John Wadsworth

After The Flood: The 13 Favourite Albums Of Howe Gelb, Aged 12-16

In a neat twist on our 13 favourite albums feature, Giant Sand's Howe Gelb talks Stewart Smith through his formative records from his teenage years in Pennsylvania

“The Spirit”: Mike Watt Of The Missingmen’s Favourite Albums

Currently in the middle of a European tour, the Minutemen, Dos and Firehose founder pares down his record collection to give John Calvert his thirteen all-time top LPs

Nick Cave & Warren Ellis

The Road Soundtrack

Kernow Calling: Mark Jenkin’s Favourite Albums

Cornish bard Mark Jenkin talks Sean McGeady through the soundtracks to his teenage summers, long drives to the hospital, and lonely afternoons hand-processing celluloid, from Junior Wells to Joni Mitchell

New Weird Britain In Review For July By Noel Gardner

Noel Gardner is back with reviews of new releases by Laura Cannell, Charles Hayward, Ashtray Navigation and more

Blawan And Pariah Reveal Debut Album As Persher, ‘Sleep Well’

The duo, otherwise known as Karenn, will release their first full-length effort through Thrill Jockey in February

Things Learned At: NOS Alive 2017

From lessons in creating family vibes to the power of childhood memory, Lisbon's NOS Alive festival provides a host of valuable lessons for The Quietus. (Photographs by Arlindo Camacho and Debora Jacinto)

Hot Dayte: Sex, Friends & Keeping It 69 Smooth – A Gayngs Interview

Al Denney slips on something more comfortable to talk to Ryan Olson about why his Gayngs project is far from ironically smooth, and why getting the likes of Bon Iver to contribute to an album of the music they all jerk off to was no sweat

Calvin Harris

Ready For The Weekend

Bomb Shop Sessions UK Tour

Run of sessions across Europe to followed by UK shows this month

E.m.m.a

Blue Gardens

Sepultura in Cuba. Our Man In Havana Ernesto Juan Meets The Metal Titans

Brazillian thrash metal overlords Sepultura brought the ruckus to the Communist state of Cuba recently. Our man Ernesto was there to have a real baptism of fire.

WIN: St. John’s Sessions Series Passes

Get hold of a pair of passes to attend William Basinski, Fennesz, Actress, Tim Hecker and Pete Swanson at Hackney church over the coming months

Spool’s Out: Cassette Reviews For May By Daryl Worthington

A haunting folk relic from Japan, a mafia themed concept album, drum virtuoso hyper pop, and an occult radio play. Daryl Worthington finds there’s a host of fascinating stories in the tape world this month

Various Artists

Extermination Nights In The Sixth City/Burn, Rubber City, Burn!

Unearthly Delights: Eric Chenaux’s Favourite Albums

Ahead of a new trio album and a show at this year's Acid Horse, Eric Chenaux takes Barnaby Smith through the thirteen albums that changed him, from the avant-garde to hip hop, traditional folksong to vintage Brazilian psychedelia and more