All streaming via Matador's blog
Those of you who listened to Quietus Radio Five will have heard ‘Year Of The Tiger’, Fucked Up’s fanfare for beast of the Chinese zodiac. Today, Matador Records are celebrating the coming of the new with a look at the old, and have posted the past four Fucked Up Zodiac tracks (Dog, Pig, Rat, Ox) online. You can listen to them below, check out ‘Year Of The Tiger’ here and pre-order it here.
As we look to Wire's future with their Quietus gig at the Lexington tonight and tomorrow, we look at a new book about Düsseldorf's Ratinger Hof venue, where Wire played in the late 1970s, and publish an extract where Colin Newman recalls how, in Düsseldorf, Wire felt at home. Wire live at the Ratinger Hof pic by Carmen Knoebe
It's that time again. The month is over, things are beginning once more, and The Quietus is here to redress any imbalance it may have helped create. Bringing together the best music we reviewed in September, and the best of what we didn't, we present our 12-times yearly attempt at cosmic realignment
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