Elizabeth Newton

Louise Wener’s Different for Girls Reviewed By A Fellow Britpop Survivor

"Her real transgression against the unwritten rock-hack rulebook was far more serious: she did not have a penis," says Stephen Dalton, as he reviews _Different For Girls: My True-Life Adventures In Pop_ by Sleeper singer Louise Wener

“Where Was My Mind?” Jenny Hval’s ‘Favourite Albums’

We asked Jenny Hval to pick her 13 favourite LPs, which she didn't, because she thinks that's a "horrible" task. Fair enough, said JR Moores, so here, instead, are 13 underappreciated records she's hoping you'll go out and enjoy

Happy Songs? Stuart Braithwaite Of Mogwai’s Favourite Albums

Mogwai's Stuart Braithwaite takes us through his favourite albums, and explains why it's Margaret Thatcher's fault that everyone in Scotland is a goth and how John Peel funded the Scottish music scene

Booker T Announces One-Off London Gig

Serge Gainsbourg

Histoire De Melody Nelson

New Weird Britain In Review For May By Noel Gardner

From spannered metallic dungeon durge to a crucial chute of rave sludge, your guide to the best from the fringes of New Weird Britain returns, courtesy of Noel Gardner

Truly Ancient Truly Future: The Art Ensemble of Chicago’s Nice Guys

With a back catalogue of over 50 challenging albums, it might look like there's no particularly easy way of cracking the enigma of the Art Ensemble Of Chicago. Not so, says Eden Tizard, looking back at the group's first ECM album, Nice Guys, which was released 40 years ago this month

Lewis Spybey

LEWISPYBEY

Members of Wire and Zoviet France unite for a bumptious and oddly beautiful record

Things Learnt At: Wrong Festival, Liverpool

Patrick Clarke took a trip to the heart of Liverpool's freak scene to experience the city's finest new addition to a packed festival calender, taking in mind-bending sets from Bo Ningen, Part Chimp, The Cosmic Dead and more. All photos by Vicky Pea.

WATCH: New British Sea Power Video

Take a look at the video for new LP Machineries Of Joy's title track single

Bad Boy Boogies: AC/DC, Beyond The Hits

Quietus writers pick 20 of the best AC/DC album tracks, B-sides and live cuts, proving the Aussie masters are much more than Back In Black and Highway To Hell.