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Rollin’ Down The Lonely Highway: DJ Rashad Interviewed

As the dizzying syncopations of Chicago footwork have spread across the globe over the last couple of years, DJ Rashad has become one of its primary ambassadors. With a new EP recently released through Hyperdub, he speaks with Charlie Frame about sample slicing and versatility. This article was originally published May 2013, republished following the sad passing of DJ Rashad in April 2014

David Sylvian’s Guide To The Work Of David Sylvian

A new compilation, A Victim Of Stars 1982-2012, celebrates thirty years of solo work by David Sylvian, who guides Wyndham Wallace through some of its highlights.

It’s Grim Up North: Michael Winterbottom’s Butterfly Kiss

Michael Winterbottom's first film, remastered and released on DVD this week, makes an exquisite corpse out of clichés and comparisons.

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Throbbing Gristle Live: Genesis In Heaven, London

The Quietus were blown away by Throbbing Gristle at the weekend. Luke Turner reflects on musical modernity. Pictures courtesy of Mr Stuart Green

An Unpublished Interview With Hunter S. Thompson

To mark the anniversary of Hunter S. Thompson's death - and with a film adaptation of his novel The Rum Diary due later this year - The Quietus is thrilled to bring you this previously unpublished interview, conducted in 1998. The great man discusses the Clinton scandal, fraught film adaptations and his own battles with the establishment