A Quietus Interview

George Pringle: New Adventures In Lo-Fi

Georgina Pringle is exactly the antidote we need to dumbed down, mockney, stage school chancerism. Darren Lee revels in her electro-vignettes

Part Chimp: South London Noise Mongers Are Off The Wall

"Unruly amplifier worship with feedback gushing like claret from a decapitation victim", says Noel Gardner. Where do we sign up?

Todd Rundgren Interview: Talking With The Wizard & True Star

Tori Amos Interview: Song, Slayer & Staying True To Her Vision

Hibernian salmon wrangler Mark Eglinton spoke to Tori Amos recently. Here are the results . . .

Diamanda Galas Interview: Talking Her Songs Of Exile

Bob Stanley On Saint Etienne’s Reissues And His Love Of Pop

Adrian Lobb talks to Saint Etienne's Bob Stanley about new reissues, old forgotten songs, Britpop's lack of community and listening closely to the pop charts

Slayer Interview: Tom Araya Unplugged? Not Just Yet

Le Homme Du Hibernia Mark Eglinton finally meets up with Tom Araya to apologise for pretending to like Dokken over Slayer. Sacre bleu!

Vladislav Delay: Going Back To His (Jazz) Roots

Finnish house music polymath Sasu Ripatti returns under his abstract future jazz guise of Vladislav Delay

World Domination Enterprises Interview: It’s Play Time Again

“We were the most exciting band in the world, but the world never quite realised it,” claims mainman Keith Dobson of the gargantuan World Domination Enterprises. With their 1988 debut reissued at last, Wyndham Wallace tells his story and wonders if the time is finally right for them to do big business

Age Of Chance Interview: Get To Grips With The Lycra Clad Revolutionaries

Mark Emsley recalls how a chance encounter with AOC via the pages of NME gave him a "boot up the proverbial arse" and catches up with Geoff Taylor from the band

Sonic Router 005 – A Dubstep Column For August

Summer may be late in arriving but there's always more than enough bass to go round. Oli Marlow serves up this month's Sonic Router

The Ghost Of A Thousand: A Grand Racket

Rookie mistakes, Hardcore violence and day-to-day admin. Tom Lacey guides Toby Cook through the rise and rise of The Ghost Of A Thousand.

The XX And The Sound Of Now

Hazel Sheffield talks to The XX about turning down Diplo, their debut album, and their accidentally classic sound

Tinariwen: Behind The Guns And Guitars

Ben Hewitt talks to rebel rock guitarist Abdallah Ag Alhousseyni

Jello Biafra Of The Dead Kennedys Interview

Biafra’s back – and this time he’s packing a ‘real’ band. The former Dead Kennedys frontman is re-energised by fronting a new group, The Guantanamo School Of Medicine, who tour the UK in September 2009. Alex Ogg chews the fat with him

Getting To Grips With Roky Erickson: A Dr Rock Interview

All hail the mighty return of Dr Rock! And Roky Erikson! That's a whole lot of rock

Soul Metal Outfit Invasion On The Power Of Motown, Metallica And Magic

Mountain bagging Hibernian man of rock Mark Eglinton speaks to Marek Steven of lava hot soul metal trio Invasion

Oneida’s Kid Millions: Why Drumming With Boredoms Is “A Kick In The Ass”

With Oneida on the eve of their UK tour, Kid Millions called to tell us about playing with the Boredoms on a ship off Japan during the solar eclipse

a-ha Video Interview: Leonard Cohen, Morrissey, Moisturiser & Drugs

Knowing me, Akira the Don, ah ha. knowing you a-ha. Ah HA!

Panzer Faustus: That Fucking Tank Interviewed

Leeds duo TFT have followed up their debut (Day Of Death By Bono Adrenalin Shot) with a storming sophomore (Tankology). Stephen Eddie investigates

The Big Pink: Naked Ambition

Cutting Pink With Scissors, Kissing The Pink, The Australian Pink Floyd - will The Big Pink be able to reach the dizzy heights scaled by their fuchsia coloured cousins? Ben Hewitt investigates

Peter Hook Interview: Freebass, New Order and Joy Division Cruet Sets

Ben Hewitt talks to the Northern bass monkey about his involvement in getting some of the North's most historic music sites blue plaques

Esben & The Witch Interview: From Aeschylus To The South Downs

New Brightonian trio Esben & The Witch on history, mythology, and the joy of gothic pop

Colossal Youths: Young Marble Giants Interviewed

Four decades after its release, Young Marble Giants' _Colossal Youth_ remains one of the most enigmatic releases of the period. Alex Ogg talked to Stuart Moxham from the band

Field Day Preview: Mats Gustafsson Of The Thing Interviewed

Out of all the delights awaiting the listener at London's Field Day festival this weekend, Matt Evans is most looking forward to seeing free jazz saxophonist Mats Gustafsson as part of The Thing

Chad VanGaalen: Re-animating The DIY Scene

Animator, singer-songwriter and DIY producer Chad VanGaalen talks to Emily Moore

Bringing Out The Dead: New York Dolls On Their Highs And Lows

Mark Eglinton meets living legends Sylvain Sylvain and David Johansen of New York Dolls. Photo courtesy of Max Lakner

Field Day Preview: Toumani Diabate Interviewed

War Over Water: July’s Guest Article From Stack Magazines

In this month's Stack guest article, we bring you Good Magazine's in depth look at the potential for conflict over water in the Indian Subcontinent

Al Green Interviewed: Michael Jackson, Demons & The Lord

Hazel Sheffield got to talk to soul legend Al Green recently. It's a shame there were Demons listening in

Twisted Metal: Todd On The Importance Of Noise

Ben Hewitt finds out that Todd want to cover La Roux in tomato sauce. It is, after all, the only language she understands

Sonic Router 004 – A Dubstep Column For July