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Columnus Metallicus: The Best Metal Of 2016

ALL HAIL Louise Brown, Kez Whelan and Pavel Godfrey as they dig up the highlights in thrash, doom, crust, black, death and classic metal from the past 12 months. HORNS UP! The Body photo by Megan Holmes

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Full Clip: The Best Hip Hop Of 2016 With Gary Suarez

For the final installment ever of his monthly column, our esteemed American rap critic and delivers his picks for the finest projects of the past year

A Dead Dog’s Arse Of A F***ing Year: Mr Agreeable Reviews 2016

2016 was so unpleasant that even Mr Agreeable couldn't find much to love. The deranged old sot has sent in a green ink missive featuring his views on Trump, Brexit, Corbyn, Rag N'Bone Man, Kanye West and James Corden

The Quietus Albums Of The Year 2016, In Association With Norman Records

A few notes on the list: the annual Quietus chart was compiled by Luke Turner, John Doran, Christian Eede and Karl Smith and based largely on what we've listened to and loved the most over the year rather than any attempt at consensus and objectivity. A thousand thanks to Paddy Clarke for his assistance putting the feature together.

That Was The Year That Was: 2016 In Art

As 2016 prepares to shuffle off its clogs and resign itself to the dustbin of history, Craft/Work looks back at some of the year’s notable exhibitions and art-related news stories

Double Portraits: Sebastian Smee On The Art Of Rivalry

From the story of Degas‘s portrait of Manet to Freud's struggle with Bacon, Sebastian Smee talks to Craft/Work about the productive history of artistic rivalries

Why 2016’s Environmental Crisis Needs More Than The “Escapist” Planet Earth II

This year, two works drawing on BBC natural history footage presented sharply different explorations of the relationships among people and the non-human world, writes Rory Gibb

Lay Of Her Land: Brix Smith Start’s Favourite Albums

As she prepares to release a debut album with her band of former Fall troopers, Brix Smith Start takes Julian Marszalek through some of the records that have shaped her life

tQ’s Reissues Etc Of 2016, In Association With Norman Records

Here it is, our compilations, reissues, mixes, live albums & mixtapes top 100 of 2016 as voted for by John Doran, Luke Turner, Karl Smith and Christian Eede, with help from Paddy Clarke

Incorporated – The Future Of Disaster Capitalism

SyFy's new show has flaws, but is more boldly political than its genre peers, writes John Tatlock. *May contain mild spoilers*

Why ‘Do One 2016’ Isn’t Enough & We Need Aesthetic Dissent

In the latest Quietus Wreath Lecture, Joe Kennedy argues that in the age of Brexit and Trump we need to sharpen and weaponise our approach to consuming culture

Rashad Becker

Traditional Music of Notional Species vol.II

Bjarki

Æ / Lefhanded Fuqs / Б

Why I Wanted To Fuck Donald Trump* (*Apologies To Ballard)

Pondering JG Ballard's essay on Ronald Regan, Philippa Snow looks at the post-apocalyptic and entirely bleak entertainment of Donald Trump hitting the internet

Spool’s Out: The Top Tapes Of 2016 With Tristan Bath

Out tapes editor Tristan Bath is back with his top cassettes released in 2016

A New Material Vocabulary: The Ulm Model At Raven Row

Unpacking the design philosophy of Ulm's Hochschule für Gestaltung with the help of a new exhibition at Raven Row

Time, Work, Discipline: The (Not) Music Of Bruce Nauman

With the release of a new vinyl record of the soundtrack to Bruce Nauman’s first violin film, Craft/Work considers the artist’s place in the development of a new music aesthetics

Guilt And Responsibility: The Unknown Girl Reviewed

James Ubaghs reviews the Dardenne Brother's low-key procedural The Unknown Girl

Not Right: Stooges Doc Gimme Danger Reviewed

Jennifer Lucy Allan reviews Jim Jarmusch's Stooges documentary, but is it a Real Cool Time or an L.A. Snooze?

Public Image Ltd.

Metal Box (Reissue)

Moor Mother

Fetish Bones

Axis of Tweeville: Mawkish Brit Food Culture V The Glory Of Keith Floyd

In the year of Brexit, Harry Sword examines sinister twee nationalism in food culture - and wishes Keith Floyd were here to sort it out.

Complete Communion: The Best Jazz Of 2016 With Stewart Smith

Sailing a ship through post-Brexit waters, Stewart Smith reflects on the year in jazz and improvised music, and presents his top ten releases of 2016

Pangaea

In Drum Play

A Breath Of Fresh Air: Tough Tits Interviewed

In a year that feels endlessly suffocating and misogynistic, Newcastle punks Tough Tits provide some much needed catharsis. Tara Joshi speaks to the band about presumptions, pressures and plans. Photo Janina Sabaliauskaite

Rum Music: The Best Of 2016 With Russell Cuzner

Compiling an end of year ‘top ten’ of music from the more undefinable end of the sonic spectrum always proves challenging for the Rum Music Library. But, being more accustomed to stubbornly standing with difficulty than rolling over into the recovery position of enjoyment, Russell Cuzner has risen to the challenge to highlight how 2016 has provided the widest range yet of audacious audio experiences from music’s borderlands

Bowie, Prince, Cohen & The Quiet Power Of Public Grief, By Jude Rogers

Reflecting on a year that has seen so many musical heroes taken from us, Jude Rogers explores how a shared sense of sorrow is far from indulgent, but might help us all through these strange and difficult times

Wadada Leo Smith

America's National Parks

The Death Of Dissent: Richard H Kirk’s Baker’s Dozen

With the release of the Richard H Kirk and Sandoz box sets, the Cabaret Voltaire lynchpin takes us through thirteen of his favourite and most enduring albums

Straight Hedge: The Best Punk & HC Of 2016 With Noel Gardner

Noel Gardner brings you his top ten punk and hardcore records of the year and another top ten of juicy cuts he missed the first time round