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David Bowie: The Return Of The Thin White Hope

After a decade of artlessness Bowie is back. So why are so many clowns complaining, asks Chris Roberts

30-Years On: David Bowie’s Lodger Comes In From The Cold

Often seen as the poor third in the Berlin Trilogy, Ben Graham argues that it only shines when examined in isolation

The Hideous Ecstasy Of Fear: Diamond Dogs 40 Years On

It starts with an otherworldly squall, and the decadent dystopia of Diamond Dogs is never over, as Matthew Lindsay explains

Exploring Notions Of Decadence: Bowie’s Station To Station, 45 Years On

Ben Graham takes a detailed look at the decadent path trod by David Bowie during the creation of Station To Station

Bowie And The Occult: Season Of The Witch Extract

Ahead of his appearance at this weekend's Louder Than Words festival in Manchester, we publish an extract from Peter Bebergal's new book on the occult roots of rock & roll and the author talks to John Doran about the magickal obsessions of some of our favourite musicians

V&A Launch David Bowie Is Exhibition

Self-confessed Bowie obsessive Simon Price heads down to the Victoria & Albert museum for the official launch of a mouth watering new exhibition. All images courtesy of the David Bowie archive

Reelin’ in the Year: Things To Look Forward To In 2016

As the January blues drags on, gather up the tears and look ahead to five exciting things the art world has in store for the next twelve months

John Cale

M:FANS/Music For A New Society

Natural Selection: The Strange World Of Animal Collective

Before they release their tenth album, the current AC line-up connect the dots between ice showers in Alabama, Bart Simpson belly-surfing and playing to Spanish conga lines as they look over their career to date

Laura Cannell

Swooping Talons Remixes

Evergreen Thirteen: Will Young’s Favourite Albums

Following the release of his sixth album, 85% Proof, last year the singer-songwriter changes into some comfortable trousers and talks Ian Wade through his 13 all-time favourite records

Disco Infiltrated: An Early LCD Soundsystem Interview

As LCD Soundsystem announce their reunion for Coachella, John Doran delves into his archives for an early interview with James Murphy discussing their debut LP, DFA, and a musical Damascene moment

25 Years After Its Imperial Phase: Who Killed Shoegaze?

With the release of MBV's Loveless, 1991 marked the high water mark for shoegaze before the music press turned its back with a nose-high snort of derision. Ben Cardew looks over the history of the genre and asks if its decline was simply because the music just got boring

Mats Gustafsson

Piano Mating

Watch: Lemmy Interview – Hawkwind To Punk Via Human Crabs

The Quietus hooks up with Loud Pixels to present a revealing interview with Motorhead's Lemmy (first published December 2010)

LISTEN: Russell Cuzner’s Rum Music Best Of 2015 Mix

Listen in to to this year’s celebrations at the borderlands of music and sound with a specially recorded mix. Over the course of an hour we present an overview of 2015’s wide and varied audio interrogations from the stranger end of the sonic spectrum

Straight Hedge: The Best Punk & Hardcore In 2015 With Noel Gardner

Noel Gardner rounds up his favourite underground punk & harcore releases of the year. Contains NSFW imagery

Pusha T

King Push – Darkest Before Dawn: The Prelude

Homies

Cliff

The Decline Of My Empire: Aidan Moffat On The Force Awakens

Aidan Moffat senses a presence that he's not felt since... (Contains very slight spoilers)

Forbidden Rooms: Director Guy Maddin Interviewed

With his latest film The Forbidden Room out now, Cormac O'Brien sits down with Canadian auteur Guy Maddin to talk cinema, therapy and creative freedom

Rockfort Round Up: David McKenna On The Best French Music Of 2015

David McKenna rounds up French artists not previously covered in this year’s columns but who have still been beacons in a year of turmoil for France

Where’s The KoЯn Rihanna Remix? The Quietus Tracks Of The Year 2015

In the final of our year-end lists, we present to you a Baker's Dozen of our favourite tracks of 2015, as voted for by tQ staff and contributors

Lou Doillon

Lay Low

Cass McCombs

A Folk Set Apart: Rarities, B-sides & Space, Junk, Etc

Complete Communion: Stewart Smith On The Best Jazz Of 2015

Stewart Smith casts his eye over a rich year for jazz releases both new and archival

Prawy do lewego: Our New Polish Music Column Interviews Merkabah

Our man in Warsaw Filip Kalinowski spoke to the avant sax metal trio Merkabah for our new monthly look at the Polish underground

Fleetwood Mac

Tusk (Deluxe Edition)

The Near-Death Of Raves: The Fate Of Independent Music Venues In 2015

One of the biggest stories of 2015 was the continuing disappearance of music venues under a pincer assault of noise complaints and gentrification. Ed Gillett argues that the pop-up 'experience' guff that comes in their wake is no replacement, and looks at possible solutions to the crisis

Dr. Manhattan: Jeffrey Lewis’ Favourite Comics

Aug Stone talks to the NYC musician and comic book creator about bizarre autobiographies, superheroes and (SPOILER) a whole lot of Alan Moore, as he finishes his UK tour in support of new album, Manhattan

To Chop And Change: Pavement’s Wowee Zowee 25 Years On

Lesley Chow dissects the (semi-) serious intent behind Stephen Malkmus' nonsensical rhymes on Pavement's 3rd album which was positioned as the "logical end-point of rock"

25 Years On: Goodie Mob’s Soul Food Revisited

Angus Batey looks back 25 years to the birth of "dirty south" and the bizarre influence of a far right, survivalist tract on hip hop