Aaron Skates

Silver Linings: Tamara Lindeman’s Baker’s Dozen

From her challenging relationship with Joni Mitchell to the picks from the thriving music community in her native Toronto, The Weather Station’s Tamara Lindeman takes Zara Hedderman through thirteen albums that shaped her songwriting

Kindred Spirits: Burial The Urban Explorer

Burial released his new EP, Kindred, though Hyperdub this week. In a piece that began as a simple review before spiraling out of control, Rory Gibb asks why he, out of all his contemporaries, has struck such a nerve with such a wide audience

Vince Staples

Big Fish Theory

LISTEN: Clip Of New Burial Track

Clip of 'Ashtray Wasp' played on Hyperdub's Rinse FM show last night

Columnus Bloody Columnus: Kez Whelan On August’s Heavy Metal

This month tQ welcomes Kez Whelan to sit on the embloodened, Columnus Metallicus throne where he casts his blazing eye across releases by Helms Alee, Horseback, Wrekmeister Harmonies and more

Cate Le Bon

Mug Museum

Uncorrected Proof: Taipei By Tao Lin Reviewed

Declan Tan finds himself caught in the whirlwind of this latest offering from, perhaps, one of the most unique literary voices of a generation

Hidden In Plain Sight: Cassavetes The Reluctant Hollywood Player

John Cassavetes disavowed his Hollywood acting roles, which were used to partially finance such esteemed directorial endeavours as Shadows and Faces (both arriving on Blu-ray next week). But as Anthony Nield argues, there is much to value in the pioneering indie filmmaker's studio work

Terakaft Set For One-Off Gig At Electrowerkz

Former Tinariwen members' desert-blues band announce date in May; UPDATE: change of date and venue

Burial Combines With Blackdown For New Split EP

'Shock Power Of Love' is out now on Blackdown's Keysound label

Full Clip: January’s Hip Hop Albums & Mixtapes Reviewed By Gary Suarez

Combining his Tape Adapter mixtape round-up with his album roundup for the first time ever, Gary Suarez comes through with a supersized new column stuffed with highly caloric rap reviews

Katy B, The Wedding Present For Tramlines

Gold Panda, Levon Vincent and more on first wave of names for Sheffield three-dayer in July

LISTEN: New Goat Girl

Goat Girl announce details of their debut album due out in April

Wooden Shjips

Vol. 2

Grace Jones Reissues Nightclubbing

Expanded edition set to include rare Gary Numan cover

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