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Anniversary
It Was Fifty Years Ago Today… Pete Paphides On David Bowie’s Debut LP
Fifty years ago today, David Bowie released his debut album on the same day The Beatles gave the world Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Pete Paphides reflects on their shared cultural history and canny grasp of the times
Baker's Dozen
Soul Soothers: Suzanne Ciani’s Favourite LPs
Ahead of her appearance at the environmentally sustainable electronic music festival Terraforma, Suzanne Ciani talks Jude Rogers through her favourite 13 albums, from Roxy Music to Pavarotti via Terry Riley and Eva Cassidy, Carole King and Penderecki
Live Reviews
DJ Windows 98 Live: Arcade Fire’s Win Butler & Haiti
Arcade Fire's Win Butler promised Reflektor would sound like a mix of "Studio 54 and Haitian Vodou," prompting calls of cultural appropriation. Now, he co-owns a Haitian restaurant and fuses American pop and Haitian konpa as DJ Windows 98. Haitian music nerd David Henderson traces Butler's Haiti obsession back to its source
A Quietus Interview
Best Supporting Actor: Steve Van Zandt Interviewed By Michael Hann
He's Silvio in the Sopranos, Bruce Springsteen's righthand man, now Steve Van Zandt has put out his first solo album in 18 years. He talks to Michael Hann about taking gyms on tour, the Boss, and why musicians should be more grateful to major labels
Black Sky Thinking
“I Prefer Their Later Work”: 40 Brilliant Albums At The End Of Artists’ Careers
Sod the first few EPs, we say a band's real hidden gems are buried at the end, among the ill-advised career moves and last grasps at fading relevance. Here, tQ writers fight the corner for their favourite unloved and underrated records from the tail-end of their favourite artists' discography.
A Quietus Interview
Low End Frequencies: Parris Interviewed
Ahead of his first release with the Hemlock label, London-born producer Parris talks to Christian Eede about the power of low end bass frequencies, minimalism and his progression from formative nights spent at club night FWD>> eight years ago. Photo courtesy of Hemlock
Film
Before The Empire Struck Back: Tie-Ins & The Making Of Star Wars
Over in California, Ned Raggett is still as interested in Star Wars as he was forty years back. But forty years back meant grappling with the fact that cooking shows for Wookies and brutal lightsaber attacks on young princesses coexisted fully. Here is his exploration into the original Star Wars expanded universe
Live Reviews
Maverick Magic: Adam Ant Live Royal Albert Hall
Adam Ant tours his anthems and his insect nation fill the Royal Albert Hall. It’s a comeback which can only be hailed as triumphant. Chris Roberts argues that the later, solo hits are every bit as dynamic as the Antmusic which gave us the early Eighties’ brightest star
Black Sky Thinking
Off The Record: How Studios Subliminally Silence Women
Producer, engineer and musician Grace Banks argues that recording studios are all-too-often male dominated and even hostile to women, from outright misogyny to the subtle messages in the buildings themselves. What might be done to change this?
Live Reviews
Buildings Are Transient Things: Einstürzende Neubauten Live
Newcastle's Boiler Shop was the birthplace of the industrial revolution. Now a new music venue, it was the perfect setting in which to witness the graceful evolution of Einstürzende Neubauten. Photos by Jay Dawson / Boiler Shop
