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Beyond Blue: Simon Fisher Turner Interviewed

Last year, The Quietus met up with Simon Fisher Turner to discuss his work with Derek Jarman, and as much of his career in music and film as we could fit into a two-hour lunch date. In the week that he helps celebrate Sprawl's 15th birthday, The Quietus presents the second half of this extended interview

Not Safe For Work: Drumcunt Interviewed

Bass! How low can you go? Pretty far... says John Doran after interviewing Drumcunt

Iron & Wine

Kiss Each Other Clean

Low Blood Sugar & Hypercolor: An Interview With Eskmo

Keith Pishnery talks to Brendan Angelides, aka Eskmo, about his debut album on Ninja Tune

Gareth Liddiard

Strange Tourist

Sob Story: Biutiful And The Cinema Of Despair

While Biutiful is in many ways _Amores Perros_ and _Babel_ director Alejandro González Iñárritu's return to form, Toby Manning wonders if its unflinching realism is really the antidote to cynical Hollywood fantasies

808 State Of Mind: Proto-Crunk Originator DJ Spanish Fly

Phil Hebblethwaite, Editor of our big sister paper The Stool Pigeon meets one of hip hop's unsung heroes, DJ Spanish Fly

Sofrito (compilation)

Tropical Discotheque

Madness: A Classic Interview By Danny Baker

The Nutty Boys were at the height of their powers and fame at the dawn of the 1980s. Danny Baker went to meet them on the set of Tiswas for NME

Simon Jablonski’s Weekly Independent Cinema Reviews Column

This week Simon Jablonski reviews John Carpenter's The Ward, as well as The Portuguese Nun and NEDS

John Moore Recalls Thirsty Misadventure With Zodiac Mindwarp

John Moore tells us that he's cheerful this January 2011. His diary takes a break as he recalls time spent with the terrifying and unpleasant Zodiac Mindwarp

Wire

Red Barked Tree

Motorhead

The World Is Yours

Absolute Truth: Joseph Coward Interviewed

He might have only a few gigs under his belt, but Brentwood Boy Joseph Coward has a determined eye set on the future

A Highway Star: Deep Purple’s Roger Glover Interviewed

Dr Rock vs Deep Purple’s Roger Glover? What a mighty fine idea! This week the Dr will listen closely to Glover’s tales of band triumphs and tribulations and how it all came tumbling down in one fell swoop

The Joy Formidable

The Big Roar

PJ Harvey’s Let England Shake: Track-By-Track Review

A second straight masterpiece for PJ Harvey, following the sublime White Chalk? Alex Denney reckons so as he delivers the verdict on Let England Shake

Fight For Your Right: Municipal Waste On Throwing The Perfect Party

Just because it's January doesn't mean Municipal Waste stop partying. Ryan Waste tells you exactly what you need for a great night of hedonism

Fujiya & Miyagi

Ventriloquizzing

Anna Calvi

Anna Calvi

Ship-Shape & Bristol Fashion: Anika Interviewed

We've got Anika playing at the Lexington next week, here she talks about balancing her work as a musician and life as a political journalist

Until One Of Us Dies: An Interview With Maher Shalal Hash Baz

"I'm like a prodigal son," says Tori Kudo; partner Reiko prefers to stay home with her cats. They tell Dale Berning about life in Maher Shalal Hash Baz. Photograph by Shoko Ishikawa

A Tribute To Trish Keenan

Quietus writers Abi Bliss, Christina McDermott, Frances Morgan, Jude Rogers and David Stubbs remember the late Broadcast singer

Disappears

Guider

Friday Film Round-Up: Gasland, Blue Valentine & Travellers Reviewed

Simon Jablonski kicks off 2011 with a round-up of this week's independent releases

Richard: An Extract & Interview With Author Ben Myers

"I’ve been called a cunt": Ben Myers tells Kiran Acharya about the reaction to his tome Richard. PLUS an extract from the book itself

Minks

By The Hedge

Seeing Red & Still Barking: Wire Interviewed

Tim Burrows meets Wire on a cold December day to discuss the processes behind brilliant new album Red Barked Tree, and how EMI corruption stopped the band having the hit that would have made them stars

Heaven Up Here: British Sea Power Interviewed

From the Arctic to The City, British Sea Power trace the genesis and gestation of Valhalla Dancehall for Luke Turner and John Doran

Alex Monk

The Safety Machine

Sonic Router 017: Scaling Great Heights With Braiden

Oli Marlow is setting his sights on DJ and producer Steve Braiden this month - who, not content with ruling the airwaves, is causing a storm with his single 'The Alps'

Fishing for the Truth: Social Networking Doc Catfish Reviewed

The latest in a glut of films which blur the boundaries between documentary and fiction, _Catfish_ chronicles a social networking encounter too strange to be believed. Daniel Nixon thinks the film, out on DVD this week, perfectly captures the illusory nature of online relationships and all of their pitfalls, even if it stands on morally shaky ground.