A Quietus Interview

Tenebrous Liar Are Floating In The Stars And Staring At The Gutter

Coca-colonisation: Mark Thomas On Coke

Politicised by punk rock, Mark Thomas is now taking on the world’s biggest brand in his latest book. Alex Burrows asked him about campaigning against Coke and travelling to where the soda streams run red

Simon Bookish Goes Big Band To Sing Particle Physics And Linguistics

Electronic artist Simon Bookish embraces instrumentation for third album _Everything/Everything_, his most accessible work to date.

John Foxx Interviewed – The Quiet Man Speaks

John Foxx is perhaps one of the UK's most undersung musicians. Here he talks to Alex Ogg about Ultravox!, synth pop and nearly being in The Clash.

Slayer: We Could Thrash Out Two More Albums If We’re Fast Enough . . .

Recent reports that Slayer are preparing to hang up the spiked arm band, may have been a little premature, says Kerry King to John Doran backstage at the Hammersmith Apollo. All pictures Philip Mount.

Mastodon On New Album And Supporting Metallica and Slayer

Brann Dailor and Troy Sanders hang out with John Doran back stage at their recent show with Slayer and talk velvet paintings, miniature percussion and putting house guests off hand to gland combat.

The Killers Interviewed: “We Tried To Sound Like MGMT!”

Our Man In Washington Mark Russell catches up with one of the biggest indie bands on the face of the earth and talks to Brandon Flowers about success, fatherhood and trying to write like The Arctic Monkeys and MGMT

A Place To Bury Strangers Guide Us Through Their Teeth-Kicking Distortion

With the UK version of their debut out next week, Luke Turner discovers A Place To Bury Strangers are more than the sum of their noisy forebears

Revenge Of The Synth: Benge Interviewed & Synth Porn Photo Gallery

Ben 'Benge' Edwards has recorded a beguiling album in Twenty Systems which traces the history of the analogue synthesizer. John Doran chats to him and Lucy Johnston creates a gallery of vintage synthesizer porn.

A Cross The Universe: Justice Interviewed

Phil Hebblethwaite catches up with the Gallic D.A.N.C.E. duo to get the low down on their new DVD and distinctly un-Christian behaviour.

Gang Gang Dance Talk Neo Primitivism, Grime and Brian Eno

Edwyn Collins’ British Birdlife: Picture Gallery And Interview

The Quietus presents an exclusive gallery of Edwyn Collins' bird drawings

New Group Factory Floor Talk New EP And Shop Floor Practices

The Quietus introduces Factory Floor, the second in our tips for the best new bands of 2008

Of Montreal Interviewed: Cross Dressing and Skeletal Lamping

Of Montreal have just released another fabulous and engaging album in Skeletal Lamping. Alex Denney tracked down Georgie Fruit, the cross dressing alter-ego of frontman Kevin Barnes, to chew the fat.

The Jesus And Mary Chain Interview: Alan McGee, Oasis And The Future

In the second part of our exclusive interview Jim Reid talks to us about indie's Malcolm McClaren, Alan McGee and how the Mary Chain were necessary for Oasis.

The Jesus and Mary Chain Interview: Earl Brutus, Riots, Alcoholism and Reformation.

Jim Reid talks to us about playing a benefit gig for the family of Nick Sanderson and the career spanning The Power Of Negative Thinking box set. Part two tomorrow.

Mercury Rev Interview: The Intriguing Birth Of Snowflake Midnight

Mercury Rev tell the Quietus that new album _Snowflake Midnight_ was influenced as much by the building of their new bar as their Catskill Mountain home.

The First Quietus New Band Ulterior Talk Noise, Sex & Hot Leather

The Quietus begins our foray into the world of new music with Ulterior, the missing link between S&M, the Mary Chain, and Underworld

ATP Nightmare Before Christmas: The Melvins Interview

The co-curators of the winterval rock-apocalypse, The Melvins give Ned Raggett the low down on their choices for the ATP festival at Minehead.

The New Scientists: TV On The Radio Interviewed

Arctic Monkeys’ Matt Helders Interview On Boozers, Bruisers and Bullseye

Monkey man and tub thumper Matt Helders is releasing a Late Night Tales Compilation and rumour has it he's opening a pub as well, so it seemed like the right time to have a chat with him, says Kev Kharas.

Manic Street Preachers Interview: A Heavenly Body Of Work – Part Two

In part two of an in depth interview Manic Street Preachers biographer Simon Price talks to Nicky Wire and James Dean Bradfield about their first taste of success on Heavenly.

Manic Street Preachers Interview: A Heavenly Body Of Work – Part One

You lucky, lucky people. In, what is certainly the most in depth interview the band have given in recent years, Manic Street Preachers discuss with their biographer Simon Price the brief but explosive period that they were signed to the Heavenly label.

Brett Anderson Explains How He Escaped The Rat Race To Find His Wilderness

In a wide-ranging interview, Brett Anderson talks to Luke Turner about new album _Wilderness_, and why it's a close relation to Suede's classic _Dog Man Star_

Foo For Thought: Dave Grohl On The Song He Wrote For Kurt Cobain

This week sees the release of a Foo Fighters DVD _Live At Wembley Stadium_. John Doran takes the opportunity to talk to Dave Grohl about music and his life.

Glasvegas, An Oral History – Empathy For The Devil. James Allan Speaks

Glasvegas singer, guitarist and lyricist James Allan is an erudite soul. So what better than to let him explain what drives his band in his own words, says Luke Turner.

Metal Gaze – From My Bloody Valentine To Nadja via SunnO)))

Drawing on influences as wide as doom, ambient, electronica, shoegaze and black metal, Joe Stannard flings the curtains back and lets the SunnO))) pour in on this peculiar genre. SunnO))) portrait by Koen Jacobs

Metallica’s Lars Ulrich On Cocaine, Oasis, Megadeth And That Quietus Incident

In the first of an occasional Quietus series, Lars Ulrich puts himself through the Rumour Mill and answers Joel McIver's questions on cocaine, whether 'St. Anger' was bobbins, and that little reviews hoo ha a few months back.

Bill Drummond Interviewed: Recorded Music Has Run Its Course

He is an Artist, Writer, Musician and, today, Cultural Theorist as well. Bill Drummond reveals that he is still a pertinent thorn in the side of the art and music establishment, when he chats to John Doran.

The Prodigy Talk To The Quietus About Experience And Jilted Generation

Liam Howlett, Maxim Reality and Keith Flint talk to John Doran about the birth of rave, their first two albums and singles from 'Charly' to 'Poison'.

Rapper Immortal Technique Swaps The Mean Streats Of Harlem For Afghanistan

Sepultura in Cuba. Our Man In Havana Ernesto Juan Meets The Metal Titans

Brazillian thrash metal overlords Sepultura brought the ruckus to the Communist state of Cuba recently. Our man Ernesto was there to have a real baptism of fire.