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Manifest Destiny: Wooden Shjips Interviewed

Julian Marszalek talks to Ripley Johnson about recording Wooden Shjips new LP with Sonic Boom, and the pull of the American West

The Month in Electronic Music: Knackered House

Rory Gibb takes a look at this month's notable releases in (mostly) UK house

Benign Propaganda? Countdown to Zero and the Campaign Film

Nuclear disarmament documentary Countdown to Zero is a timely film with an important message. But is it ever OK to exploit fear in documentaries, even to promote good causes? David Moats investigates

Poland On The Page: Off Festival Moves Beyond Music

What happens when Eastern Europe throws in a mix of art and literature to its upcoming music festival scene? Alexander James went to OFF, Katowice, Poland, to find out.

Vieux Farka Touré

The Secret

North Sea Scrolls: Coughlan, Haines, Mueller Present New History

Messrs Luke Haines, Cathal Coughlan and Andrew Mueller are currently chasing Hawkwind's hot air balloon to the Edinburgh Festival in search of the true history of Britain. Ben Graham investigates. Portraits by Al Overdrive

Surface Of The Earth

Surface Of The Earth (Utech Records Reissue)

On The Couch: An Interview With Psychologist

Alice Vincent chats to the London songwriter about the release of his new EP, Propellor, and why he doesn't think of himself as a producer

The Greater Times: Electrelane Discuss Their Return

As Electrelane prepare to play what might be their last gig at XOYO tonight, Mia Clarke talks to Laura Snapes about their "emotional" return

Maria Minerva

Cabaret Cixous

Mister Messiah: A Classic Interview With James Brown

We dig into the Rock's Backpages archive for a wonderful 1971 interview with James Brown by Philip Norman

Straight Out Of East London: Rinse FM’s FWD>> Thinking Art

Rory Gibb investigates a retrospective exhibition of the pirate-not-pirate station's last ten years of design and photography

Azari & III

Azari & III

Submarine Director Richard Ayoade Interviewed

The Quietus' Daniel Nixon speaks with the charmingly modest Richard Ayoade, of The IT Crowd and Garth Marenghi fame, whose directorial debut Submarine is out on DVD this week

Bum Rush The Show: Why Reality TV Has More To Do With Violence Than Rap

Luke Turner refutes the Daily Mirror's assertion that hip hop was to blame for this week's unrest. But there's another popular cultural form that reflects the kind of society that caused it

The Throne (Jay-Z & Kanye West)

Watch The Throne

Fennesz

Seven Stars EP

Life, Leisure & Loads Of Reverb: An Interview With Washed Out

Lev Harris chats to Washed Out about new album Life Of Logic, photography and working with a live band

Field Day 2011: The Quietus Review

And so The Quietus looked after the Village Mentality Stage at last weekend's Field Day Festival. Here is what we got up to.

Mr Gardner’s Straight Hedge No. V: Punk And Hardcore Reviewed

Back once again like some renegade masking tape, Mr Noel Gardner casts a TV Eye over punk and hardcore 7"s and demo cassettes etc that he himself has purchased

Hudson Mohawke

Satin Panthers

How I Learned To Stop Worrying & Love The Hour

After a wobbly start, The Hour is shaping up well. But how does it fare in contrast to US series such as Mad Men, asks Adrian Lobb

Uncivil Disorder: The Quietus’ Personal View Of The Hackney Riots

Last night's rioting took place at the end of and along Luke Turner's street. Here is his view on the trouble

Their Band, Their Rules: An Interview With Islet

John Freeman eats cake while Cardiff's Islet tell him how their debut album will be released when they are good and ready - and not before.

Fountains Of Wayne

Sky Full Of Holes

Lovable And Doomed: The Lavender Hill Mob at 60

Dickon Edwards marks the 60th anniversary of The Lavender Hill Mob

Conrad Schnitzler Obituary

Richard D Clouston pays tribute to electronic music pioneer Conrad Schnitzler, who died last week

Quirks Of Humanity & Failing At Metal: A Columnus Metallicus For Summer

Our man Toby Cook pays tribute to Anal Cunt's Seth Putnam, before proceeding to tell you exactly what metal releases should be blasting your ears this summer

Prurient

Bermuda Drain

Magnetic Fields Filmmakers & Mr Merritt Select Top Music Docs

A YouTube playlist from the makers of Magnetic Fields documentary Strange Powers and Mr Stephin Merritt himself. Thanks to Travis Elborough for arranging this piece.

Utopia Is Not Out Of Reach: A Guide To Sun Ra Arkestra

As Sun Ra Arkestra bring Saturn to Victoria Park for Field Day, Daniel Baker profiles their decades of cosmic free jazz Afrofuturism

In Search Of Hyggelig: Copenhagen’s Trailerpark Festival & Christiania

Chris Roberts attends a mostly-rave festival in Copenhagen in search of "hyggelig" and finds people spinning in the sky, drunk acrobats, Peaches singing ‘Total Eclipse Of The Heart’, a hippie paradise and daredevil cyclists.