Things I Have Learned

Get On The Dyke & Ride! Jamie Thomson Cycles To Roadburn In The Netherlands

Intrepid man of pedal and metal Jamie Thomson tells the tale of his mission to cycle to the Roadburn Festival: featuring ferries, dykes, windmills, heaviosity, rude signage, useless national cycle trails, and 345 cheese & ham toasties

Alex Webster Of Cannibal Corpse On Home Cooking

Hide your tender suckling children, Cannibal Corpse's Alex Webster is in the house & feeling hungry! But, as he tells Toby Cook, these days he's all about food processing and a balanced diet

Young Knives On Growing Up In The East Midlands

Neither north nor south, the English Midlands are a confusing place bisected by railways and the M1 and A1. Some would say the Midlands are hard to love. Today, local boys House Of Lords and Henry Dartnall of Young Knives give us a guide. Pic by Cat Stevens.

Crystal Fighters On The Culture & Music Of The Basque Country

Crystal Fighter's music is a homage to that of Spain's Basque region, inspired by the writings of singer Laure's grandfather. Here, Sebastian Pringle tells Luke Turner about their fascination with Basque culture

Idlewild’s Roddy Woomble On The Joys Of Scottish Hillwalking

Our Quietus At Leisure series brings you Idlewild frontman Roddy Woomble's guide to hillwalking - complete with solitude, serenity and flesh-eating midges. PLUS - see the video for his new single 'Roll Along', which is out now

Fight For Your Right: Municipal Waste On Throwing The Perfect Party

Just because it's January doesn't mean Municipal Waste stop partying. Ryan Waste tells you exactly what you need for a great night of hedonism

Will Wiesenfeld AKA Baths On… Baths & Water

Baths feels like water, he tells us...

Field Day 2010: Mouse On Mars On Pimping Your (Bike) Ride

This Saturday, Mouse On Mars headline the Quietus Village Mentality Stage at the Field Day Festival in Victoria Park, London. To kick off a week of special content, we talk to Jan St. Werner about a teenage obsession with cycling

Things I Have Learned: Adam Richardson Of Ramesses On Jake & Dinos Chapman

When Ramesses’ bassist and singer Adam Richardson asked the enfants terrible, Jake and Dinos Chapman, if he could use their art to adorn his band’s new album _Take The Curse_, he had no idea that they’d say yes. He explains his love for their disturbing vision…

Stool Pigeon Editor Phil Hebblethwaite On Running A Magazine

With our friends _The Stool Pigeon_ celebrating their fifth anniversary, editor Phil Hebblethwaite discusses the valuable lessons he's learnt over the last half-decade. Thanks to Anthea from Thrill Jockey Europe for the picture...

Slash Talks Gay Marriage & Why He’s Against Proposition 8

Big hat guitarist Mr Slash tells the Quietus about why he's an advocate of gay marriage... even if he doesn't entirely believe in the idea of getting hitched

Ooh La La: French Electronic Duo Air On Sex Music

Jean-Benoît Dunckel talks to Ash Dosanjh about the politics of music and sex, what’s the ultimate turn-off and how not being the overly confident member of Air makes him no lothario

Liars On Los Angeles: The City That Shaped Sisterworld

It was in response to the violence and alienation of Los Angeles that Liars created their new album Sisterworld. Here, they tell talk to Ben Hewitt about the underbelly of the City of Angels

Zac Pennington Of The Parenthetical Girls On Being Buried Alive

Written by Zac Pennington

Scott Kelly Of Neurosis On Boxing

Gravel voiced post metal icon, Scott Kelly of Neurosis and Shrinebuilder tells Toby Cook about his love of pugilism

Midlake’s Eric Pulido On The Laxative Joys Of An Ethically Sourced Black Coffee

As well as strumming for Denton's finest, Midlake's Eric Pulido imports coffee. He tells Luke Turner about the laxative joys of keeping it black

New Young Pony Club’s Ty Bulmer On Greek Mythology

Karl Sanders Of Ithyphallic Death Metallers Nile On Ancient Egypt

Graham Massey Of Sisters Of Transistors On His Keyboard Addiction

From 808 State to his fascination with ladies' organ quartets, Graham Massey has a Moog shaped monkey on his back!

Wild Beasts On Courting In Kendal And Life In The Lake District

The Quietus had a chat to Wild Beasts bom bom man Tom Fleming about the pleasures and problems of living in the beautiful tourist trap that is the English Lake District

Mark Shaw Of Then Jerico: Things I Have Learned About Pain

In a frank and bizarre interview with Kat Duke, Mark Shaw of 80s pop group Then Jerico reveals he is a magnet for pain and accident. Pictures courtesy of James Mason and Mrs Cheeky

Gary Numan: A Magnificent Man And His Flying Machines

The synth pioneer had a secondary career as a leading stunt pilot. Here he tells Luke Turner why he gave up, the exhilaration of nearly dying, and why he wants to take to the skies again

The Damned’s Captain Sensible On Why He Likes Trains

Punk hero Captain Sensible tells Luke Turner why he fell in love with diesel, the train that takes his name, and why Thatcher is to blame for the decline of the railways

Sune Rose Wagner Of The Raveonettes On Fine Wine

The Raveonettes sing of crushed and fermented grape on their new album _In And Out Of Control_. Here, Sune talks about his love affair with wine. Bottoms up!

John Baizley Of Baroness On Illustration And Heavy Metal Art

Hugh Cornwell Of The Stranglers On The Hoover Dam

Hugh Cornwell believes that the Hoover Dam is a testament to mankind's ingenuity. And that the recent one day cricket matches were a waste of time. As told to Alex Ogg

Branchage Festival Preview: Amiina On The Animation of Lotte Reiniger

Icelandic Sigur Ros collaborators Amiina will be soundtracking the films of animator Lotte Reiniger at this weekend's Branchage International Film Festival. Maria Sigfúsdóttir tells us more

Magick and Me: Blondie’s Gary “Valentine” Lachman on the Occult

Former Blondie bassist and world expert on the occult Gary Lachman talks to David Moats about participating in rituals, Mick Jagger's flirtations with magick, the Freemasons, and why there's more to the occult than being a drug fiend like Aleister Crowley

Theoretical Girl On Mental Health And Music

Theoretical Girl is musician by night, nurse by day. Here, she looks at the connection between the mind and song

John Leckie On That Stone Roses Album & The Trouble With Kids These Days

Stone Roses and Radiohead producer John Leckie On Making That Album, nuclear apocalypse-proof mixing desks, and why the ease of mySpace music distribution might not be a good thing

Blue Roses’ Laura Groves On Her Yorkshire Hometown Of Shipley

Blue Roses' music is imbued with the atmosphere of the Yorkshire where she grew up. Here, she writes about her home of Shipley

Cornershop’s Tjinder Singh On The Britisher’s Cup Of Tea

Our Quietus At Leisure series continues with Tjinder Singh lamenting the decline of the relaxed art of tea drinking