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You Can Take The Reins: The Books Interviewed

Colin McKean talks to American duo The Books about sound libraries, collages and life-changing incidents

Drinking In The Beauty Of Howe Gelb & Giant Sand

Labelling Howe Gelb "the godfather of alt. country" is to damn him with faint praise according to Stewart Smith, who delves into the back catalogue of Giant Sand - as well as mooting a collaboration with Keanu Reeves

Endless Boogie

Full House Head

The History Of Sugar Hill Records: Keith Leblanc Interviewed

Angus Finlayson talks to drummer Keith Leblanc about hip hop culture in New York, playing with Sugar Hill and pouring water on drum machines

Arcade Fire The Suburbs Track By Track Review

After one listen to Arcade Fire's third album, John Doran reckons that they have played a blinder by ditching the faux apocalyptic Springsteenisms of Neon Bible and allowing their songs ample room to breathe. All hail The Suburbs...

The Joy Of Text: Allen Ginsberg’s ‘Howl’ Comes To The Big Screen

Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman’s latest film recounts the story of a poem that changed America. Wyndham Wallace reads between the lines.

Never Mind The Mercury Prize, It’s The Quietus Jovian Bow Shock Award 2010

Yah boo! Mercury rubbish etc blah splurge until the internet pops. It matters not one jot in the mighty cogs of the Universe, but here's tQ's Alternative Mercury Prize 2010

Band Of Holy Joy

Paramour

Repetition, Repetition, Repetition: Moon Duo Interview

Ben Graham talks to Ripley Johnson about Moon Duo, Wooden Shjips and the three R's

SALEM: King Night Track-By-Track Review

"I’ve never known anyone to make music as physically affecting as Salem’s," says our Kev Kharas as he gives his first impressions of _King Night_

Terror Danjah

Power Grid

Inauthentic Scenarios: Oneohtrix Point Never On His Henri Rousseau Record

Angus Finlayson talks to sometime Brooklynite Oneohtrix Point Never about _Returnal_ - one of The Quietus' albums of the year so far - and finds him on characteristically articulate form

Autechre

Move Of Ten

Laurie Anderson

Homeland

Dream If You Wanna Go Faster: Inception Reviewed

Looking for a labyrinthine metaphysical drama that’s also an action thriller? Let Christopher Nolan put you under, suggests Terry Staunton

The-Dream

Love King

Language Is The Original Sin: Ariel Pink Talks Los Angeles And Satanism

Ariel Pink has an aura. Louis Pattison peers beyond it to get to the heart of _Before Today_ which, for many, is shaping up to be one of the albums of the year

Kicking Against The Pricks: Uffie On Sex Dreams & Denim Jeans

Uffie's got something misogynists can kiss says John Doran, who is not, like, that bothered that she used to date her producer, or whatever...

Mike Edwards Of Jesus Jones On Working With Mark E. Smith

As a fan of both The Fall and Jesus Jones, our man from the Emerald Isle, Francisco Scaramanga spoke to the latter's Mike Edwards about working with Mark E. Smith

The Coral

Butterfly House

I Am Kloot

Sky At Night

Autolux: Greg Edwards’ Track By Track Preview Of Transit Transit

Greg from Autolux takes us on a track by track guide through his band's second album...

MIA

Maya

She’s A Model: Katie ‘Jordan’ Price On Kraftwerk & Slayer

Joel McIver takes his trusty crate of vinyl to an interview with model, author, TV star and now chanteuse Katie Price, AKA Jordan

Hipster Priest: A Quietus Interview With Alan Moore

In an interview originally printed in our sister paper _The Stool Pigeon_, John Doran delves into the mind of writer Alan Moore. Photographs of the subject by David Ma

Things I Have Learned: Adam Richardson Of Ramesses On Jake & Dinos Chapman

When Ramesses’ bassist and singer Adam Richardson asked the enfants terrible, Jake and Dinos Chapman, if he could use their art to adorn his band’s new album _Take The Curse_, he had no idea that they’d say yes. He explains his love for their disturbing vision…

They’re Just Like Star Wars: Coheed & Cambria Interviewed

Toby Cook talks to Coheed & Cambria bassist Michael Todd about _The Amory Wars_, musical dictatorships and his suicide run. Photos by Davey Wilson

Sleigh Bells

Treats

Robert Hood

Omega

Current 93

Baalstorm, Sing Omega

Finding Buried Treasure: Surgeon Interviewed PLUS Free Mix

Angus Finlayson talks to Surgeon about his new Fabric mix, the prospect of new material and why compromise is not an option...

Metal Is In Bloom: Summer Columnus Metallicus

Someone may have pissed on his leg, but nothing can stop Toby Cook writing about metal. Here, he gives his opinions on releases from the Deftones and UFOMammut amongst others