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A Quietus Interview
Pedal Off The Metal: Backxwash Interviewed
Ahead of a much-anticipated slot at this year’s Supersonic Festival, the Canadian-Zambian rapper speaks to Alex Rigotti about her pivot away from industrial beats, the end of her award-winning album trilogy and an embrace of considered craftsmanship on Only Dust Remains. Content warning: this article contains discussions of suicide.
Live Reviews
Keeping A Covenant: What we Bring to Springsteen Live, and What he Gives Back
After seeing Bruce Springsteen at Wembley, Michael Hann writes a deeply personal essay about the power of live music, not as redemption or catharsis, but as a unique and potent force that reflects who we are when we encounter it
Anniversary
To Chop And Change: Pavement’s Wowee Zowee 30 Years On
Lesley Chow dissects the (semi-) serious intent behind Stephen Malkmus' nonsensical rhymes on Pavement's 3rd album which was positioned as the "logical end-point of rock". This feature was originally published in 2020 to mark the album's 25th anniversary
