Ted Gioia

The Indelible Stain: Gallon Drunk Interviewed

Russell Cuzner goes head to head with James Johnston of Gallon Drunk to discuss their artistic rebirth and new album The Soul Of The Hour

Summoning The Ancestors: Muqata’a Interviewed

Following the release of his new album Kamil Manqus, Adam Quarshie spoke to Palestinian hip hop producer and electronic musician Muqata’a about growing up under military occupation and making music as a way to preserve collective memory. Home page photograph by ROOT

Touching Base With France’s Former First Lady: Carla Bruni Interviewed

Jeremy Allen interviews Carla Bruni in Paris about her new album French Touch, but politics is strictly interdict. “I wish good luck to Mr and Mrs Trump, I wish good luck to Mr and Mrs Macron, and I don’t care, do you understand?”

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

Physical Resistance: Eric Clapton, Enoch Powell & Anti-Fascism

In an extract from his posthumously published anti-fascist history, Physical Resistance, Dave Hann recounts the events that lead to the birth of Rock Against Racism and pushed anti-fascism in to the mainstream

Sonic Router 021: Stanislav Sevostyanikhin Puts Things Into Kontext

For this month's Sonic Router, Oli Marlow talks to Russian producer Stanislav Sevostyanikhin, aka Kontext

Choose The Good Life: Club Tropicana By Wham! Revisited

Eli Davies looks back at one of Wham!'s biggest hits and admires what she sees