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There Is No Neutral: The Strange World Of… Mark Stewart

Wherein the towering frontman of The Pop Group and The Maffia takes occasional breaks from busting writer Dustin Krcatovich's chops to look back on four decades of fire theft, including the recently reissued 1983 album Learning To Cope With Cowardice

Glastonbury At 50 & The Loss Of The Communal Under Coronavirus

25 years ago, Jude Rogers had her life changed somewhere in a field near Pilton. On the 50th anniversary of the first Glastonbury weekend, she reflects on the sunny days of 1995, lamenting the loss of the communal live experience in the Coronavirus summer of 2020

Straight Dubplate Business: Slimzee’s Favourite Tracks

The godfather of grime takes Manu Ekanayake through thirteen favourite tracks, that soundtracked his journey through his part in the birth of grime, scaling tower blocks to set up pirate radio aerials, his hiatus following a mental breakdown, and helming chaotic raves from Milton Keynes to Ayia Napa

The Wheal Thing: Aphex Twin’s Alternative Cornish Language

From the myth of the methane princess to a reflection of Cornwall's rich history of radiocommunications, his home county permeates the music of Richard D James far more than as a cultural backwater, says Laura Snapes

A F**king Joy: Aidan Moffat’s Favourite Albums

With Aidan Moffat's excellent new record with Bill Wells just out, we sent Daniel Dylan Wray up to Glasgow to meet the former Arab Strap man/Quietus sex columnist to discuss his top formative albums. And, with the help of beers, a record player and one powerful deployment of the phrase "get to utter fuck", here's what he picked

In Tha Murder Business: Angel Haze Live, By John Calvert

In the latest Calvert Report, our man John Calvert starts to feel unusual as he sees Angel Haze live at Hoxton Bar & Kitchen

Sweet Lights

Sweet Lights

Mika Vainio

Kilo

Flow: Kendrick Lamar, Kraftwerk & More

Finland's Flow Festival adds rapper to mightily impressive bill already boasting Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, The Knife, Karenn and more

The Size Of The Ocean: Suzanne Ciani interviewed

Suzanne Ciani is an important and innovative figure in the history of electronic music, being one of the first owners and users of the Buchla modular synthesizer. Ahead of her appearance at Terraforma festival she talks to Ben Graham about the importance of spirituality in her practice

To Dance & Disappear: Lauren Martin On Moscow’s Outline Festival

Lauren Martin heads to the Karacharovsky Mechanical Plant for a weekend of raving that's far from the interchangeable line-ups commonly found at Europe's electronic festivals. Photos thanks to Kieran Behan

FILM PREVIEW: Grassroots

Stephen Gyllenhaal chats to Rod Kitson about his political comedy Grassroots, based on a true Seattle story, which opens in the UK this Friday

Howlin Rain

Live Rain

Tracey Thorn

Love And Its Opposite

Quietus Live: My Disco, PTTRNS, Factory Floor DJ LISTEN Here

Plus! PTTRNS & Factory Floor DJ set

Shaming The Shysters: Circle Traps Interviewed

Angus Finlayson normally isn't keen on electronic music that isn't designed for the dancefloor, but Circle Traps have changed his mind. Photo by Ella McCartney