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Label Of Love: Second Run’s Cinematic Treasure Trove

Anthony Nield hails the questing catalogue of UK-based DVD label Second Run, which provides a pan-genre passport to worlds of cinema old and new, from South America to the Far East. Still from Blissfully Yours

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Arem

Field Day 2012: Tim Burgess’ Guide To R. Stevie Moore

R. Stevie Moore is playing the Quietus Village Mentality Stage at Field Day 2012. Here, his collaborator Tim Burgess (who'll be DJing around R. Stevie's gig at Field Day) guides us through his Strange World...

We Have Come To Liven Up The Town: Amadou And Mariam Interviewed

Dale Berning talks to the Malian musicians about the making of their latest album, Folila, and how each collaboration teaches them something new

Gang Colours

The Keychain Collection

“To Be Dissed By Bret Easton Ellis Is Delightful” – Whit Stillman Interviewed

Stephen Dalton chats to US cinema's premier chronicler of the Urban Haute Bourgeoisie, returning after 14 years. Photo by Kerry Brown

Ghost Of The Civil Dread: Marley Reviewed

Steve Jelbert finds out if Kevin Macdonald's profile of Bob Marley can demystify the sanctified reggae icon. Photo courtesy of Magnolia Pictures

LHF

Keepers Of The Light

Moonface With Siinai

Heartbreaking Bravery

From Rock’s Backpages: Mark E Smith Shows Us His Record Collection

In the run up to Record Store Day 2012 we print a fascinating interview from 1990, where Andy Gill speaks to The Fall's frontman about his record collection

The Fall And Rise Of Martin Newell And The Cleaners From Venus

Aug Stone (with moral and technical assistance from Sophia Wyeth) talks to cult glam rock/punk/new wave survivor Martin Newell

Shifting Perspectives: An Interview With Laura

Melbourne's Laura released their latest album Twelve Hundred Times late last year, which found their sound moving further into its own distinctive space. Nix Lowrey caught up with bassist Andrew Yardley to talk artwork, Mad Max and survival in the outback

Into The Subconscious: Fields Of The Nephilim Interviewed

Ben Graham talks to Carl McCoy about Fields Of The Nephilim, magick and the importance of keeping a sense of humour

Hidden In Plain Sight: Cassavetes The Reluctant Hollywood Player

John Cassavetes disavowed his Hollywood acting roles, which were used to partially finance such esteemed directorial endeavours as Shadows and Faces (both arriving on Blu-ray next week). But as Anthony Nield argues, there is much to value in the pioneering indie filmmaker's studio work

Lissy Trullie

Lissy Trullie

From Gallows Mountain To Traitor’s Villa: Necessary Interviewed

John Doran talks to Tony Wilson of Necessary about music that is (necessarily) a chaotic mess, the recent horrific events in Utøya and Oslo and My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts. Photograph courtesy of Steffen Oftedal

Killing Joke

MMXII

Spontaneity Is The Key: Addison Groove Interviewed

Bristol's Addison Groove has been instrumental in drawing Chicago juke and footwork within reach of UK dancefloors. With his debut album Transistor Rhythm just released, Harry Sword spoke to him about the lure of juke, and the importance of remaining spontaneous

At The Age Of 59, By Bill Drummond

Bill Drummond's excellent new book 100 was published this week. To celebrate, he talks us through his 59 favourite songs - one for each year of his life. Author portrait by Tracey Moberly

“Retro Monumental Avant-Garde”: Laibach Live At Tate Modern

Never mind Damien Hirst diamante tat skull, it's Laibach and NSK who put the power back into Tate Modern's Turbine Hall. Words: Luke Turner, photos: Katja Ogrin

The Brothers Gonna Work It Out: Orbital Interviewed

Jude Rogers talks to the brothers Hartnoll about about new album Wonky and how to provoke an emotional response in the listener

Dean Blunt & Inga Copeland

Black Is Beautiful

Spiritualized

Sweet Heart Sweet Light

Collective Unconscious: Carol Morley’s Edge Reviewed

Screening as part of BFI Southbank's Made In Britain season and now released on DVD, Carol Morley's new fictional feature Edge actually predates her adored doc Dreams Of A Life. Val Phoenix delves deeper

Haunted House Music: Schneider TM’s Construction Sounds Live

Berlin based Schneider TM has built an album from the sounds of the city's gentrification. Wyndham Wallace (words and photography) attends one of its first live performances…

Orbital

Wonky

Clark

Iradelphic

Western Saharan Harshness: Listening To Sahrawi Music With New Ears

Eddy Frankel looks at the reasons why Sahrawi music remains unexplored territory for most westerners

Screamwipe: The Cabin In The Woods Reviewed

Scripted by genius Buffy The Vampire Slayer creator Joss Whedon, this smart horror flick is being promoted as "a game-changer" for the genre. Chris Roberts can't give too much away...

The Psycho-Geography of Record Fairs, By Johan Kugelberg

If you want to know why we at the Quietus support going to Record Store Day over record fairs, then read this cautionary essay by Johan Kugelberg, taken from his new anthology Brad Pitt's Dog on Zer0 Books

The Exploits And Opinions Of Gavin Bryars, ‘Pataphysician

Robert Barry traces the fascinating history of Gavin Bryars' The Sinking Of The Titanic ahead of performances in Birmingham and London this week. Main portrait courtesy of Gautier Deblonde

Love Songs To Lost Clothing: Seamus Fogarty Interviewed

Seamus Fogarty, who releases his debut album through Fence Records later this month, crafts beguiling songs out of a whole arsenal of traditional and not-so traditional instruments. He speaks to Nicola Meighan about finding inspiration in a lost t-shirt