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I Was A Marine Girl: Kurt, Courtney, LCD & Me By Tracey Thorn

In a fascinating piece for the Quietus, Tracey Thorn wonders why the Marine Girls have had such an impact on anyone from LCD Soundsystem to Courtney Love and Nirvana

Here Are The Old Men: Unexpected Pleasures At Hooky’s Joy Division Tribute

The very idea of Peter Hook's new band The Light playing _Unknown Pleasures_ and early Joy Division attracted an elephant's herd of derisive snorts. Yet Mick Middles cautions against your cynicism.

Cooking, Bullying & Sex: White Hinterland Interviewed

With White Hinterland set to appear on The Quietus' stage at the Stag and Dagger festival tomorrow evening, Ben Hewitt talks to Casey Dienel about their latest album _Kairos_

At London’s Scala, We Witness The Continuing Rise Of Omar Souleyman

Put on your kaffiyeh, get down and praise the lord! Luke Turner is set in motion by Omar Souleyman's funk motor. Live ATP pictures by Andy Ennis for Shot2Bits.net

Future Islands

In Evening Air

Shadows Of The Trellick Tower: Don Letts Of Big Audio Dynamite Interviewed

Mark Emsley talks to Don Letts about the history of Big Audio Dynamite and the new deluxe edition of their debut album

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

Dirty Shirt Rock'n'Roll

Live From Cannes: The Quietus Film Blog Part II

The latest reviews from Cannes, by the Quietus' Eftihia Stefanidi. Read part I here

Tracey Thorn

Love And Its Opposite

Video Game Loops & Aliens: Flying Lotus Interviewed

Louis Pattison talks to Steve Ellison, aka Flying Lotus, about spirituality, Thom Yorke and Mephedrone

Strewth! Country & Western On The Quietus? The Blazing Zoos Interviewed

Andrew Mueller - journalist, author and now singer with The Blazing Zoos - talks to David Stubbs about his new band. Photo by Stephen Dowling

Walls

Walls

Mulatu Astatke

Mulatu Steps Ahead

Rangda

False Flag

All Tomorrow’s Parties Reviewed: All Hail Matt Groening

Luke Turner and John Doran raise a glass to Matt Groening and Barry and Deborah at ATP for one of the most enjoyably eclectic festival line-ups they've ever witnessed. All photos by Maria Jefferis, Andy Ennis and Edd Westmacott for Shot2Bits.net

Live From Cannes: The Quietus Film Blog Part 1

Our Quietus correspondent Eftihia Stefanidi gives us the latest from the 63rd Cannes International Film Festival. Stay tuned for regular updates and film picks throughout the week.

Gayngs

Relayted

Sonic Router 012: Eleven Tigers And Free Download Mix

We cannot stop him. His bass is too strong. Oli Marlow speaks to Eleven Tigers. Scroll down for a fine free mix as well

Andrew Paine & Richard Youngs

Robot

Tom Jones Interview: Why Applause Is The Greatest Drug Of All

Living legend and Wales' finest son talks exclusively to Julian Marszalek about his life, work and loves... and why a round of applause and a pint of decent ale are the only drugs he'll ever need

Bad Upholstery & Vacant Silences: Samantha Morton’s The Unloved Reviewed

Hannah Gregory finds much to laud in Samantha Morton's gritty directorial debut

Roll Over The Icicle Works: Ian McNabb Interviewed

Rob Haynes chats to Ian McNabb about the regrets and recriminations of cult favourites The Icicle Works

The National

High Violet

JJ

No. 3

Gardner’s Straight Hedge No. II: The Finest In Punk & Hardcore

Our Noel Gardner's back with the best tapes, releases, CDs and so forth in punk and hardcore and says: what's wrong with jamming on the stepping stones?

James Hetfield: The Wolf At Metallica’s Door By Mark Eglinton – An Extract

An excerpt from the new tome by Quietus scribe Mark Eglinton, the first author to pen a biography of Metallica singer James Hetfield

Bringing The Balmy & Barmy To Life: Animal Collective’s ODDSAC Reviewed

Daniel Ross takes in Animal Collective's new visual album at the ICA, and suggests that to take the Baltimore band too seriously is to miss the point altogether

Hole

Nobody's Daughter

A Vision Of Decadence: Joanna Newsom On Have One On Me

Jude Rogers speaks to Joanna Newsom about the writing of her "physical and earthy" new album, _Have One On Me_

Keeping It Together: The New Pornographers Interviewed

Will Parkhouse discusses definitive records and revenge plots with Carl 'AC' Newman, lead singer with The New Pornographers

Reading The Faerie Queene & Carrying Listerine: Foals Interviewed

Foals sit down with Ben Hewitt to discuss their new album _Total Life Forever_, destroying the music industry and studio nightmares

Columnus Metallicus – Spend Spring Loaded With Toby’s Metal Reviews

This month, Toby gets angry with a volcano, blasts back some LSD-screwed weed when he should have been writing about tanks, and brings you the best and worst in metal and beyond