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The Cost Of Living: Pyrrhon, Skepticism And The Abscess Of Capitalism

New York extreme metallers Pyrrhon have released a new album that eviscerates our current way of living. When the alternatives are insanity and death, perhaps the ancient philosopher the band is named after offers a way forward. Dan Franklin investigates, with a little help from Professor Richard Bett and Travis Bickle

Trapped In The Overground: The Sickness Of The Music Industrialist

Keith Kahn-Harris argues that Ian Winwood’s startling memoire *Bodies: Life and Death in Music* inadvertently makes the case for the superiority of underground music scenes

Sing It Like Foreigner: When Daft Punk Met Todd Edwards

In an exclusive extract from his new book, Daft Punk's Discovery: The Future Unfurled, Ben Cardew explores the collaboration between the French dance duo and New Jersey garage kingpin behind the classic track ‘Face to Face’

Despacio’s The Place: James Murphy & Soulwax Discuss New Soundsystem

This week, James Murphy and the Dewale brothers bring their gigantic Despacio soundsystem to London for a three night residency. They tell Ian Wade all about their 50,000 watt disco Stonehenge

Patrick Wolf Live: Moving Out Of The Twilight

After witnessing Patrick Wolf's live show at Thekla, Nick Southall wonders why the singer still hasn't been able to escape the shadow of his persona. Photo by Rachel Lipsitz

Anois, Os Ard: July In Irish Underground Music Reviewed By Eoin Murray

In the tenth edition of our column on the sounds emanating from the Irish undergrowth, Eoin Murray finds arboreal sound art and speaks to Lankum’s Ian Lynch about his Fire Draw Near podcast

EP Of The Week: Aphex Twin’s Blackbox Life Recorder 21f

John Doran welcomes the complex emotional register and melodicism of Richard D. James' latest EP for Warp

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Killing It In America: An Interview With Uniform

With their second album of industrial noise punk metal fury out now, Noel Gardner talks downward spirals, overloaded drum machines and pulp fiction with NYC duo Uniform

The Great Divide: On Laibach In North Korea

As Laibach return from their controversial visit to Pyongyang, North Korea, Alexei Monroe looks at the frequently unhinged Western media reaction to the trip, and asks where it sits with their long-standing ambigious exploration of totalitarianism. Photo by Jorund F Pedersen

Low Culture Podcast: Suicide’s Debut Album

In this month's pod, Luke Turner and John Doran explore the beauty and violence of this masterpiece from Alan Vega and Martin Rev

Stock Film: The Wolf Of Wall Street Reviewed

David Moats dives into the Bacchanalian carnage of Scorsese's latest

Bountiful Summer: Quietus Albums Of The Year So Far 2014

Here is tQ's half year studio album list voted for by Luke Turner, Rory Gibb, Laurie Tuffrey, Sophie Coletta and John Doran (who wrote and compiled the feature)

Quietus Reissues etc. Of The Year 2019 (In Association With Norman Records)

Our 100 favourite reissues, soundtracks, mixes live albums, compilations and miscellany for the last 12 months, as selected by Jennifer Lucy Allan, Robert Barry, Tristan Bath, Charlie Brigden, Patrick Clarke, John Doran, Christian Eede, Noel Gardner, Ella Kemp and Sean Kitching

The Power Of Doubt: Liars’ Guide To New LP WIXIW

After all those weird and abstract hints on the Amateur Gore tumblr, here's the information from the horse's mouth: Angus Andrew tells Luke Turner about the themes and making of new album WIXIW, their increasing use of electronics, and relationship with producer Daniel Miller