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Morrissey Reveals His Favourite LPs Of All Time

For Friday 13th, Morrissey has scanned in the sleeves of his favourite 13 albums, emailed them to us, and requested that we put them online. Here are the results:

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Metal Machine Music: A Persher Baker’s Dozen

Electronic producers but longtime punk, hardcore and metal heads, Blawan and Pariah take Patrick Clarke through the thirteen records that shaped their swerve into heavy music as Persher, from Meshuggah and Napalm Death to Converge and The Dillinger Escape Plan

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Arcane Lore: Alasdair Roberts’ Favourite Albums

The Scottish folk artist picks out his top LPs, going from Bach to Kraftwerk by way of Bahamian field recordings and 14th-century French polyphonic classical music

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Caught By The River Extract: Bill Drummond On The Damson Fruit

Caught By The River have a new book out, and we're very pleased to present to you an extract where Bill Drummond ponders Nazi uniforms, jam and Peter Cook as he muses on the damson, his favourite fruit

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Columnus Metallicus: February’s Heavy Metal By Pavel Godfrey

Pavel Godfrey is back rounding up Jan and Feb's best and most brutal metal from the likes of Immolation, Wiegedood and Horn

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Steamed & (Im)Pressed: New Long Leg By Dry Cleaning

The debut album by Dry Cleaning is as oblique and unsettling as Hans Holbein's skull, finds Nancy Collinge

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Impulse Responses: Composer Deru On Scoring With The Cristal Baschet

With new series Impulse starting on YouTube Red, Charlie Brigden spoke to composer Deru about the inspiration behind his score – with an exclusive track from the soundtrack for you to listen to

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Capsule’s Home Of Metal Up For Award

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Survival Songs: John Grant’s Baker’s Dozen

John Grant takes tQ through the 13 albums that have defined his life and guided him through tough times, from the beauty of Fad Gadget to the joy of Bernard Fevre, via Ennio Morricone, Kate Bush and more

Books

World Cup 2010: The Wing Commander On A Past Transatlantic Skirmish

Tomorrow night, England play their first game of the 2010 World Cup against former Colonial foes, the USA. Digging into his archive, the Wing Commander brings us his match report of the last time the two teams clashed

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All Tomorrow’s Voices: Melissa Lee-Houghton

In the first installment of his Quietus column, showcasing new and emerging voices in poetry, Bobby Parker speaks in-depth to, and brings us a new poem from, Melissa Lee-Houghton

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Origin Story: Billy Woods’ Favourite Albums

As he releases acclaimed new album Maps alongside Kenny Segal, underground hip hop mainstay Billy Woods takes tQ through the thirteen records that have defined his life, from Goodie Mob to Ghostface Killah

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Carter Tutti To Play Spill Festival

East Anglian arts event takes place in November

Baker's Dozen

Miracle Encounters: Emma Tricca’s Baker’s Dozen

On the release of her Bella Union debut, Emma Tricca takes Jude Rogers through her thirteen favourite albums, from the fringes of the folk revival to the "Italian prog massive"

Baker's Dozen

Mood Music: Andy Bell’s Favourite Albums

Andy Bell of Ride talks Stephanie Phillips through his Baker’s Dozen, from listening to Spacemen 3 in a damp student box room to handing Tierra Whack a copy of Green Eggs And Ham

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Found In Translation: Gwenno’s Baker’s Dozen

Covering all things psychogeography and domesticity, Gwenno talks Ronnie Angel Pope through the albums that capture the atmosphere of the places and communities that matter to her

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