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Mick Philpott: A Right Wing Weapon Of Class Destruction

"What Mick Philpott did is beyond comprehension. What the government is doing is beyond belief." The cynical exploitation of a sad crime is part of an ongoing assault against the working class, writes Josh Hall

Bleached

Ride Your Heart

Grey’s Anatomy: Dark Skies Reviewed

Yasmeen Khan checks out Scott Stewart's Dark Skies, the latest chiller from Blumhouse Productions. Contains spoilers.

A Spy In The House Of Rumour: Jake Arnott Interviewed

In an in-depth interview with Kiran Sande author Jake Arnott discusses his most recent novel, The House of Rumour, the merits of literary infidelity and the sartorial choices of the cosmonauts

All My Friends: On Lars Iyer’s Trilogy

Tim Smyth examines Lars Iyer's trilogy - from Spurious, through Dogma to the recently published Exodus - and explores his own relationships with the novels

Vondelpark

Seabed

Expensive Silence: Carter Tutti & Holly Herndon At Salford Sonic Fusion

Quietus editor John Doran recently paid a visit to the Salford Sonic Fusion Festival. He recalls spellbinding, acidic and deeply psychedelic performances from Chris Carter & Cosey Fanni Tutti's site-specific Harmonic Coaction and US laptop virtuoso Holly Herndon

Beach Fossils

Clash The Truth

Blow, Thugs – N – Harmony: Spring Breakers Reviewed

Katherine McLaughlin reviews Harmony Korine's latest cinematic assault, Spring Breakers. Contains spoilers.

Low

The Invisible Way

Klaus Dinger And Me: Miki Yui Of Japandorf Interviewed

Following the recent release of Japandorf, Klaus Dinger's final album, David Stubbs talks to his widow and ex-bandmate Miki Yui

Durutti Column / Crispy Ambulance

Factory Benelux Reissues

Ain’t No Cure For Love: Leonard Cohen’s I’m Your Man 30 Years On

David Bennun studies one of his favourite albums three decades on and finds it more mentor than friend

Sonic Router 026: Lotide’s Moonless Nights

Sonic Router's Quietus column returns this month, with Oli Marlow celebrating the release of US producer Lotide's debut album of dreamlike beat collages - plus listen to a mix from Lotide below

Various Artists

On The Nature Of Electricity & Acoustics

Things Learned At The London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival

Joseph Burnett and Val Phoenix report on the highs and lows of this year's London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival

Fast-Forwarding From Slow-Motion: An Interview With Giant Drag

With the sudden release of a second album, Waking Up Is Hard To Do, Giant Drag’s Annie Hardy tells John Freeman why it will be the nü-grunger’s last record and how, after years of illness and addiction, she is now ready to launch three new projects

Razor Blades In The Dark: An Interview With Merzbow

With his collaborative album with Balázs Pándi and Mats Gustafsson just released, Joseph Burnett catches up with the enigmatic Japanese noise legend to discuss the making of the album, the modern noise scene and his remarkably prolific output

A Life Less Ordinary: Jonny Cola And Heidi Heelz Interviewed

Jonny Cola And The A-Grades release a new 7" today - only a few months after the lead singer had a kidney transplant operation, with his girlfriend Heidi Heelz acting as donor. Lisa Jenkins reports

Black Pus

All My Relations

Howling Hex

The Best Of The Howling Hex

Keysound Recordings

This Is How We Roll

Arcane Lore: Alasdair Roberts’ Favourite Albums

The Scottish folk artist picks out his top LPs, going from Bach to Kraftwerk by way of Bahamian field recordings and 14th-century French polyphonic classical music

To The Ends Of The City: Suede Live At Ally Pally

Suede brave the echoing Victorian splendour of Alexandra Palace for yet another chapter in their triumphant return; Luke Turner explores why their arch sexuality still leaves marks on his neck.

Smashing The Philip Glass Ceiling: Verity Susman Interviewed

Electrelane's Verity Susman is currently voyaging through a sonic world where human meets machine: organ drones, sung vocals and queer fantasies in computerised spoken word. She speaks with Bryony Beynon about audio collage and the disconnect between people and their computers

Duran Duran Versus Japan: The Substance Of Style

In 1982 Japan called it a day and Duran Duran became certified superstars but also that year something altered indelibly about what it meant to be a "fashionable" band. Maddy Sparham looks at what was gained and what was lost

BROKEN SPINES: A Quietus Book Column

Karl Smith and Huw Nesbitt share pontifications and ruminations on some of the last month's most interesting literary offerings from across the board

A Town Called Walker: Point Blank Reappraised

To coincide with the BFI's John Boorman season - and in advance of its screening at the BFI tonight, Friday 29th March - David Bennun casts his steely gaze over the director's Point Blank, starring the unstoppable Lee Marvin

British Sea Power

Machineries Of Joy

Chris Petit

Museum Of Loneliness

Edwyn Collins

Understated

Jamie Lidell

Jamie Lidell