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Sins Of The Modfather: Paul Weller Speaks About Leaving His Comfort Zone

After running into Paul Weller at a SunnO))) gig last year, The Quietus have been obsessed with finding out exactly how deep Paul Weller's love for music outside of the canon actually runs. Julian Marszalek investigates

Secret Diary Of A Rock & Roll Star, Aged 45 ½: Part Two. By John Moore

In his first diary for the Quietus, John Moore had a nasty accident with a pair of scissors and a shredder. Ever the artist, he didn't let this stop him making some fingerbob bongo. Pictures may appear work unsafe...

Lou Reed

Metal Machine Music (reissue)

Blacklist

Midnight Of The Century

Lost Loves & Exploding Cars: Author Dave Simpson On The Curse Of The Fall

Dave Simpson, author of _The Fallen - Life In And Out Of Britain’s Most Insane Group_, shares his fears that searching for Mark E. Smith's discarded bandmates may have cursed his life

A New World Every Heartbeat: A Profile Of Tristram Cary

Robert Barry looks at the life and work of Tristram Cary, pioneer of electronic music and composer of the scary bits in _Dr Who_

Vex’d

Cloud Seed

Autechre Live: A Self-Reflexive Brock Out

Angus Finlayson braves over-zealous bouncers to experience the joy of an Autechre performance - and attempts to explain exactly what makes them so engaging live

Cluster Interviewed: Nobility In The Blood

Abi Bliss catches up with Hans Joachim Roedelius and Dieter Moebius to discuss the work of one of Germany's most underrated groups

Ikonika

Contact, Want, Love, Have

Noisia

Split The Atom

Angst Music For Sex People: A Nitzer Ebb Interview

Nitzer Ebb's Doug McCarthy and Bon Harris talk about the sublime tension that powers their tough industrial dance music. Live pictures by Maria Jefferis ofshot2bits.net

25 Years On: Frankie Goes To Hollywood’s Welcome To The Pleasuredome

Wyndham Wallace celebrates the remastered reissue – with bonus disc – of an unfairly neglected classic a quarter of a century since its title track’s release as a single

Nice Nice

Extra Wow

Mythical Musings: Nick Kent’s Apathy For The Devil Reviewed

Nick Kent's _Apathy For The Devil_ leaves Steve Jelbert feeling underwhelmed...

Crystal Castles: Exclusive Track-By-Track Preview Of Crystal Castles’ New LP

Crystal Castles follow their debut _Crystal Castles_ with second album, er, _Crystal Castles_. Emily Bick discovers a new, darker sound

Celestial Or Diabolical? RJD-Era Black Sabbath Reappraised

Received opinion has it that Black Sabbath lost it after Ozzy Osbourne. With _Heaven & Hell_ and _Mob Rules_ being reissued, Noel Gardner begs to differ

Elliott Smith

Roman Candle (reissue)

30 Years On: Remembering Public Enemy’s Fear Of A Black Planet

David Stubbs takes a look at Public Enemy's classic LP _Fear Of A Black Planet_, which was released 30 years ago

Malcolm McLaren Obituary By New York Dolls’ Sylvain Sylvain

Sylvain Sylvain remembers the enigmatic Malcolm McLaren. As told to Ben Hewitt. Sylvain portrait by Chris Becker

Bigelow’s Oscar Shouldn’t Have Been The First: Female Directors Wrongly Ignored

Kathryn Bigelow was the first woman to ever claim an Oscar for directing a film - but as David Bax points out, there were others before her who would have been equally deserving

Ennio Morricone Interviewed: “Compared To Bach, I’m Practically Unemployed”

John Doran asks the Maestro about heavy metal, his fearsome work ethic and his fusion of the avant garde and the mainstream. Translator: Roberta Rinaldi

Beyond The Radar: Autechre Interviewed

John Robb talks to Sean Booth, one half of electronic duo Autechre, about how their experience of Manchester's burgeoning hip-hop and electro scenes influenced them for years to come

Serena-Maneesh

S-M#2: Abyss in B Minor

30 Rock: Television Eats Itself – And Lives! Plus The Hits & Misses Of TV On TV

Why was _30 Rock_ able to capture the public's imagination while _Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip_ faded away after just one season? Terry Staunton investigates

The Bravest Metal Band In The World?: The Dillinger Escape Plan Interviewed

Adam Anonymous chats to The Dillinger Escape Plan about their new album _Option Paralysis_, accusations of steroid abuse and the questions that they find most irritating

Jonsi

Go

Holly Golightly & The Brokeoffs

Medicine County

The Buggles

Adventures In Modern Recording

Galaxie 500

Today / On Fire reissues

DNA Research & The Shoegaze Revival: Dope Aviators Interviewed

Juraj Benda talks to Czech Republic duo Dope Aviators about scientific research and the music scene in Prague

Homosexuality & Skinheads: Max Schaefer’s Children Of The Sun Reviewed

Joe Kennedy gives his verdict on Max Schaefer's latest novel