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Breaking Through The Limits -The Return Of ATR: Alec Empire Interviewed

Atari Teenage Riot main man Alec Empire chats to John Robb about noise, politics and German culture

Omar Souleyman

Jazeera Nights

Eleven Tigers

Clouds Are Mountains

Rock & Hard Places, An Extract: Andrew Mueller Goes To Woodstock

In a chapter from his recently expanded _Rock & Hard Places_ travelogue, Andrew Mueller recalls the horrific oomska of 1994's second Woodstock festival. Plus a Q&A with the author by Alex Ogg.

Death Of The Rock Gods: The Stones, Pussy Galore & Exile On Main Street

With the anniversary of _Exile On Main Street_ garnering 523,456 column inches, Huw Nesbitt explains why Pussy Galore's bastardised version is the better listen

The Acorn

No Ghost

Andy Bell

Non-Stop

Outdated Technology: Not So Special Effects

David Bax counts down 10 films which made some bold technological predictions that didn't quite come to fruition...

Congo Powers: Konono No.1’s Familial Rhythms & Exclusive Mix

Konono No.1's new album _Assume Crash Position_ is one of the year's finest. Kevin Perry discovers the group's long history, and speaks to Vincent Kenis, the producer who brought them to the West.

The Drums

The Drums

Mock & Toof

Tuning Echoes

Primavera Sound 2010: In Review

Kev Kharas floats twenty feet above Barcelona as the new indie mainstream sinks beneath the power of Wire, Pet Shop Boys, Atlas Sound and the Joker. Primavera picture by Lucy Johnston

A Guy Called Gerald

Tronic Jazz: The Berlin Sessions

The Picture Of Contented New Wealth By Tariq Goddard: An Extract

Tariq Goddard was recently given the International Independent Publishers Award for Horror. The Quietus brings you an extract from his new tome _The Picture Of Contented Wealth_ - the cover of which was designed by Suede's Matt Osman! Plus, an interview with the author himself

Don’t Be Afraid, You’ve Just Got Your Eyes Closed: Notes From The Aldrei

Fermented meat, unethical fur coats and ego-free musicians: Part One of a personal perspective of Mugison’s Aldrei fór ég suður Festival in the West Fjords of Iceland. Words and pictures by Wyndham Wallace (except author portrait by Natalia Gundel)

A New Kind Of Sincerity: Deftones Interviewed

Jack Mills talks to the Deftones about their new album _Diamond Eyes_ and coping with the absence of bassist Chi Cheng

Mel Croucher & Automata UK Ltd

Pimania

35 Years On: Remembering The Colourfield’s Virgins & Philistines

Terry Hall's reunion with The Specials may have hogged the limelight for the last year or two, but – argues Wyndham Wallace – the debut album from his short-lived project The Colourfield is equally worth revisiting

Rudi Zygadlo Interview – Great Western Layman

Where The Slime Lives Episode 1: From The Sublime To The Ridiculous

Jenn Selby starts her new extreme metal column with Gigantic Brain, Coffinworm, Oranssi Pazuzu and Skat Injecktor - the only band Anal Cunt are afraid of. You have been warned.

Sage Francis

Li(f)e

Lee Dorrian On The Legacy Of Napalm Death

Cathedral and Rise Above main man Lee Dorrian talks about his time with Napalm Death and the lasting impact it has had on him...

Harvey Milk

A Small Turn Of Human Kindness

Federico Fellini: A Profile Of The Director As A Pervert

Federico Fellini is normally placed in the polite, high art canon of cinema. But, argues Robert Barry, the filthy surrealism of his later works would give Jodorowsky and Lynch a run for their money

The Adverts

Cast Of Thousands (reissue)

We Are The World

Clay Stones

Keeping The Good Wonkiness: Avi Buffalo Interviewed

Daniel Ross talks to Sub Pop sensations Avi Buffalo about the pitfalls of youth and drinking with German guys

Uncovering The Ballardian Universe Of Black Box Recorder

Danger, death and British humour: it's all in a day's work for Black Box Recorder, says Jude Rogers, as she sifts through their back catalogue to bring you the choicest cuts

The Strange & Frightening World Of… Dennis Hopper RIP

James Holloway mourns Actor, Director and some-time Artist Dennis Hopper, a man who always seemed to be in the right place at the right time to be a part of numerous era defining cultural moments and who wrote the book for on-screen insanity

Aidan Moffat: The Worst Gig I Ever Played (& A Few I’ve Been To)

Next week, the Quietus is helping put on an Aidan Moffat pop concert in London. We're hoping that he's learned some lessons from the escapades that he outlines below

Tender & Wasteful: Michael Winterbottom On His New Film The Killer Inside Me

Daniel A Nixon talks to director Michael Winterbottom about his latest film _The Killer Inside Me_ as well as music, noir and Steve Coogan

The Cure

Disintegration (reissue)