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Elegant And Brutal: Todd Haynes On The Myth Of The Velvet Underground
A new documentary from the Velvet Goldmine and I’m Not There director explores the singular NYC band, who existed on the fringes of society and boundaries of taste but at the epicentre of the 1960’s avant-garde scene, as Ben Gilbert explains
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Elegant And Brutal: Todd Haynes On The Myth Of The Velvet Underground
A new documentary from the Velvet Goldmine and I’m Not There director explores the singular NYC band, who existed on the fringes of society and boundaries of taste but at the epicentre of the 1960’s avant-garde scene, as Ben Gilbert explains
Anniversary
Echo Decks: Stitching Together The Kaleidoscopic Tapestry Of Screamadelica
Two themes are routinely described as transformative for Primal Scream’s celebrated 1991 recording: acid house and Andrew Weatherall. But, as Ben Gilbert outlines, other factors led to an album that was both era-defining and defined by the era in which it was made
Anniversary
Echo Decks: Stitching Together The Kaleidoscopic Tapestry Of Screamadelica
Two themes are routinely described as transformative for Primal Scream’s celebrated 1991 recording: acid house and Andrew Weatherall. But, as Ben Gilbert outlines, other factors led to an album that was both era-defining and defined by the era in which it was made
A Quietus Interview
Kosmische Kid: The Celestial Soundscape Of John Was Trying To Contact Aliens
Across three decades, John Shepherd built a Nasa-style lab at his grandparents’ Michigan home to communicate with extra-terrestrials, beaming sets featuring Can, Kraftwerk and Neu! into space. Now the subject of an acclaimed film, he tells Ben Gilbert why and records an exclusive tQ mix
A Quietus Interview
Kosmische Kid: The Celestial Soundscape Of John Was Trying To Contact Aliens
Across three decades, John Shepherd built a Nasa-style lab at his grandparents’ Michigan home to communicate with extra-terrestrials, beaming sets featuring Can, Kraftwerk and Neu! into space. Now the subject of an acclaimed film, he tells Ben Gilbert why and records an exclusive tQ mix
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‘Close Your Eyes Or You Won’t See Anything’ – Jan Švankmajer’s Alice
David Moats says legendary stop-motion animator Jan Švankmajer's take on Alice In Wonderland is miles ahead of other children's films - not just for the way it brings dreams to life, but also for what it leaves to the imagination
Baker's Dozen
Metal Machine Music: A Persher Baker’s Dozen
Electronic producers but longtime punk, hardcore and metal heads, Blawan and Pariah take Patrick Clarke through the thirteen records that shaped their swerve into heavy music as Persher, from Meshuggah and Napalm Death to Converge and The Dillinger Escape Plan
