Primitive Ignorant

The Quietus International: Japanese Music Reviewed by Patrick St. Michel

In the first of a new monthly series delving into DIY music scenes across the globe, Patrick St. Michel offers a guide to the experimental pranksters, sonic mish-mashes and technical innovations shaping the Japanese underground, and picks out five key releases

Main F**king Event: Adrian Flanagan Of The ERC’s Favourite LPs

In the week of release for their second album, one of The Eccentronic Research Council's musical maestros writes us an "autobiographical chronological" journey through his life in listening

Love Approval Thirteen: Ian Astbury Of The Cult’s Favourite Albums

Julian Marszalek speaks to the Wolf Child about esoteric drone doom, witch house, krautrock and, of course, The Doors

Short Fiction By: Richard Owain Roberts

Short fiction from Richard Owain Roberts' new, Parthian-published book — All The Places We Lived — provides this week's instalment of new writing on tQ

Cabs Film Johnny YesNo Gets Box Set Treatment By Mute

Earth’s Dylan Carlson Discusses His 13 Favourite Albums

With Earth's new album Angels Of Darkness & Demons Of Light Volume II out now, band mainstay Dylan Carlson selects his 13 favourite albums for your perusal

Drumroll Please: Jim White’s Baker’s Dozen

From hearing a drumroll so good he dropped out of university, to the links between Iggy Pop and Lana Del Rey, the much-lauded percussionist Jim White speaks to Julian Marszalek about the 13 albums he loves the most

Årabrot

Who Do You Love

Death To Trad Rock By John Robb – An Extract

John Robb celebrates the UK mid-80s alternative indie scene that spawned The Wedding Present, Prolapse and A Witness in his new book Death To Trad Rock. Here he argues why this music was so important . . .

Guns N’ Roses Announce UK Show

O2 gig announced

Sea Glass

Shifts

Sea Glass's debut LP, Shifts, reveals the depth and power of the emotions it contains subtly, washing over the listener like gentle, cleansing waves, says Bernie Brooks