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Art Into Pop: Leeds Punk & Post-Punk, 1974-–81

No Machos Or Pop Stars: When The Leeds Art Experiment Went Punk by Gavin Butt examines how bands used their art school education to push the boundaries of pop music

Black Sky Thinking

Coming Twice: Why Do Artists Feel Compelled To Reenact Past Events?

Jeremy Allen investigates the current vogue for artistic reenactments of concerts and tours, from Genesis' The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway to The Cramps and Einsturzende Neubauten making a racket at the ICA. Featuring interviews with Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard, Jo Mitchell, Vivienne Gaskin, Jeremy Deller Mike Rutherford impersonator Sébastien Lamothe

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Delia Derbyshire To Deadmau5 In 39 Steps? Why EMI Are Wrong

Want a vision of electronic music's future? Imagine crap trance riffs and recycled one note basslines stomping on a human face, for ever.

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Daniel Miller Interview: Mute Records & The Synth Britannia Revolution

The Quietus talks to Mute Records head honcho about synth pop, his record label, and Kraftwerk's synth that he bought on eBay

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Survival Songs: John Grant’s Baker’s Dozen

John Grant takes tQ through the 13 albums that have defined his life and guided him through tough times, from the beauty of Fad Gadget to the joy of Bernard Fevre, via Ennio Morricone, Kate Bush and more

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Fad Gadget Compilation Coming To Vinyl

A retrospective of Frank Tovey's best work will be released on vinyl for the first time as part of Mute's 4.0 celebrations

LISTEN: Kissing With Broken Mouths Mix

Kissing With Broken Mouths: A mix of the saucy tunes that are making the Quietus co-pilot frisky this autumn

John Peel’s Records: ‘F’ Now Online

The latest section of the late, loved DJ's record collection now available for your perusal

WATCH: Remembering Frank Tovey

Mute release tribute film on the anniversary of his death

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A Year On Film: Quietus Critics Pick Their Top Films Of 2018

No numbers, no ranking, just nine recommendations for the best films of 2018 – and not a superhero in sight

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Once More With Feeling: Philip K Dick And Blade Runner

With Blade Runner 2049 in cinemas now, Robert Bright looks back at the interior and exterior worlds of Philip K. Dick

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John Hughes Obituary and Ten Best Films

John Hughes was a comedy genius who perfectly captured the trails and tribulations of the American suburban teen. He created some of the most memorable films of the 80s including _The Breakfast Club_, _Christmas Vacation_, _Planes, Trains and Automobiles_ and _Ferris Bueller's Day Off_. Battleship Pretension's David Bax looks back on his legacy with a list of his top ten films.

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Memory Pain: The Original Total Recall Revisited

Pre-empting next month's remake, Paul Verhoeven's 1990 sci-fi is being released on Blu-ray. Andrew Stimpson can remember it for you wholesale

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Articles 4

Art Into Pop: Leeds Punk & Post-Punk, 1974-–81

Coming Twice: Why Do Artists Feel Compelled To Reenact Past Events?

Delia Derbyshire To Deadmau5 In 39 Steps? Why EMI Are Wrong

Daniel Miller Interview: Mute Records & The Synth Britannia Revolution

Baker’s Dozen Appearances 1

Survival Songs: John Grant’s Baker’s Dozen