Michael Bellis
Anniversary
An Altamont for Rock Music’s Imperial Period: June 1, 1974 Half A Century On
The diaristic title of the Kevin Ayers, John Cale, Brian Eno and Nico's live record demands it be put into some kind of historical context. Michael Bellis looks at a highly unusual album released in a time of great cultural and social change
Anniversary
An Altamont for Rock Music’s Imperial Period: June 1, 1974 Half A Century On
The diaristic title of the Kevin Ayers, John Cale, Brian Eno and Nico's live record demands it be put into some kind of historical context. Michael Bellis looks at a highly unusual album released in a time of great cultural and social change
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Limits Of Transgression: Remembering Genesis P-Orridge
Genesis P-Orridge was seen by many as a counter-cultural 'icon'. In the wake of their death this weekend, Luke Turner looks back at their radical life and argues that to see it honestly, the full story of their abusive behaviour needs to be told
Black Sky Thinking
Burn Up The Floor: Pop & Politics In 2013 Dance Music
At the end of an exhausting year in club music, Rory Gibb reflects back upon 2013 on and off the dancefloor, and considers some of the political, social and technological issues facing the dance music community in the near future
A Quietus Interview
Africa In Your Cassette Decks: Awesome Tapes From Africa Interviewed
With his set at Field Day on the horizon, Brian Shimkovitz, the founder of the blog-turned-label, discusses dusting off forgotten musical gems from across the African continent and the ethics of reissuing with Annette Barlow
