Thomas Pynchon

Kjetil’s On The Boil: Arabrot’s Favourite 13 LPs

As we gear up for a mighty basting at Desertfest, Arabrot main man Kjetil Nernes talks us through his 13 favourite albums

From Pickpocket To The Qing Dynasty: A Jia Zhangke Primer

Anthony Nield charts the progress of Chinese auteur Jia Zhangke, whose first three features are being released as a DVD box set on November 26. Still from Unknown Pleasures

Teeth Of The Sea’s Sam Barton To Undertake Charity Bike Ride

One quarter of the band will ride from Land's End to John O'Groats in the name of raising money for UNICEF

Prince Set To Announce London Dates

Details to be confirmed at press conference at Lianne La Havas' house

New Voices Ukraine Memory Leaks II: Nova Moon Rising – The Phenomenon of the Kharkiv Novaya Scena

In the second podcast from Kyiv's 20ft Radio, we look back into the Novaya Scena that thrived in Kharkiv as the USSR crumbled. New Voices Ukraine is a collaboration between The Quietus, 20ft Radio, Neformat, the Ukrainian Institute and the British Council.

In The Field: The Transatlantic Folkways of Shirley Collins

Shirley Collins’ reminiscences of a journey through America with Alan Lomax provide an education in folk music for Jim Hilton

The Apartheid After-Party: Matthew Collin On The South African Club Scene

In an exclusive extract from his new book, Rave On: Global Adventures in Electronic Dance Music, Matthew Collin dives into the club scene of South Africa, a country fast becoming the house nation

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Black Metal: Evolution Of The Cult – Review And Interview

Kim Kelly reviews Dayal Patterson's "completely essential" book on BM and John Doran interviews the author