2 At 20: Mortality And Acceptance On The Edge Of 30

Celebrating the anniversary of a bona fide animated masterpiece gives weight to reflection on the meaning of life itself, far beyond the promise of just another sparky animation, finds Karl Smith

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Nothing Fabulous Lasts: Fleshback, Studio 54 & Alt-Sex Clubbing On Film

With the release of new films Fleshback and Studio 54, Soma Ghosh looks through the cinematic history of alternative sexual identities and the clubs they let loose in

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Super Zeros: Kick Ass 2 Reviewed

Mat Colegate Hulks out on 'real-world' superhero sequel Kick Ass 2

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Kneale Before Satan: The Witches Reviewed

Mat Colegate settles down with a glass of hemlock to view the new release of The Witches, a 1966 occult horror film from the pen of cult scribe Nigel Kneale

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“Fix Your F*cking Face!” The Film Roles Of Mark Kozelek

To Mark his cameo in Paolo Sorrentino's Youth, Oliver Lunn looks back over the acting roles of Red House Painter, Sun Kil Moon-er and arch wind-up-merchant Mark Kozelek

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Sci-Fi in Translation: Dante 01 and La Antena

Can foreign filmmakers inject new life into the tired genre of science fiction? Yes and no, finds Dave Moats.

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Vampish, Vulgar and Vacuous: Fellini’s La Citta Delle Donne Reappraised

Colm McAuliffe knees Fellini in the ghoulies having watched the director's La Citta Delle Donne (City Of Women), recently re-released on Blu-ray and DVD by Eureka Entertainment

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You Can Be Anything: On Oscar Micheaux, History’s Most Prolific African American Filmmaker

Controversial yet mainstream, Oscar Micheaux is the often forgotten African-American filmmaker who paved the way for Steve McQueen, Spike Lee and Childish Gambino. Soma Ghosh guides us through Micheaux's history

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Coming Of Age: Richard Linklater’s Boyhood Reviewed

Gary Green grows old gracefully in the company of Richard Linklater's latest.

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Let The Music Play: Six Steps In The Evolution of New York House

“Honey, Everything Is Marketing” – An Interview With Honey Dijon

The Quietus Writers’ 50 Favourite Dance Remixes

News 8

Andrew Weatherall, Frankie Knuckles and More Feature on 1000th Instalment of Resident Advisor’s Podcast Mix Series

Chicago Building Formely Housing The Warehouse Given Protected Status

Lost Frankie Knuckles Track Unearthed On New Release

Posthumous Frankie Knuckles Track Features On New Compilation

Rare Frankie Knuckles Remixes Reissued

Terry Farley’s Tribute To Frankie Knuckles

Frankie Knuckles RIP

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