Paul Morley

Reviews 1

The Art Of Noise
Who's Afraid Of The Art Of Noise (reissue)

Articles 9

Lost And Found: An Introduction To Andrew Poppy By Paul Morley

Among the chart topping radical pop hits of Frankie Goes To Hollywood and Art Of Noise, contemporary composer Andrew Poppy was, on the surface of it, an oddity on ZTT. Here Paul Morley explains why he was an ideal fit for the label

Books

One Tony Wilson Place: Paul Morley Interviewed

As Faber publishes his new book about the broadcaster and Factory records boss, *From Manchester with Love: The Life and Opinions of Tony Wilson*, Paul Morley talks to Fergal Kinney about gentrification, TV ghosts, and the North

Anniversary

40 Years Later: Closer & The Last Days Of Joy Division

Because of the death of Ian Curtis and the nature of the band's last recordings, Joy Division's Closer is an album around which a stillness has settled. In truth, says Jonathan Wright as he talks to Peter Hook and Paul Morley, no band evolved so rapidly. All Joy Division portraits courtesy of Kevin Cummins

A Quietus Interview

The Noise Of Art: Trevor Horn On ZTT’s 30th Birthday

Al Niven talks to Trevor Horn about three decades of Zang Tuum Tumb

A Quietus Interview

Limitless Joy: Kylie Minogue Interviewed

On the eve of her new album, The Abbey Road Sessions, pop goddess Kylie Minogue talks to Simon Price about Nick Cave, the Manics, Lady Gaga, age prejudice and lesbian love scenes

Rock's Backpages

Rock’s Backpages: Paul Morley’s 1997 Review Of Radiohead’s OK Computer

Fifteen years after the release of Radiohead's phenomenal OK Computer, we visit the Rock's Backpages archive for Paul Morley's Uncut magazine review

A Quietus Interview

A Wild Nobility: An Adam Ant Exclusive By Simon Price

After a 15-year period away from the music business Adam Ant is back in the spotlight once again. Simon Price meets a musical maverick and iconic star of the 80s to talk inspiration, madness and coming back fighting

Black Sky Thinking

A Decade In Review: David Stubbs Asks Whatever Happened To Pop?

The Quietus kicks off a series of essays looking back at the past decade with David Stubbs' look at the evolution of what we call pop

A Quietus Interview

Paul Morley Interviewed: The Rise Of Zang Tuum Tumb, And The Fall Of ZTT

In an extensive interview, Paul Morley tells David McNamee a personal history of his involvement Zang Tuum Tumb label

News 2

WATCH: David Bowie At The V&A Films

Short films featuring Paul Morley and Alan Yentob made to coincide with new exhibition

Dave Haslam: Interviews Round-Up

Writer speaking to Mary Anne Hobbs, Paul Morley, Neneh Cherry and more in the coming weeks

Previously Read

Strange World Of...

Funk In A Cold Climate – The Strange World Of… A Certain Ratio

Factory Records stalwarts and pioneering groove alchemists A Certain Ratio take Ed Power on a guided tour of their strange, thrilling and sometimes humorous adventures in pop

Subscribers

Organic Intelligence

Organic Intelligence XLIX: Southend (Avant) Rock

In this month’s antidote to the algorithm, Tim Burrows steps into the outer reaches of the music scene of his Essex seaside hometown and tries to get back before the tide turns

A Quietus Interview

Kora! Kora! Kora! Toumani And Sidiki Diabaté Interviewed

Representing the 71st and 72nd generations in a griot family, master kora players Toumani And Sidiki Diabaté are interviewed by Richie Troughton about Mali, tradition and hip hop

A Quietus Interview

Coil Interview & Extract From England’s Hidden Reverse

The American writer Derek de Koff got in touch with us recently to offer us this rarely seen or read Coil interview (with John Balance and Peter Christopherson) from 2001. And we've also got a long extract from David Keenan's excellent England's Hidden Reverse on the narcotic and artistic influences on Love's Secret Doman. Thanks to Luke Cartledge & Mark Pilkington

A Quietus Interview

Relentless Raw Movement: Death Grips Interviewed

Death Grips are the single most exciting new thing we have heard in 2011. John Calvert asks Flatlander about their methodology, hip hop, Odd Future, California and mental illness. Image courtesy Death Grips.

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Paul Morley

Reviews 1

The Art Of Noise
Who's Afraid Of The Art Of Noise (reissue)

Articles 9

Lost And Found: An Introduction To Andrew Poppy By Paul Morley

One Tony Wilson Place: Paul Morley Interviewed

40 Years Later: Closer & The Last Days Of Joy Division