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RZA as Bobby Digital

Digi Snax

Two Decades Of Sub Pop. Steve Jelbert Celebrates In Seattle

From Mudhoney to CSS, Sub Pop has remained one of America's most important indie labels for twenty years now. We cast our eye back over their history.

Secret Machines

September 000

XX Teens

Welcome To Goon Island

Can Festivals Be Family Friendly? Steve Jelbert Takes The Brood To Latitude

Can one combine fatherly duties with enjoying a 'single skinner' while at a festival? And can one dissuade one's daughter from working in the music industry by exposing her to landfill indie at the age of three? Steve Jelbert investigates at Latitude

Lou Reed’s Berlin film reviewed: A cinematic remix from director Julian Schnabel

Does this highly depressing concert film do justice to the highly depressing album? Dave Moats investigates.

The Quietus Looks Back At Tom Waits’ illustrious career

On the day of a rare visit to these shores by Mr Tom Waits, Quietus man, Marc Waldburger devises a ten point introduction to the artist.

Alice Cooper

Back catalogue reissues

Indian Jewelry

Real Gold!

The Dark Knight of the Soul? Chris Roberts on Heath Ledger’s Untimely Death

Has Heath Ledger's tragic death complicated our viewing of his final performance? Chris Roberts untangles the man from the clown.

JME

Famous?

Radiohead Part II: On The Road With The Mercury Prize Nominees

More fun on the road with Radiohead . . .

In the second part of his epic feature, Andrew Mueller talks to Thom Yorke and the rest of Radiohead about fatherhood, globilization and Pakistani daleks.

Radiohead by Andrew Mueller. On The Road With The Mercury Prize Nominees

While researching his new book _I Wouldn't Start From Here_ Andrew Mueller enjoyed privileged access to one of the world's biggest bands... and their instant coffee.

The Unusual Sensation Of Feeling Sorry For Joe Lean & The Jing Jang Jong

Today Joe Lean & The Jing Jang Jong revealed that they've scrapped their debut album. Yet Luke Turner can still find it within himself to shed a tear.

The Sugarcubes

Singles Box Set

In the light of The Sugarcubes singles collection, Chris Roberts explains why they're more than "Bjork's old band"

Penguin Cafe Orchestra

Back catalogue reissues

Lydongate! Johnny’s Behaviour Rotten? Swells On The ‘Racist’ Ruckus

Forget Morriseygate! Here's Lydongate!

Swells has produced a cut out and keep guide to help you work your way round the tricky fact that John Lydon seems to be a bit of a tit.

Billy Idol

The Very Best Of Billy Idol: Idolize Yourself

The Dark Knight Reviewed – The Joker Puts A Smile On Dan Curley’s Chops

Dan Curley gets hot under the collar and moist in the gusset as he achieves Batgasm

An Exclusive Extract From The Bad Seeds’ Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! Book

Nick Cave has collaborated with artists Sue Webster and Tim Noble to produce Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!, a superb little book of sketches, photographs, and sundry scribbles. In an extract from the book, they explain how it all came together.

Micah P. Hinson

Micah P. Hinson and the Red Empire Orchestra

The Hold Steady

Stay Positive

The 20 Most Controversial and Ill Thought Out Album Sleeves Of All Time

John Doran casts a baleful eye over some of the least well thought out album sleeves to grace record store shelves.

Eine Kleine Nacht Musik

Eine Kleine Nacht Musik

Nas

Untitled

Ringo P. Stacey is stopped in his tracks by Nas' attempts to alienate his audience.

Primal Scream

Beautiful Future

Withnail & I Comes Of Age This Year – If Only The Fans Would Too

Withnail & I celebrates its 21st year this summer. Yet, argues Luke Turner, its fans ought to come of age too, and realise that there's more to the film than a drinking game.

Beck

Modern Guilt

Portishead on Camper Vans: Hitting the road with Geoff Barrow and Adrian Utley

The Quietus hooked up with Portishead's Geoff Barrow and Adrian Utley to talk about record collecting, only to find they'd much rather discuss travelling the highways and biways of the land, snug in a camper van.

Biffy Clyro

Singles 2001 - 2005

Funky House: A Profile Of The Scene

As the budget flights take the nation's youth off for the summer season in Ayia Napa, Melissa Bradshaw gives The Quietus the lowdown on what's happening in the funky house scene.

We meet Bjork in Iceland to talk nature and hear her Johnny Cash impersonation