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Reviews 8

Pere Ubu

Trouble on Big Beat Street

Pere Ubu

Nuke the Whales 2006–2014

Pere Ubu

The Long Goodbye

Pere Ubu

Drive, He Said (1994-2002)

Pere Ubu

Architecture Of Language 1979-1982

Pere Ubu

Elitism For The People 1975 - 1978

Pere Ubu

Carnival Of Souls

Pere Ubu

Lady From Shanghai

Articles 8

Strange World Of...

The Strange World Of… Pere Ubu

Long-time Pere Ubu fan, Sean Kitching, spent some time during lockdown revisiting and reassessing their lengthy back catalogue. Here, he picks out ten of their most essential releases
Anniversary

Dub Stab In Duck Housing: The Residents ‘Break Through’ In 78

Sean Kitching argues that 1978s two most idiosyncratic releases, the Residents’ Duck Stab/Buster & Glen and Pere Ubu’s Dub Housing, both released on November 30 of that year, represent a pinnacle of individualism at the outer periphery of American art rock
Anniversary

40 Years On: Pere Ubu’s The Modern Dance Revisited

Can the birth of post-punk be traced back to a recording studio in the Cleveland woods? Brian Coney makes the case for Pere Ubu’s debut LP being the genre's genesis point
A Quietus Interview

Growing Through The Cracks: Gagarin Interviewed

Graham Dowdall, aka Gagarin, talks to Bobby Barry about his new album, plus working with Ludus, Nico, John Cale, Pere Ubu and getting his tea made by Morrissey. Portrait by Brian David Stevens
Anniversary

30 Years On: The Scene Is Now’s Tonight We Ride Revisited

For Sean Kitching Napster was an occult encyclopaedia leading to an alternate universe of brilliant and bizarre sounds... and to The Scene Is Now
Anniversary

30 Years On: Pere Ubu’s The Tenement Year Revisited

Critics tend to gravitate towards Pere Ubu's earlier post-punk material, but Sean Kitching has equal affection for their first 'pop' album
A Quietus Interview

Target Practice: David Thomas Of Pere Ubu Interviewed



Thirty-five years on from The Modern Dance, Pere Ubu’s David Thomas talks to Stuart Huggett about new album Lady from Shanghai and how Ubu have always been a pop band
Black Sky Thinking

A Decade In Review: David Stubbs Asks Whatever Happened To Pop?

The Quietus kicks off a series of essays looking back at the past decade with David Stubbs' look at the evolution of what we call pop

Baker’s Dozen Appearances 5

Baker's Dozen

Pogue’s Gallery: Spider Stacy’s Favourite Albums

As he prepares for more post-Shane MacGowan shows with The Pogues following a triumph in Hackney earlier this year, Spider Stacy takes Patrick Clarke through 13 records that shaped him, from post punk classics through to the new wave of folk music, via jazz, hip hop, roots reggae and more
Baker's Dozen

Constant Companions: Matt Johnson’s Favourite Albums

From a teenage encounter with Pere Ubu in a Wardour Street club, to the comforting effect of classic reggae and his love of Marc Bolan, The The’s Matt Johnson takes Jeremy Allen through his thirteen favourite records
Baker's Dozen

Down The Rabbit Hole: Will Sergeant’s Favourite Albums

Echo & The Bunnymen’s Will Sergeant takes Richard Foster through thirteen favourite albums from The Residents to Love, recalls making records with his dad’s electric shaver and a stringless guitar, explains why it’s time to stop bashing prog rock, and much, much more
Baker's Dozen

“The Spirit”: Mike Watt Of The Missingmen’s Favourite Albums

Currently in the middle of a European tour, the Minutemen, Dos and Firehose founder pares down his record collection to give John Calvert his thirteen all-time top LPs

Baker's Dozen

Second Helpings: Neil Arthur Of Blancmange’s Favourite Albums

Following his revisit to the synth pop duo's debut album Happy Families last year, Neil Arthur looks back over 13 other top albums from his past

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