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Books

Here Comes The Fear: David Bowie’s Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)

In an exclusive extract from his new book, Silhouettes And Shadows, Adam Steiner takes a deep dive into a pivotal moment in the transformation of the Thin White Duke
Art

Manchester Will Haunt Itself: The British Pop Archive Reviewed

At the launch of the British Pop Archive at the John Rylands Research Institute and Library, Lottie Brazier asks what it means to exhibit Ian Curtis's handwritten lyrics next to Shakespeare and the Gutenberg Bible
Books

Bloody Old Britain: An Interview With Jon Savage

With Faber publishing new editions of his books, *Teenage*, *1966*, and *England's Dreaming*, Jon Savage talks to Owen Hatherley about post-war Britain and its discontents
Books

A Bit Of Rough: Mini-Books By Ana Da Silva, Joe Dunthorne, Jenn Pelly

Joel McIver casts his critical eye over the first batch of pocket-sized pamphlets from Rough Trade Books
Books

The Quietus’ Top 40 Books About Music

From New Orleans rap to noughties New York rock, via krautrock, jazz, riot grrrl and the story of political pop, we asked Quietus contributors to pick out forty of the finest music books ever written
Baker's Dozen

A Cinema Baker’s Dozen: Jon Savage’s Favourite Teenage Films

With his new film Teenage released earlier this year, Jon Savage picks the top thirteen films that capture the spirit of adolescence
Rock's Backpages

Post-Yuppie Pop: A Classic R.E.M. Interview By Jon Savage

As R.E.M. call it a day, we visit the Rock's Backpages archive for an interview by Jon Savage. He found the dress-wearing group quietly eager to take their liberal politics into the mainstream
Rock's Backpages

Big Time Astrology: A Classic Bjork Interview By Jon Savage

Given that new material is imminent, we thought we'd bring you a classic interview with one of our favourite singers, Björk conducted in 1995, as it goes, by one of our favourite writers, Jon Savage, courtesy of Rock's Backpages
A Quietus Interview

Jon Savage On Black Hole & Why The Brits Don’t Own Punk

Jamie Thomson talks to Jon Savage about his new punk compilation on Domino and opening up music

In Conversation

Jon Savage And Wilson Neate Discuss Wire And Punk

To coincide with the publishing of Wilson Neate's book on Pink Flag, we publish a conversation between the author and writer Jon Savage

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