The hard-grafting London punk four-piece all work full-time, they tell Jamie Ryder, but they’ve found the time to record a thrilling new full-length and play Thurston Moore’s birthday, among other things. Sauna Youth portrait by Owen Richards
Following the publication of his book _The England's Dreaming Tapes_, author and journalist Jon Savage talks punk with The Quietus, and kindly donates an interview that just couldn't fit into his thousand-odd page bustling tome.
Two decades since the release of their debut single, 'The First Big Weekend' – and 10 years since they called it a day – Arab Strap are back with a handful of reunion shows, and a new compilation. They give Nicola Meighan a guided tour of their favourite singles, furthest-flung rarities and bizarrest 'self-destructive ideas'