Why exactly should the enjoyment of a great piece of music be marred by guilt? Following last week's Black Sky Thinking about the problems (and positives) of the concept of the 'guilty pleasure', the Quietus writers declare their undying, entirely non-ironic love for their favourite uncool songs. Introduction by Jimmy Martin
After seven years of techno, post-punk, industrial noise, polyrhythms, mangled vocals and brain-melting live shows, the mighty Blood Sport have called it a day. Just a few months after the release of their ‘Harsh Realm’ EP on Helena Hauff’s Return To Disorder label, Alex Keegan, Nick Potter and Sam Parkin play one last show at the Leadmill.