Michael Bellis

Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Albums: Alex Kapranos’ Baker’s Dozen

The Franz Ferdinand frontman distils his record collection into a top 13 favourite albums

A Babylonian Tower: Marc Hollander’s Favourite Music

Marc Hollander's Aksak Maboul have released one of the albums of the year and his Crammed Discs label have consistently provided a wide-ranging soundtrack to the globe. He guides David McKenna through favourite albums in this week's Baker's Dozen

Ear-Walking Woman: Natalia Beylis Interviewed

The Ireland-based experimental musician talks to Jennifer Lucy Allan about trees, pianos, Edward Gorey's alphabet and the difficulty in pressing the sound of crisp packets to vinyl

‘No Pass Outs!’ Things The Quietus Learned At Supersonic Festival

Luke Turner, Rory Gibb, Colm McAuliffe and Laurie Tuffrey report back on a weekend of varied sonic treats at this year's two-day Supersonic festival, featuring Swans, Sleaford Mods, Sly & The Family Drone and plenty of other acts not beginning with 'S'

Jenny Hval: New LP Details

tQ favourite to release new album in June

On March The Saints: The Evolution Of New Orleans Metal

With new music out by New Orleans' three best metal bands, Eyehategod, Downn and Crowbar, Dean Brown takes a look at what makes heavy music from the Crescent City tick in the way it does

Playing The (Baker’s) Dozens: George Clinton’s Favourite Albums

With the funk kingpin and founder of Parliament and Funkadelic taking his bands on a festival tour this summer, Suzie McCracken caught up with him to find out about the 13 records that have stuck with him through his lifetime

Liberation Music: Terrie Ex & Thurston Moore Live At Incubate

The spirit of punk rock is not to be found in obscure band T-shirts, screaming distortion, authentic sounding lyrics or pedal boards, argues John Doran. The real fireworks are created by nakedness and a true philosophy of liberation

Six Organs Of Admittance

Hexadic II

Jennifer Walshe

ALL THE MANY PEOPLS

The Irish-born experimental composer's new works are like a browser window open to the fifty most perfect tabs on the internet, finds Dustin Krcatovich

These Gifts: Mark Arm Of Mudhoney’s Favourite Albums

As they embark upon a run of UK dates tonight, the Seattle fuzz merchants' frontman takes Nick Hutchings on a tour of his top 13 LPs

It’s A Silk Sash Bash: Suzi Quatro’s 13 Favourite Albums

The one-time Leather Tuscadero talks to Ben Graham about the records that changed her life, plus breaking down barriers, seeking new challenges and being snubbed by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Silver Fox: Bryan Ferry Live In Brighton, By Simon Price

Simon Price admires the attractive artifice of Bryan Ferry, and concludes that it's best to never scratch beneath the surface

The Show: Michael Cragg’s Wild Ride Through Early-00s Pop Music

With his new book *Reach for the Stars*, Michael Cragg explores the backstage tears and Prozac prescriptions that fuelled the legendary stars of the new millennium, from Girls Aloud to Atomic Kitten

New Life

Visions Of The Third Eye

Long unavailable and going for an absolute packet on Discogs, this newly re-issued treasure from Steve Reid, David Wertman, and Brandon Ross is an essential cut, for Cal Cashin

The Wind is Screaming Around the Trees: 40 Years of Psychocandy

Four decades back a major label released a debut album that sounded like almost nothing on earth while still sounding incredibly familiar. Our man in San Francisco Ned Raggett takes stock of it all