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A Quietus Interview
The Unanswered Question: Irmin Schmidt Interviewed
Few post-war musicians can match Irmin Schmidt’s creative drive, says Duncan Seaman. The veteran musician, composer and Can founder, talks about his Villa Wunderbar anthology of film music and solo work and his upcoming live shows
Books
5th Chamber—Creative Reorganisation: Will Ashon Enters The Wu
In an exclusive extract from his new book, *Chamber Music: About the Wu-Tang (in 36 Pieces)*, Will Ashon discusses re-referentiality, Wu-slang, and "one of the finest musical evocations ever recorded of the sensation of being baked"
Books
Unearthing Ancient Evils: An Interview With Adam Nevill
Following the release of his ninth novel, *The Reddening*, on Halloween, Sean Kitching talks to the three times August Derleth Award winning author about moving to his own imprint, the relationship between folk music and horror and the influence of South Devon’s landscape on his new book
Film
Who Paints These Houses? On Harvey Keitel And Martin Scorsese
Marty's magnanimous return with The Irishman marks a triumphant reunion among greats. Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Al Pacino form the main trio – but there's more to be said about Scorsese's relationship with Harvey Keitel, finds Brogan Morris
Black Sky Thinking
How Punks In Churches Changed Germany & What Still Needs To Be Done
Thirty years on from the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, Beate Peter remembers a childhood where music was an escape from the strictures of Communism and punk gigs in churches were subversive acts and asks, what needs to happen to complete the process of reunification? Photo of Di Toten Hosen at a church gig by Mark Reeder
Black Sky Thinking
No Obligatory Excuse: Is ‘The Classical’ By The Fall Racist?
Coming just a year after Mark E Smith's death, Cherry Red's wonderful reissue of Hex Enduction Hour and Paul Hanley's engrossing book, Have A Bleedin Guess, forced John Doran to reassess the most notorious lyric in The Fall's four decade long career
Baker's Dozen
Something Got Him Started: Mick Hucknall’s Favourite Albums
As Simply Red release a new album, Mick Hucknall talks about what he considers the “perfect and complete” albums that inspired him, defined his approach to making music, and taught him how to be in a band. Also, about how he thrilled he was to be cock-blocked by Miles Davis. Photo by Dean Chalkley
Anniversary
In Fair England: Fairport Convention’s Liege & Lief At 50
Yes they probably invented folk rock but also, on their landmark third album, Fairport Convention, presented a view of England that has now been lost... one of violent division along lines of class and gender but one that was also positive and questing, says Michael Hann
Books
What We Talk About When We Talk About Pop: Agnès Gayraud
Agnès Gayraud makes pop music under the name La Féline but she is also a philosopher, and her latest book The Dialectic of Pop, newly published by Urbanomic, explores the theory behind the music we love. She talks to David McKenna about Adorno, Hegel, and writing pop songs inspired by science fiction
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