Queen: The Gems Beyond The Gilded Headgear Of The Greatest Hits

With yet another Queen Greatest Hits flying off the shelves, the Quietus sat down to come up with a list and Spotify playlist of their lesser known brilliance

Perfect 13: Paul Heaton’s Favourite Albums

Paul Heaton ex of the Housemartins and Beautiful South guides Adrian Lobb through 13 favourite albums - there's a lot of soul in there, but which ones did he nick?

Caught By The Fuzz: The Black Angels Interviewed

Ahead of a series of shows in the UK, Ben Graham speaks with Austin's fuzzed-out voyagers the Black Angels, to discuss psychedelic music's power to create connections and change perceptions

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Kendrick Lamar

To Pimp A Butterfly

Bardo Pond

Bufo Alvarius (reissue)

Tim Hecker

Virgins

Watch: New Flaming Lips Video

Yes, it's typically bonkers.

The Boss Asks Kasabian To Play Glastonbury

Couldn't he have requested Suicide?

Edward Avis And The Art Of Mimicry

In an extract from Caught by the River's latest Antidote to Indifference, 'A True Confluence of Currents', Cheryl Tipp explores the work and life of the celebrated bird imitator Edward Avis

Redemption In Crapness: Sleaford Mod Jason Williamson’s Inspiration LPs

As Sleaford Mods release new album English Tapas, Jason Williamson guides Hazel Sheffield through the records that inspired him, from Wu-Tang to The Meteors and RZA to The Meteors

While His Synth Gently Beeps: Benge’s Favourite Electronic LPs

We know you all love a bit of synth porn so here's Benge's Baker's Dozen - a sort of synth erotica reading, if you will, as he guides you through 13 electronic favourites from Morton Subotnick to Else Marie Pade and George Harrison's Moog explorations to Air and Autechre. Benge photo by Ed Fielding

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Kid Eh? Ned Raggett Is Unimpressed With Radiohead Reissues

So EMI have reissued Kid A, Amnesiac and Hail To The Thief with bonus material and DVDs. Something to be glad about? Not on your nelly says Ned Raggett, Le Homme Du California

Loving The Alien: Einstürzende Neubauten Interviewed

When Einstürzende Neubauten formed in West Berlin 44 years ago, few would have predicted the speed-fuelled, metal-bashing industrial pioneers would be easing into their fifth decade by releasing their most coherent yet varied body of work so far. Frontman Blixa Bargeld tells Wesley Doyle how biological determinism, public improvisation and feather boas all fed into its creation

Slow Burners: Sean Johnston on the 13 Songs that Shaped A Love From Outer Space

As much-loved club night A Love From Outer Space reaches its 15th anniversary, Sean Johnston – its co-founder alongside the much-missed Andrew Weatherall – picks 13 tracks that have soundtracked its journey from a Stoke Newington basement to an international community