Matt Packer

The Breath Of Life: Colin Stetson Interviewed

Ahead of new music celebrating the life of his father and a show at Brighton’s Attenborough Centre next month, Colin Stetson talks to John Doran about the duality of his practice

Fighting Homogenisation: Dekmantel Reviewed

As the annual Amsterdam-based festival faces increasing popularity year on year, Christian Eede considers how Dekmantel is pushing against becoming just another dance music festival, and fits in a trip to new club De School along the way. Photos courtesy of Bart Heemskerk and Desiré van den Berg

Modular Therapy: Daniel Miller And Steve Davis In Conversation

Mute Records boss Daniel Miller and former snooker champ turned kraut-psych powerhouse Steve Davis discuss their love of modular synthesisers, ill-fated Jools Holland collaborations, commandeering Elton John's ARP 2600 and more

Boof! Where Are My Glasses? Wreckless Eric’s Adventures in The Medway Towns

In an exclusive extract from his memoir A Dysfunctional Success: The Wreckless Eric Manual, Eric Goulden looks back ruefully on an encounter with the police in Chatham

An Extract From Dr Johnson’s Dictionary Wherein He Defines Hip Hop

Noted Twitterer @DrSamuelJohnson recently published his first new dictionary in 250 years. To celebrate this remarkable feat, we today present the section where he passes definition upon the genre of hip hop

The Strange World Of… Gong

Prior to the release of their second post-Daevid Allen album, The Universe Also Collapses, Sean Kitching talks to Dave Sturt and Kavus Torabi of Gong about ten points of entry into a bewilderingly large back catalogue

Biffy Clyro Interview: Only Revolutions And The Long Haul

Emma Johnston celebrates the Biffster's new triumphant album, Only Revolutions

It’s A Family Affair: Rufus Wainwright Interviewed

Rufus Wainwright talks to Joseph Burnett about bereavement, engaging with pop music and Mark Ronson's fine, fine hair

John Robb On Massive Attack’s Blue Lines – 21 Years On

Sharp dressed man of punk rock John Robb casts his eye back two decades to the birth of something special

Massive Attack To Play Minecraft Festival

The inaugural Block by Blockwest festival will also host Pussy Riot, HEALTH and more

Music As Mountain Railroad: Jeb Loy Nichols’ Favourite Records

Musician and crate-digger extraordinaire Jeb Loy Nichols tells the stories behind the stops on his musical railroad, from a deep friendship with Adrian Sherwood and the heroes of Muscle Shoals that led to a love of bluegrass, country, reggae and soul

Todd Terje

It's Album Time

Battle Of The Black Album: Jay-Z vs Metallica vs Prince

Get in the ring Jay-Z, Metallica and Prince! Angus Batey, Harry Sword and Simon Price fight for their respective favourite Black Album. But who will you vote for?

Check His Machine: Paul McCartney Interviewed On McCartney II

As Paul McCartney reissues McCartney II, Stephen Dalton asks him about the creation of his most forward-thinking record, Delia Derbyshire, potentially collaborating with Gorillaz... and suggests that Macca's next LP should be death metal

High On Fire Announce New Album

California metal band reveal details of seventh record

Slash Talks Gay Marriage & Why He’s Against Proposition 8

Big hat guitarist Mr Slash tells the Quietus about why he's an advocate of gay marriage... even if he doesn't entirely believe in the idea of getting hitched