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Blown Out ’77: In The Studio With Suicide

Requiem For A Scream: Suicide’s ‘Punk Mass’

Suicide
Live 1977 - 1978 Box Set

Articles 10

A Quietus Interview

The State Of The 808: Paranoid London Interviewed

Kris Needs speaks to Quinn Whalley and Gerardo Delgado of Paranoid London about getting back to the sleazy, tough, party-starting basics when it comes to dynamic hardware-driven acid house. Portraits by Kate Green

Black Sky Thinking

Songs Of Discomposure: Quietus Writers Pick Their Most Disturbing Pieces Of Music

We asked our contributors to write about the songs that most disturbed them. From Carl Orff to Leonard Cohen, via Tom Jones and The Beatles, disturbance manifests itself in many forms

In Conversation

In Conversation: Suicide And Henry Rollins At The Ace Hotel

Martin Rev and Alan Vega were on stage and in conversation with Henry Rollins recently and our man Harry Sword was on hand to take notes... Photographs by Camila Almeida Courtesy of Ace Hotel London

Strange World Of...

New York Blues: Four Decades Of Suicide, Martin Rev & Alan Vega

After MIA borrowed 'Ghostrider' for her new single and the duo supported The Stooges this past weekend, Luke Turner takes a look at Suicide's 40 years of noise

Books

Dream Baby Dream – An Extract From The Suicide Biography

Here is an exclusive extract from Kris Needs' new, authorised biography of NYC duo Suicide, with focus on Marty Rev as a young jazz fan hanging with Tony Williams and bewildered by Dizzy Gillespie's rubber chicken. Followed by author Q & A

Film

Nature-Built Prisons: Director Jeppe Rønde On Bridgend

Danish director Jeppe Rønde has made his first feature film about the spate of teen suicides in the Welsh town of Bridgend. Yasmeen Khan talks to him about it

Books

A Great Many Plathitudes: The Doom Myth Of Sylvia Plath

Fifty years after her life abruptly ended, and as fresh furore erupts over a newly-designed cover of her seminal novel The Bell Jar, Melissa Bradshaw responds to the pervading myth of Sylvia Plath as the poet who was doomed to end her life

A Quietus Interview

Keep Those Dreams Burning Forever: Neneh Cherry Interviewed

Neneh Cherry speaks to John Doran about literally unplugged performance, the spirit of the Bristol scene and her father Don

A Quietus Interview

Once More Unto The Bleach: Debbie Harry Interviewed

In a feature that originally appeared in The Stool Pigeon, John Doran talks to Debbie Harry about the history of Blondie, heroin, reggae and New York City. Debbie Harry photographed by Rebecca Miller

A Quietus Interview

Kris Needs On His New New York Series & Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers

Legendary music scribe Kris Needs is curating a series of compilations of the music of New York. Here, he tells Luke Turner about the project, and gives us an extract about the very New York history of Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers, the doowop group who inspired Suicide

Baker’s Dozen Appearances 12

Baker's Dozen

Beautiful Losers: Jim Reid of The Jesus And Mary Chain’s Baker’s Dozen

Eschewing what he sees as the wilful obscurity of previous Baker's Dozens, Jim Reid takes Daniel Dylan Wray through the 13 records that "chiselled out The Jesus And Mary Chain"

Baker's Dozen

Rocket Girl: Vinita Joshi’s Favourite Albums

Ghetto blasting synth punk in Rugby. Lending pyjamas to Mogwai. Writing to Nick Drake’s sister. Finding psychology theory in music. Pranked by Robin Guthrie. Rocket Girl Records label head Vinita Joshi takes Will McCartney through the 13 records that have shaped her life

Baker's Dozen

Composites For A Generation: James Fry’s Baker’s Dozen

From the hits of Hot Chocolate and the trashy joys of Sigue Sigue Sputnik to the 'death jazz' of Miles Davis and the angst of Portishead, James Fry takes us through his life in thirteen albums

Baker's Dozen

Transgressive & Alien: ADULT.’s Favourite Albums

As ADULT. prepare to tour Europe, Nicola Kuperus and Adam Miller tell Daniel Dylan Wray about their 13 favourite albums drawn from the tough and leather side of life, from Throbbing Gristle to Nitzer Ebb, Einstürzende Neubauten to Drexciya

Baker's Dozen

We Like To Dig The Roots: Coldcut’s Favourite Albums

As Ninja Tune founders and Coldcut men Matt Black and Jonathan More release a new Adrian Sherwood-produced new LP they talk Lottie Brazier through the records that sparked their lifetime of eclectic music-making

Baker's Dozen

Cinematic Quality: Blanck Mass’ Favourite Albums

He's just released his second solo album, Dumb Flesh, and is set to play tQ's stage at The Great Escape on Friday. Before that, the Fuck Buttons man gives James Benge the rundown of his top 13 records

Baker's Dozen

Pan Sonics: Mika Vainio’s Favourite Albums

Our series of articles curated by Kevin 'The Bug' Martin continues with a Baker's Dozen from Mika Vainio, solo artist and former member of Pansonic. He tells us about how the likes of Suicide, Neubauten, the Alex Harvey Band, King Crimson and more soundtracked a life of working in slaughterhouses and vegetarian restaurants

Baker's Dozen

This Is My Music: Dean Wareham’s Favourite Albums

April Clare Welsh gets a rundown of the former Galaxie 500 frontman's all-time top 13 LPs before he comes to the UK to tour in support of his debut solo album next week

Baker's Dozen

13 (Acts Of Love): Mick Harvey’s Favourite Albums

Fresh off the back of his Ministry Of Wolves work and with Serge Gainsbourg albums and live shows on the way, the former Bad Seed and prolific singer-songwriter gives Julian Marszalek the rundown of his top 13 records

Baker's Dozen

Corrupting Sonic DNA: Moby’s Favourite Albums

Moby talks Luke Turner through his formative musical influences, from Nick Drake and OMD to the sound of New York via Suicide, Silver Apples, Eric B & Rakim and Public Enemy