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A Quietus Interview
Listening To Me: Nubya Garcia Interviewed
Saxophonist, bandleader and best jazz newcomer (officially!), Nubya Garcia is a powerful and precious force on the thriving London jazz scene. Ahead of her set at Field Day, she talks about bebop discipline, dealing with microaggressions, and how to feel the fear and play it anyway
Black Sky Thinking
What Is New Weird Britain? A Guide To The UK Underground In 2018
As we get ready for this year's Supersonic Festival, Noel Gardner, John Doran and Luke Turner present their takes on what the underground we're calling New Weird Britain constitutes, from anti-corporate defiance, performance art, and a bold new exploration of landscape and place
A Quietus Interview
Remembering Stewart Lupton: An Archive Interview
The death of Stewart Lupton, former singer with New York pioneers Jonathan Fire*Eater, was announced earlier today. In this archive interview, first published in The Stool Pigeon in 2007, Phil Hebblethwaite discussed his comeback project Childballads, rivalry with The Walkmen, and his battle with drugs. Portrait by Phil Knott
New Weird Britain
Noel’s Foul House: Your New Weird Britain for May
Our powerful bi-monthly antidote to pop music, a round-up of the real stuff, music available primarily on cassette tape and three-inch CD, songs that will glow from the boot of your car like in Repo Man. Includes Aja, Yeah You, Vanishing Twin and the great Nick Blinko of Rudimentary Peni
Black Sky Thinking
Junk Shop Classical On Peter Warlock: Music Stories Told £1 Record By £1 Record
Peter Warlock, occultist and wild man of early-20th century British classical music, took his own life in 1930, aged 36. He died a fringe concern, but his cult and music continue to grow, says Phil Hebblethwaite. We see now how far ahead of his time he was
