John Doran

30 Years On: Cocteau Twins’ Head Over Heels Revisited

Julian Marszalek looks back three decades at the Cocteau Twins' second album and finds a band transcending their influences

LISTEN: Cosmic & E Beat Black Impulse Mix

NEW MIX AHEAD OF SATURDAY'S SOCIAL...

Zing Went The Strings: Tom Moulton’s Disco Remixes Reviewed

"You wait forty years for a boxset of Tom Moulton Philly disco remixes on heavyweight vinyl, and then two turn up at once." John Doran finds himself in black plastic heaven

Dead Army Fiction Halloween Special Tonight!

Songs Are Syringes: Kristin Hersh On Her Favourite Tracks

Throwing Muses are releasing Purgatory/Paradise, their first album in a decade, so Kristin Hersh met up with John Doran to discuss her favourite records (not albums)

Lou Reed Interview: Metal Machine Music Revisited

The Metal Machine Trio tour of the UK and Europe starts this Sunday. Their leader Lou Reed has always trod the fine line between 'rock & roll star' and 'serious artist', and never more so than on his 1975 album, _Metal Machine Music_. John Doran asks him about this period . . . and waits a painfully long time for the answers

David Bowie Calls Lou Reed “A Master”

Velvet Undergound co-founder John Cale pays tribute to his "school-yard buddy"

Lou Reed Dies At 71

A Wild Combination: Italian Duo Satelliti Interviewed

John Doran speaks to Andrea Polato and Marco Dalle Luche of the superb genre defying duo Satelliti about electric Miles and transporting the listener to a different space

Respect Due: Marshall Jefferson Interviewed

John Doran talks to the Chicago house producer and DJ about times past and present

Remembering Syria: Mark Gergis Of Sublime Frequencies Interviewed

Mark Gergis introduced Omar Souleyman to the West and has released an entrancing double CD of his own recordings for humanitarian charities in Syria. He tells John Doran about the importance of looking beyond the news bulletins when it comes to the Middle East

Ripley Of Wooden Shjips Interviewed

LISTEN! Cosmic & E Beat Mix

A brand spanking new mix to celebrate the new night Cosmic & E Beat this Saturday

Embracing The Void: Stefan Jaworzyn On The Birth Of Skullflower

Bad acid and even worse vibes went into the unique and disturbing early material of Skullflower. John Doran takes Stefan Jaworzyn on a trip down misery lane...

Bowie Remixed By James Murphy/ New Material

Expanded edition of awesome comeback album

Loop Announce Intimate Live Dates

More gigs in addition to ATP performance

WATCH: Pixies – ‘Indie Cindy’ Video

New Pixies!

Your Brain Doesn’t Care When Your Eyes See The Light: Erling Interviewed

John Doran talks to Norwegian musician Erling Ramskjell about folk, fish and life in a very Northern town

In A Space: Dave W Of White Hills Interviewed

Dave W of White Hills talks to John Doran about the philosophy, spirituality, geography and politics of space rock

Årabrot – Årabrot: Track By Track Review

Årabrot are currently one of the best heavy rock bands in the world. Here core member Kjetil Nernes talks (to John Doran) about inspiration

High Feedelity: Lindstrøm And Maaemo Cook Up A Storm

When Norway’s best restaurant tried to reinterpret an album by its most revered cosmic disco producer, John Doran was on hand to taste (and listen to) the results

Oya Nights: Live Report From Oslo Part Three

Both Norway's Shining and Sweden's The Knife kick against what is standard in their given genres. That's what makes them so special, says John Doran

Oya Nights: Live Report From Oslo Part Two

John Doran watches Cat Power, James Blake, Austra, Jagwa Music and Kraftwerk in Oslo

Pinkunoizu

The Drop

Oya Nights: Live Report From Oslo Part One

John Doran watches Tremoro Tarantura, Mount Kimbie, Electric Wizard and the Wu-Tang Clan

WATCH: Islam Chipsy Live @ 100Copies Cairo

New footage of the Keyboard King of Cairo and his new wave, delta synth chaabi

TQ On 6Music Freakier Zone Talkin’ Punk Jazz

Stripped To The Bone: Factory Floor Interview

Dom Butler, Gabe Gurnsey and Nik Void talk to John Doran about the intense and protracted business of making their first album

Captain! She Rises! Best Reissues, Compilations & Mixes Of 2013 So Far

Rory Gibb and John Doran sift through their favourite anthologies, DJ mixes, live albums and other non-studio album curiosities. With thanks to Laurie Tuffrey and Luke Turner

Gang Of Four For Incubate 2013

Red Army Fiction Tonight In London

WATCH: John Lydon British Masters Interview

tQ's John Doran hears what it's like to have a loaded gun pointed at you by Harvey Keitel