The Cramps

“I Prefer Their Later Work”: 40 Brilliant Albums At The End Of Artists’ Careers

Sod the first few EPs, we say a band's real hidden gems are buried at the end, among the ill-advised career moves and last grasps at fading relevance. Here, tQ writers fight the corner for their favourite unloved and underrated records from the tail-end of their favourite artists' discography.

As American As Capote: The Cramps’ Songs The Lord Taught Us Revisited

Julian Marszalek revisits The Cramps' debut and finds a glorious, hermetically sealed world of dark delights and puerile pursuits

Coming Twice: Why Do Artists Feel Compelled To Reenact Past Events?

Jeremy Allen investigates the current vogue for artistic reenactments of concerts and tours, from Genesis' The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway to The Cramps and Einsturzende Neubauten making a racket at the ICA. Featuring interviews with Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard, Jo Mitchell, Vivienne Gaskin, Jeremy Deller Mike Rutherford impersonator Sébastien Lamothe

The Falco Has Landed: Tav Falco Interviewed

Richie Troughton talks with the Panther Burns frontman about his life in music, his new book and the majestic legacy of Memphis

Kid Congo Powers Interview: From Gun Play To Monkey Business

Teen Beat: Miki Berenyi’s Favourite Albums

From her teenage adoration of Julian Cope to days spent trawling through the record collection of the local library, Miki Berenyi guides Stephanie Phillips through the 13 albums that made her

Getting To The Point: Anthony Fantano’s Favourite Albums

With over two million subscribers to his YouTube channel, Anthony Fantano has caused a revolution in music journalism. In this week's Baker's Dozen he talks Max Pilley through 13 favourite albums, from ODB to MIA, Laurie Anderson and LCD

No Definitive Version: Nate Young’s Most Influential Records

Nate Young talks to Jennifer Lucy Allan about what made his music, from teenage revelations, learning when to press record, and roofing with Scott Asheton.

Rediscovering Mystery: Neko Case’s Baker’s Dozen

With her ninth full-length album set for release at the beginning of next month, Neko Case takes Emma Madden on a trip from The Cramps to Joanna Newsom, as she calls at 13 ports of strangeness for her Baker's Dozen.

By Design: Jim Jones Of The Righteous Mind’s Favourite Albums

Before they headline Walthamstow's Stow Festival this weekend, The Righteous Mind's leader gives Julian Marszalek an insight into "where my head is at right now" with a tour through his current top 13 albums

Tapestry Traverse: Tom Furse Of The Horrors’ Favourite Exotica Albums

Before The Horrors' keyboards man launches his new compilation of exotica and library music from the Southern Library of Recorded Music tonight, he takes us on a tour of some of the guiding lights behind Digs

Main F**king Event: Adrian Flanagan Of The ERC’s Favourite LPs

In the week of release for their second album, one of The Eccentronic Research Council's musical maestros writes us an "autobiographical chronological" journey through his life in listening

Life Of A Discaholic: Mats Gustafsson’s Favourite Albums

The prolific free jazz saxophonist, The Thing and Fire! member and crate digger extraordinaire takes up our top 13 albums gauntlet