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The Ides Of Merch: Why Venues Need To Stop Ripping Off Musicians

Touring is not as lucrative as you might think. Are venues really taking 30%+ commission on merchandise? Artists have had enough. Sean Adams explores how attitudes are changing

Black Sabbath – Garry Mulholland’s Punk Eye View Of Vol. 4 Onwards

For his first feature length piece for the Quietus, Garry Mulholland recalls Black Sabbath from a punk rock metal outsider's perspective

Beth Jeans Houghton & The Hooves Of Destiny

Yours Truly, Cellophane Nose

Laraaji Announces Two New Records

A new album and EP will see release this autumn. Homepage photo courtesy of Nathan Perkel

The Last Shadow Puppets

The Age of Understatement

Brian Eno Remixes Headie One’s ‘Told’

The producer has delivered an ambient-inspired take on the track from the MC's recent mixtape

Nayeon

Im Nayeon

Twice’s big sister takes her first step as a soloist with a track list bursting with full-blown bubblegum pop

Peer Reviewed: FOQL Interviews SIKSA… And Vice Versa

Two of Poland’s most forward-thinking underground musicians discuss running independent venues and fostering diverse crowds, decentralising the Polish cultural landscape, the state of their home country’s independent music scene, and how their art contains far more than just political activism

Rapper Immortal Technique Swaps The Mean Streats Of Harlem For Afghanistan

Oxygène Of Collaboration: Jean-Michel Jarre’s Favourite Albums

As he releases his first new material in eight years, the French composer, producer and laser harp maestro talks Yousif Nur through a Baker's Dozen of LPs by artists who shaped or collaborated on his Electronica albums

Metallica’s Lars Ulrich On Cocaine, Oasis, Megadeth And That Quietus Incident

In the first of an occasional Quietus series, Lars Ulrich puts himself through the Rumour Mill and answers Joel McIver's questions on cocaine, whether 'St. Anger' was bobbins, and that little reviews hoo ha a few months back.

Pitchfork Union And NY Guild Condemn Pitchfork Restructure

In a joint statement, the organisations said the move by Condé Nast demonstrated "a lack of regard for the workers who have contributed to the company's success"

WATCH: New Lee Ranaldo Video

The Sonic Youth co-founder shares a second track from his upcoming album

Funky House: A Profile Of The Scene

As the budget flights take the nation's youth off for the summer season in Ayia Napa, Melissa Bradshaw gives The Quietus the lowdown on what's happening in the funky house scene.

Enter Shikari Release Tour Dates

September shows for post-hardcore heroes

Star Wars: Clone Wars. The Quietus Chokes On George Lucas’ Table-Scraps

As the Star Wars franchise churns out its first entirely CGI movie, Dan Curley wishes that Lucas had stayed on his ranch, stroking his beard.