The Quietus

Standon Calling Announces Line-Up

Intimate August event unveiled

Angular’s Cold Waves Launch Party TONIGHT

Start of a stern weekend...

Secret Diary Of A Rock & Roll Star, Aged 45 ½: Part One. By John Moore

Former thirsty absinthe importer, Mary Chain drummer, Black Box Recorder guitarist and debonair man of letters Mr John Moore starts a new diary for the Quietus. In Part One, an altercation with a shredder leaves him rueing the fact that, all too often, the first cut is the deepest

Suede “Too Loud” For Who Frontman

Roger Daltrey deafened at Teenage Cancer Trust gig

We’ve Always Been A Bit Strange: We Have Band Interviewed

Ailbhe Malone talks to the dance-rock trio about married life, Roy Orbison and stage fright

Factory Floor To Support Liars

Plus single in the shops next week

Suede’s 100 Club Setlist As Spotify Playlist

To Hell With The Devil: Stryper Interviewed

Dr Rock chats religion, heavy metal and working as a park ranger with Stryper frontman Michael Sweet

Exclusive: Free Mulatu Astatke Downloads

Free music new and old from Ethiopia

Loops Extract: Napalm Death & The Possibility of Life’s Destruction

Taken from the second issue of the excellent _Loops_ journal, this edited extract sees Dan Franklin recounting the story behind Napalm Death's incendiary birth

Quietus & Branchage Present: British Sea Power’s Man of Aran Soundtrack

...live in a Hawksmoor Church

WIN! Liars Sisterworld Vinyl & Gig Tickets

Plus deluxe album and poster

Society Is Eating Itself Alive: Gonjasufi Interviewed

Cyrus Shahrad talks to Gonjasufi about an impending apocalypse, religion and terrorism, and selfish millionaire musicians

HEAR: New MGMT Track

Ed Harcourt Remembers Mark Linkous Of Sparklehorse

Singer/songwriter Ed Harcourt pays tribute to the late Mark Linkous, while Quietus man Adam Anonymous spends the day listening to his Sparklehorse albums...

The Devil Made Me Do It: A Jookabox Interview

Stevie Keen talks to David 'Moose' Adamson from Jookabox about losing Grampall and Indianapolis

Chrome Hoof New Album Details!

HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOF! Free download!

The Strange And Frightening World Of . . . Fabric’s First 100

To celebrate the recent 100th release from Fabric (that's 50 each for its live and mix series) we look back on some of their best mixes. There's a bundle of ten albums up for grabs too

Silent Sound: Iain & Jane And Jason Pierce Warp Minds In Middlesbrough

At this weekend's AV Festival, artists Iain & Jane will be joined by Jason Pierce as they revive their Silent Sound performance. In an essay for the Quietus, they take us through the event.

Quietus Scribe & Earl Brutus Quiz Tomorrow

Our Man Marszalek and Gordon King ask the Qs

FALL SOUND! Celebrate Mark E Smith’s Birthday Tonight

He's a 53 year old man and we like it

Morrissey: Maudlin Treats From Beyond The Hits

While there's nothing wrong with a Morrissey solo hits comp, that is never going to give you the whole story. Jeremy Allen, Jude Rogers, Alex Ogg, Will Parkhouse, Ben Graham, Tom Milway, Joseph Stannard and Petra Davis explain their non-hit single choices...

Why Whitey Needs To Get Off Lou Reed’s Dick And Onto Lady Gaga

"Grand" Mof Gimmers gives it to us straight - whitey is just too damn afraid of Lady Gaga... and would rather take refuge in fucked old codgers Reed, Osterberg Jr and Jones... but isn't that missing the fucking point?!

Exclusive: Liars Talk Yorke & Sisterworld Remix Album

Angus, Aaron and Julian explain how to email Thom Yorke and befriend the Melvins

New Hold Steady Album and Interview

Details of new Hold Steady album and interview with Craig Finn and Tad Kubler

Zac Pennington Of The Parenthetical Girls On Being Buried Alive

Written by Zac Pennington

Smashed Up Mandolins & Anarcho-Primitivism: Wooden Veil Interviewed

Berlin based art group Wooden Veil discuss terror, chaos and using a giant dog food container for percussion with Sophie Barnett

Looking Reality In The Face: Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra Interview

With Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra set to showcase their first official video on The Quietus next week, Daniel Ross grabbed a chat with Efrim Menuck to discuss their new album _Kollapse Traxionales_

Dev Hynes Of Lightspeed Champion Short Story: Was Leo Tolstoy An Idiot?

Devonte Hynes is the Iain M. Banks to Dev Hynes' Iain Banks we guess if this sci-fi yarn is anything to go by. Thanks to Dev and Domino for letting us publish this strange tale...

Todd Rundgren: A Wizard, A True Star Preview

Dino Gollnick catches up with Todd Rundgren to talk about the UK premiere of his _A Wizard, A True Star_ show

Make It Fight, Make It Feel: Hey Colossus Interviewed

Ash Dosanjh talks to the monolithic Hey Colossus about men with dapper hats and embracing the future ahead of their free gig at Catch tonight

LIARS Preview Insane Sisterworld Artwork

Plus remix rework tracklist revealed