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A History Of Silence: Cinema, Noise And The Quest For Peace

Patrick Gamble takes a look at director Patrick Shen's documentary 'In Pursuit Of Silence' and ponders what the implications are of our increasingly noisy cinemascape

Is The BBC The Enemy Of Hip Hop?

Last week amongst the detritus thrown at UK rapper Lethal Bizzle by the audience at Download was a banana skin. Forget about this though - a bigger problem facing UK hip hop stars, argues rapper/writer Adam Narkiewicz is the media itself

Amsterdam Clubbers Take Part In COVID-19 Experiment

1300 people partied across two events as part of an investigation into how social distancing measures might be relaxed across the events industry

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More Than Money: An Interview With Hey Colossus

As they announce their compact and killer new album In Blood and share first track 'My Name In Blood' exclusively with The Quietus, Hey Colossus speak to Bernie Brooks about folklore, community, and what it means to be in a band for 20 years

Beautiful & Sad: Ben Watt’s Favourite Albums

As he releases a new solo record, Ben Watt of Everything But The Girl guides Jude Rogers through his Baker's Dozen, from Frank Ocean to Paul Simon and Bobby Womack to why male music critics were afraid of Joni Mitchell

Central To Process: Justin Broadrick’s Favourite Albums

In a piece originally commissioned by The Bug's Kevin Martin, Justin Broadrick follows the release of Godflesh's new album A World Lit Only By Fire by taking a new spin on the Baker's Dozen format and talking Kate Hennessy through his current listening favourites

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There Is No Ending: The Strange World of… Arab Strap

Two decades since the release of their debut single, 'The First Big Weekend' – and 10 years since they called it a day – Arab Strap are back with a handful of reunion shows, and a new compilation. They give Nicola Meighan a guided tour of their favourite singles, furthest-flung rarities and bizarrest 'self-destructive ideas'

Burial Team Up With Radiohead

Track will be aired tonight at 11pm