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Titus Andronicus

The Airing Of Grievances

Mountains

Choral

U2 No Line On The Horizon Track-By-Track Album Review

U2's much-awaited new album _No Line On The Horizon_ finds Bono and chums making concessions to humour, humanity, and their best work in years, finds Stephen Dalton

Gran Torino And The Death Of The American Hero

_Gran Torino_, Clint's last acting role, sees an old-school Eastwood hero faced with the complex and sensitive issue of inner city gangs. Dave Moats wonders if he's he up to the task. Plus a gallery of cinematic swan songs.

A Camp

Colonia

ART WAR! An Appreciation Of The Films Of Jeff Keen

Jeff Keen has been making insanely creative, uncompromisingly original films since the early 60s. Dave Moats salutes his D.I.Y. ethos as the BFI release his entire oeuvre on DVD.

M. Ward

Hold Time

Godflesh

Songs Of Love And Hate Reissue

Circlesquare

Songs About Drugs And Dancing

Oi! Do You Mind? Crazy Cousinz’ Kyla Interviewed

Empire Of The Sun

Walking On A Dream

The Last Romantic? Aidan Moffat Interviewed

The Quietus settles down with Aidan Moffat for a post-Valentines Day and _How To Get To Heaven From Scotland_ debrief

Flash Bang Wallop: The Grandmaster Interviewed

Grandmaster Flash may have a rep as an unstoppable egotist (who wouldn't be under the circumstances?) but John Doran found him to be good company

Alela Diane

To Be Still

Simon Reynolds In Conversation: Talking Totally Wired

The Quietus speaks to Simon Reynolds about his new book _Totally Wired_, a companion piece to post punk bible _Rip It Up And Start Again_

The Drones

Havilah

Andrew Bird

Noble Beast

Saint Etienne’s Bob Stanley On The Architecture Of London

As Saint Etienne release best of collection _London Conversations_, The Quietus sits down with Bob Stanley for a conversation about the architecture of the capital, modernism, and why he hates the Trellick Tower

Are Chrome Hoof The Best Live Band In The UK In 2009?

Live, the mighty Chrome Hoof follow in the footsteps of Parliament, Funkadelic and David Bowie, says Luke Turner. But in these strangely conservative times, are they literally too good for the mainstream?

Saint Etienne

London Conversations: The Best Of Saint Etienne

From The Archives: 1984 – The Year Of The Smiths, By Barney Hoskyns

With Morrissey's new album _Years Of Refusal_ out today, we team up with Rock's Backpages to bring you Barney Hoskyns' appraisal of The Smiths from 1984

Crystal Stilts

Alight Of Night

23 Skidoo

Reissues & Rarities

F**K Reviewed & A Profanisaurus Of Cinema’s Best Swearing

_F**K_, a documentary by the creators of _The Aristocrats_, mixes puerile humour with provocative questions to mixed results. David Moats puts the film, released this week by the ICA, in the context of the culture wars. Plus: we look at how cinema has best made use of cussin'.

Lithops

Ye Viols

A Valentine’s Day Letters Special From Uncle Agony Aidan Moffat

Aidan Moffat might have a new album out this week, but that hasn't prevented him from finding time to pop to the garage for a 99p rose and a lurid pink card, and settling down to fix your Valentine's vexations

The Prodigy

Invaders Must Die

Pet Shop Boys’ New Album Yes Reviewed Track-By-Track

We're told that 2009 is the year of glittering New Pop. But, as Iain Moffat discovers, The Pet Shop Boys won't be giving up their crown any time soon

Stepping Up To Shine? Crystal Stilts Interviewed

As tipped New Yorkers Crystal Stilts prepare to release their debut album Alight Of Night, the Quietus puts them aboard our new band rocket

Dancehall: Beth Lesser Interviewed

One of our favourite albums of last year was the Soul Jazz Dancehall compilation, so we decided it was time to talk to author Beth Lesser who penned the excellent book that accompanies it. John Doran gamely exposes his ignorance.

Aidan Moffat & The Best Ofs

How To Get To Heaven From Scotland

Hell Bent Forever – Judas Priest’s Rob Halford Interviewed

Judas Priest are true originals, revolutionizing Heavy Metal in the late 70s and 80s and paving the way for it becoming the world dominating musical genre of the late 20th Century. In association with our friends at Stool Pigeon, John Doran talks to Golden God, Rob Halford.