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Life After Death: Damien Echols Of The West Memphis Three Interviewed
On the New York and LA Times bestseller lists, Damien Echols’ Life After Death memoir documents how his survival on death row was as improbable as the case that put him there. Alex Burrows asked how he lived through the worst that humanity could throw at him
Black Sky Thinking
Dance ‘Til The Police Come: Post-Punk Politics In 2012
In our latest Wreath Lecture, Joe Kennedy argues that now the flaccid post punk revival of ten years ago is over, in 2012 artists are making music that embraces the imperative to move forward and reflect troubled times. Header image: artwork for test pressing of Prurient's Bermuda Drain
A Quietus Interview
Infectious Virulence: An Interview With Divorce
Glasgow noise-rock quartet Divorce make a hellish, high-frequency no wave racket. With their self-titled debut recently released, they speak to Kevin Mccaighy about touring, spontaneity, and why noise for noise's sake isn't good enough
Reissue of the Week
Dancing About Architecture: Frank Zappa Reissues 1972-1979
Continuing the mammoth task of introducing us to Frank Zappa's recently reissued back catalogue, Pete Redrup takes on the next 12 albums, moving from jazz-fusion to the end of the Mothers Of Invention via 'Dinah Moe-Humm' and some terrible artwork
A Quietus Interview
On The Wing: Trent Reznor On Creativity & How To Destroy Angels
With Nine Inch Nails currently on hiatus, Trent Reznor is currently hard at work on new project How To Destroy Angels, whose An Omen_ EP is out now. He speaks to Ned Raggett about exploring new avenues and the challenges of creativity
A Quietus Interview
Music For Mallet Musicians: Ex-Easter Island Head Interviewed
Using mallets and guitars, Liverpool's Ex-Easter Island Head whip up tropical storm clouds of rhythm and natural reverberation. Simon Jay Catling speaks to the band's Benjamin Duvall about minimalism and making hypnotic music for £5 worth of bamboo
