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Two Poems By: Nia Davies

After a brief hiatus over the Festive Season, poet and editor Nia Davies provides the first new writing of the New Year

O. Russell And I’ll Scam To You: American Hustle Reviewed

David Katz lifts the lid on the Silver Linings Playbook director's latest life-affirmer

Shock Headed Peters’ Fear Engine II: Almost As If It Had Never Happened

Joe Banks looks back at an iconoclastic statement by a much overlooked band and speaks to David Knight and Karl Blake

Wreath Lectures 2013: Why You Shouldn’t Feel Guilty for Using Spotify

In our latest Wreath Lecture, Charles Ubaghs uses actual facts and figures to offer you absolution for your streams, as he explains why Thom Yorke, David Byrne and their glum pals are wrong about Spotify

Quietus Albums Of The Year 2013 (In Association With Norman Records)

Here is the Quietus' main albums of the year list for 2013, in association with Norman Records for all your record buying needs. Thanks to Sophie Coletta for assistance in building the behemoth

Horns Up Ya Shitters! The Quietus Counts Down The Best Metal Of 2013

Mat Colegate introduces the Quietus list of the best of the year's metal and is aided and abetted by Kim Kelly and Toby Cook

Reissues, Comps & Mixes Of 2013 (In Association With Norman Records)

As if there wasn't enough to keep you occupied in our albums of 2013 list, the Quietus staff sift through 2013's finest archival reissues, compilations, soundtracks, free-to-download mixes, mixtapes and other unclassifiable sonic artefacts. With thanks to Sophie Coletta

Desert Rock Redux: Thin White Rope’s In The Spanish Cave 30 Years On

Joe Banks wonders about the reputation of Sacremento's heavy and psychedelic Thin White Rope

Rise Above Records Turns 25: From Electric Wizard To Iron Man

The Cathedral/Napalm Death man looks back at a quarter century of doom and esoteric metal

End Of An Era – Ice Cube’s Lethal Injection 20 Years On

Angus Batey looks back to a time when hip hop's power to shock an entire society was crumbling

Two Steps Forward, Three Steps Back: LGBT Rights In 2013

Examining improvements and retrogressive moves in LGBT rights in the UK and beyond via Abdellatif Kechiche's Blue Is The Warmest Colour

Everything But The Girl

The Language Of Life, Worldwide, Amplified Heart

Various Artists

I Am The Center: Private Issue New Age Music in America 1950-1990

Royal Trux

Veterans Of Disorder (Reissue)

Behold! December’s Quietus Comics Round Up Column

Dickon Edwards joins Reggie Chamberlain-King and Aug Stone for the last Comics Round Up of the year

Magik Markers

Surrender To The Fantasy

Messy Continuum: An Interview With Matthew Welton

Sam Riviere speaks to poet Matthew Welton about form, function, shunning the autobiographical and the "meaning" of language

Wolves in the Throne Room

BBC Session 2011 Anno Domini

Burn Up The Floor: Pop & Politics In 2013 Dance Music

At the end of an exhausting year in club music, Rory Gibb reflects back upon 2013 on and off the dancefloor, and considers some of the political, social and technological issues facing the dance music community in the near future

Wreath Lectures 2013: Celebrating A Great Year For Men In Music!

It's been a great year for men in music. Jude Rogers looks at the runners and riders in one of 2013's biggest races...

The Monks Kitchen

Music From The Monk's Kitchen

A Life During Wartime: Jeff Wayne Interviewed

Val Siebert talks to the creator of the nation's favourite Martian themed musical

Oh L’Amour: Vince Clarke Of Erasure’s Favourite Albums

In a festive special Baker's, Vince Clarke follows Erasure's Snow Globe album by picking out the 13 LPs that mean the most to him

Imbogodom

Metafather

Adrian Crowley & James Yorkston

My Yoke Is Heavy: The Songs Of Daniel Johnston

We’re All In It Together: Quietus Writers’ Tracks Of 2013

Our staff and writers distil 2013's tracks down into handy top tens for our year-end hit parade

Paul Ferris

Witchfinder General OST

Despacio’s The Place: James Murphy & Soulwax Discuss New Soundsystem

This week, James Murphy and the Dewale brothers bring their gigantic Despacio soundsystem to London for a three night residency. They tell Ian Wade all about their 50,000 watt disco Stonehenge

Robert Pollard

Blazing Gentlemen

Matt Baldwin

Imaginary Psychology

Good Tidings & Bad Religion: 2013’s Christmas Albums Reviewed

Marc Burrows listens to one million seasonal releases so you don't have to

Alasdair Roberts & Robin Robertson

Hirta Songs