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A Revolution In The Head: The Other Side Of Monty Python

Taylor Parkes will not be traipsing down to Greenwich to watch the Monty Python reunion shows. Here he explains what has changed in the "disquieting, disordered, disruptive" British institution

Head High

Megatrap

RiFF RAFF

Neon Icon

Modernism Vs. Classicism: Paul Weller Interviewed

With new album More Modern Classics released this week, Val Siebert asks, will the real Paul Weller please stand up?

Charisma & Alienation: James Lavelle’s Meltdown Festival Reviewed

This year, Southbank Centre asked Mo'Wax founder James Lavelle to curate their annual Meltdown festival. As has become Quietus custom, we sent a crack team of reviewers to report back on some of the most intriguing and exciting events. Words by Julian Marszalek, Colm McAuliffe, Chad Parkhill, Jack Losh, Andy Thomas and Paul Tucker

Drills, Kills And Bellyaches: A Death Waltz Recording Co. Round-Up

John Doran winds up his gramophone and kicks back with copies of Ms. 45, Forbidden World and The Slumber Party Massacre. Contains massive, massive, massive spoilers on 30-odd year old films...

Ghost Of Our Fathers: Beyond The Miners’ Strike – Beth Steel Interviewed

Jessie Thompson speaks to playwright Beth Steel about moving beyond the collapse of the welfare state, representations of masculinity and moving beyond the usual themes of the Miners' Strike in her latest work, Wonderland, showing now at Hampstead Theatre. Pictures by Manuel Harlan

Short Fiction By: Oliver Zarandi

In this week's new writing, Oliver Zarandi's sparse prose come together in a short story on memory, age, youth, life, art and very specific body parts. No big deal, then

Call Of The Wild: Ben Myers’ Beastings Playlist

To mark the release of his new novel, Beastings, author and proto-Heathcliffe Ben Myers puts together a thirteen track accompaniment to the book's wild and darkling cumbrian noir

Gore Blimey! Video Nasties: Draconian Days Reviewed

Jake West's documentary about the moral panic surrounding alleged 'Video Nasties' gets its claws into Mat Colegate

Cabaret Voltaire

#7885 (Electropunk to Technopop 1978 - 1985)

On March The Saints: The Evolution Of New Orleans Metal

With new music out by New Orleans' three best metal bands, Eyehategod, Downn and Crowbar, Dean Brown takes a look at what makes heavy music from the Crescent City tick in the way it does

By Crom! It’s Flickers: The Quietus Film Reviews Round Up Column

The Quietus cunningly sneaks its film round up through a secret tunnel for a surprise attack. Take that, you heathen monkeys! Writers are Anthony Nield, Yasmeen Khan, Sophia Satchell-Baeza and Mat Colegate

A Journey To Avebury: Stewart Lee Interviews Julian Cope

The heroic Stewart Lee meets the legendary Julian Cope to talk about the Arch Drood's debut novel for Faber, 131. All photographs by Cat Stevens

Lone

Reality Testing

Take It From The Man! Anton Newcombe’s Favourite Tracks

With The Brian Jonestown Massacre's UK and Ireland tour in support of recent LP Revelation starting in Brighton on Saturday, the band's frontman shirks the album rundown request, opens up his DJ bag and gives Julian Marszalek a top 13 songs mixtape

Various Artists

The Sound Of Siam Volume 2: Molam & Luk Thung Isan From North-East Thailand 1970-1982

Actualise The Minimalism: An Interview With Thought Broadcast

Matthew Kent catches up with Ravi Binning to discuss the brilliantly stripped-back rhythmic machinations of his latest Thought Broadcast album Votive Zero, improvisation as a freeing tool, and the crucial distinctions between noise and techno

Miliband Aid? Why Our Politicians Need Media Untraining

Growing doubt over Ed Miliband's competence highlights far more than just his fantastic lack of appeal – it underlines why the left need to stop trying to play the media's game, writes Connor Bryan

Kasai Allstars

Beware The Fetish

The Las Vegas Story: Kid Congo Powers Of The Gun Club Interviewed

Crunch master Julian Marszalek speaks to Kid Congo Powers about the 30th anniversary of The Las Vegas Story

Boris

Noise

The Eye Of Time

Acoustic

Complete Communion: June’s Jazz Reviewed

Jamie Skey heads to the reunited Loose Tubes' recent gig at Ronnie Scott's, has an in-depth interview with Phronesis' Jasper Høiby and reviews new releases from Bitch 'N' Monk, Alexander Hawkins Ensemble, Neil Cowley Trio and Matthew Halsall & The Gondwana Orchestra

Bridie Jackson And The Arbour

New Skin

A Beautiful World: An Interview With Flamingods

With members currently scattered between Dubai and the UK and ahead of their new album Hyperborea, Flamingods talk to Stuart Huggett about how a lack of a single national identity helps create their music without borders

The Hamsters

Bloody Hell!

Martyn

The Air Between Words

Paid Attention: Johnny Dean Of Menswear’s Favourite Albums

With a new single from the rejuvenated Menswear recently released, frontman Johnny Dean talks about sax appeal, music as maths and why pop is as much about what you see as what you hear

OutKast and Southernplaya- listicadillacmuzik Revisited

Often dismissed by Andre and Big themselves as a misstep, Angus Batey looks for (and finds) much worth in the OutKast debut

“Spacing The Fuck Out Is A Major Pastime”: Jennifer Herrema Interviewed

Jennifer Herrema on Black Bananas, Royal Trux and keeping on rocking. Interview by Nick Hutchings. All photographs by Cat Stevens