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Mark E. Smith

Reviews 4

Fontaines D.C.

A Hero's Death

I Think That’s The Lot: Mark E Smith Signs Off On Jan St Werner’s New Album

God Through All Things? The Fall Live In Islington

The Fall – Imperial Wax Solvent

Articles 17

Books

Prole Art Threat: Cynthia Cruz On The Melancholia Of Class

With her new book The Melancholia of Class just out from Repeater Books, author Cynthia Cruz talks to Enrico Monacelli about identity politics, class consciousness, and why Mark E. Smith was one of the great working class militants of the 20th Century
Books

The Vital Register: Mayflies By Andrew O’Hagan

A post-punk memoir transforms into a devastating slowburn tragedy in Andrew O’Hagan's novel, Mayflies
Books

Expansive Gigography: Graham Duff’s Foreground Music

Aug Stone reviews TV writer Graham Duff’s Foreground Music: A Life in 15 Gigs, followed by an exclusive extract from the book, recalling the start of Duff’s friendship with The Fall's Mark E. Smith
Black Sky Thinking

RIP Mark E. Smith. The Quietus’ 60 Favourite Fall Songs

Quietus writers and guests including Brett Anderson, Stewart Lee, Cosey Fanni Tutti, Adrian Sherwood, Pat Nevin and Krishnan Guru-Murthy select 60 favourites from The Fall's back catalogue.
A Quietus Interview

Becks Induction Hour: Mark E Smith On The LP That Nearly Ended The Fall

This is the first in a series of Fall features leading up to the release of Our Future - Your Clutter on Domino this Spring. John Doran talks to his nibs about Hex... (republished 24th January 2018)
Black Sky Thinking

The Fall and Mark E Smith As A Narrative Lyric Writer
A Quietus Interview

We Only Have This Excerpt: Mark E Smith Of The Fall Interviewed

Mark E Smith has a drink with Kevin EG Perry and tells him about literary influences and Ersatz GB. Photograph by Valerio Berdini (Originally published 24th November 2011, republished 24th January 2018)
Rock's Backpages

When Mark Met Nick and Shane: Three Horsemen of the Apocalypse

From Rock's Backpages this month, an infamous NME pop summit from 1989. James Brown and Sean O'Hagan took Mark E Smith, Nick Cave & Shane MacGowan to the Montague Arms (RIP) in New Cross. Great merriment ensued... (republished 24th January 2018)
Books

Drums Not Dead: An Interview With Si Wolstencroft

Mick Middles interviews the man whose book charts turning down a role in The Smiths, being an early member of the Stone Roses and eventually joining The Fall
Books

Leave The Capitol: The Weird Tales Of Arthur Machen

In a Hallowe'en special, we step sideways into the weird world of Arthur Machen, Mark E. Smith's favourite horror writer
Rock's Backpages

From Rock’s Backpages: Mark E Smith Shows Us His Record Collection

In the run up to Record Store Day 2012 we print a fascinating interview from 1990, where Andy Gill speaks to The Fall's frontman about his record collection
A Quietus Interview

Funnel Of Love: Mark E Smith Of The Fall Interviewed

'Av a bleedin' guess... John Doran talks to Mark E Smith about Your Future, Our Clutter, a firesome 2010, and The Fall's plans for the future
A Quietus Interview

Gavin Friday Of The Virgin Prunes On The Fall & Sending Postcards To MES

Thanks to Odhran Smith as your man in Ireland, for this exclusive interview with Gavin Friday of the Virgin Prunes about his time with The Fall and his friend Mark E. Smith

Art

TateShots: Exploring Connections Between Music & Art

The Quietus chats to Nicola Probert, creator of an excellent new series of interviews with musicians discussing their involvement with, and appreciation of, the visual arts
Books

Book Review: The Last Mad Surge of Youth by Mark Hodkinson
Books

The Fallen- Searching For The Missing Members Of The Fall: Reviewed

Dave Simpson nearly went bonkers tracking down everyone who's been given the boot from The Fall. John Doran finds the resulting tome to be essential reading for every Fall fan.
Books

Renegade: The Life and Tales of Mark E Smith reviewed

John Doran reviews the long-awaited self portrait from Mark E Smith, and finds as much belly laughter as bile

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