The Mars Volta

Reviews 3

This Is Forever? At The Drive-In Live At Brixton

Articles 2

Stay Vigilant: The Mars Volta Interviewed

As they return with their first album in a decade, Omar Rodríguez-López and Cedric Bixler-Zavala speak to Patrick Clarke about radical reinvention, rage and their roots

A Quietus Interview

Fuel For The Fire: An Interview With Anywhere

"Who doesn't love pondering the unobtainable or the completely ridiculous?" Paul Tucker speaks to Christian Eric Beaulieu about the creation of Anywhere's debut album alongside Cedric Bixler-Zavala

Baker’s Dozen Appearances 1

Baker's Dozen

13 Steps To Perfection: El-P’s Favourite Albums

The rapper, producer and Definitive Jux head honcho rifles through his racks and picks out his top 13 records

News 7

The Mars Volta Detail First Album In A Decade

The band have also shared a new track, 'Vigil', lifted from the forthcoming self-titled record

The Mars Volta To Release Remastered Material In Box Set

'La Realidad De Los Sueños' contains the band's debut EP and six studio albums

The Mars Volta Split Up

Cedric Bixler-Zavala: "What am I suppose to do be some progressive house wife that’s cool with watching their partner go fuck other bands?"

LISTEN: New Mars Volta

Listen to 'The Malkin Jewel', taken from The Mars Volta's forthcoming new album

Mars Volta Streaming New Album

_Octahedron_ online today and tomorrow

Mars Volta Recrudesce With New Aural Cumulous

Are we allowed to talk about At The Drive-In anymore?

Previously Read

Film

‘Close Your Eyes Or You Won’t See Anything’ – Jan Švankmajer’s Alice

David Moats says legendary stop-motion animator Jan Švankmajer's take on Alice In Wonderland is miles ahead of other children's films - not just for the way it brings dreams to life, but also for what it leaves to the imagination

Baker's Dozen

Pieces Of Life: Gaspar Noé’s Favourite Films

On the release of his new film Vortex, Gaspar Noé takes Patrick Clarke through an intense and adventurous Baker's Dozen of favourite films, and the lessons they've taught him on the extent of human cruelty and the joy of shocking an audience

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