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25 Years On: Faith No More’s King For A Day… Fool For A Lifetime

Jeremy Allen revisits the FNM fan favourite

No Barrier Fun: Angus Andrew Of Liars’ Favourite LPs

Liars have always been masters of mixing a boggling array of influences into a music that's unhinged, inventive and powerful. Here, Angus Andrew guides us through 13 of his favourite LPs, running the gamut from hip hop to smooth jazz and The Cure

Be Free: The Morose and Joyful Harold And Maude At 50

At once tender and existential, bleak and ecstatic, Hal Ashby's crowning jewel Harold and Maude is as charming and kaleidoscopically impactful today as it was in 1971, finds Rafaela Sales Ross

These Gifts: Mark Arm Of Mudhoney’s Favourite Albums

As they embark upon a run of UK dates tonight, the Seattle fuzz merchants' frontman takes Nick Hutchings on a tour of his top 13 LPs

The Essence And The Purity: Rob Halford Of Judas Priest’s Favourite LPs

With their Redeemer Of Souls tour bound for Scandinavia after wrapping up the UK leg at Brixton Academy last night, the heavy metal veterans' singer takes Alex Macrow through his top 13 "game changers" of rock & roll

Behold! June’s Quietus Comics Round Up Column

Sci-fi, sex, and superheroes! Lots of ace comics this month

Things The Quietus Learned At Incubate 2013

Last week, the Quietus office relocated to Tilburg for the latest installment of Incubate Festival. Rory Gibb, Luke Turner, Mat Colegate and Laurie Tuffrey report back from the week's events

Feelgood Hits! Wilko Johnson’s Favourite Albums

Wilko Johnson speaks to Zoe Howe about surviving cancer and his 13 favourite records, from Bo Diddley and the blues to the Doors, Beatles and Rolling Stones

Beautiful Losers: Jim Reid of The Jesus And Mary Chain’s Baker’s Dozen

Eschewing what he sees as the wilful obscurity of previous Baker's Dozens, Jim Reid takes Daniel Dylan Wray through the 13 records that "chiselled out The Jesus And Mary Chain"

Baker’s Dozen: UNKLE’S James Lavelle On His 13 Favourite Records

UNKLE’s James Lavelle steps up to the Baker’s Dozen plate to illuminate us on the records that have shaped him and his band’s sound.

Ayumi Ishito (feat. Kevin Shea and George Draguns)

Roboquarians, Vol. 2

Saxophonist Ayumi Ishito makes her horn sound like everything and anything – bar a saxophone, that is

LIVE REPORT: Underworld

Julian Marszalek defies spatial contrictions to revisit the "shifting chemical tastes of the mid-90s" at the Royal Festival Hall. Photo by Victor Frankowski

It’s A Silk Sash Bash: Suzi Quatro’s 13 Favourite Albums

The one-time Leather Tuscadero talks to Ben Graham about the records that changed her life, plus breaking down barriers, seeking new challenges and being snubbed by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Laetitia Sadier

The Trip

Complete Communion: The Best Of 2020 In Jazz

Despite a raging pandemic that silenced the stages that jazz requires to thrive and develop, 2020 still produced loads of remarkable music, including albums from Nate Wooley, Susan Alcorn, and Ambrose Akinmusire

Music Of The Month: The Best Albums And Tracks Of February 2021

Here are ten essential albums and EPs that we at tQ have been loving this last month, as well as a smattering of superb singles