Joseph Mumford

It’s Not Going To Kill You: Housewives Interviewed

Joseph Mumford meets future facing rock band Housewives and assesses their chaotic modernity after being chastised for asking about their past

Reviews

Daniel Blumberg
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Young veteran of Cajun Dance Party and Yuck finds his voice and his confidence, makes an excellent solo album

A Quietus Interview

Approaching The Singularity: Melting Hand Interviewed

Ahead of their performance on The Quietus stage at Desertfest this weekend, Joseph Mumford speaks to Melting Hand about the alien properties of playing live and their upcoming second album

A Quietus Interview

Human Synthesisers And Robot Armies: An Interview With SMD

Despite some recent bad news, Simian Mobile Disco are focused on the future... which includes robots. Photographs: James Pearson Howe

News

LIVE REPORT: Erland Cooper LP Launch

Joseph Mumford heads to London's newest nature reserve for an evening of atmospheric, Orkney-inspired music by Erland Cooper

News

LISTEN: Chris Watson Podcast

Chris Watson talks noise pollution and new installation near Brighton

Live Reviews

Cosmic Fantastic: Rocket Recordings Twenty Weekend Reviewed

In celebration of their 20th birthday, the mighty Rocket Recordings hosted Rocket Twenty - a three-day event at The Garage in Islington with Julie’s Haircut, Mamuthones, Gnod and more. Joseph Mumford reports.

News

More Names For We Love Green In Paris

Charlotte Gainsbourg, Nina Kraviz and Sampha are among the new acts announced For Paris’ We Love Green Festival 2018

News

PREVIEW: Field Day 2018

A selection of tQ's finest writing on Field Day's finest acts, as selected from the forthcoming 2018 line-up

News

Festivals Make Gender Balance Pledge

The Great Escape, BBC Proms and more sign up to initiative to ensure 50/50 gender balance in line-ups by 2022

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Baker's Dozen

Too Good To Be True: Tom Robinson’s Favourite Albums

The erstwhile punk frontman and now radio presenter and all-round man of music distils his sprawling record collection down to his 13 finest albums

Baker's Dozen

Licence To Sing: Afrodeutsche’s Favourite Albums

From a childhood spent dancing to Top Of The Pops, a complicated relationship with Michael Jackson and the tragic loss of her tape collection, Afrodeutsche takes Manu Ekanayake through the thirteen albums that changed her life

Baker's Dozen

A Drone And A Drum: Lisa Gerrard’s Favourite Music

From falling into the ‘massive abyss’ of Alfred Schnittke, to the ‘silly and lovely’ Electric Light Orchestra, Lisa Gerrard of Dead Can Dance delivers Lottie Brazier a guide to her thirteen favourite pieces of music

Subscribers

Low Culture Podcast

Low Culture Podcast: Acid Horsing & Reflections On 2023

In this month's subscriber podcast, John and Luke look back on highlights of 2023, including a weekend with a Wiltshire Acid Horse

Baker's Dozen

Peculiar Relationships: Neil Gaiman’s Favourite Albums

Following this week's release of his live collaborative album with Amanda Palmer, the fantasy and science fiction author picks out the records that have most inspired and informed his writing

News

DOWNLOAD: Mark Stewart – ‘Nothing Is Sacred’

Download furious, dub-infused track from Stewart's sold-out double A-side single

Baker's Dozen

Fertile Ground: Lol Tolhurst’s Baker’s Dozen

Following the publication of his goth chronicle and ahead of a new album with Budgie and Jacknife Lee, The Cure's founding drummer Lol Tolhurst takes Julian Marszalek through his favourite records, from Jimi Hendrix to Low via the wonders of Trout Mask Replica

Baker's Dozen

Heavenly Chorals: Gazelle Twin’s Favourite Albums

From aliens, immortality and the early electronica of sci-fi films, to the sublime, immersive harmonies of devotional music, Gazelle Twin talks to Hannah Pezzack about thirteen albums that influenced her

Baker's Dozen

Trying Everything on: Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith’s Baker’s Dozen

With her sixth full-length album set for imminent release, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith takes Christian Eede from influential minimalism by Steve Reich to new age ambience by Midori Takada over the course of her Baker's Dozen

Baker's Dozen

Emotional Experimentation: Ghostpoet’s Favourite Albums

With an excellent second album under his belt, Ghostpoet picks out his own favourite LPs from his collection

Books

By Any Other Name: A Norman Spinrad Retrospective

Sean Kitching delves in to the life and work of Norman Spinrad, who having turned 73 last week arguably remains one of science-fiction's greatest authors and enduring characters

Baker's Dozen

Music For A Chameleon: Gary Numan’s 13 Favourite Albums

Quietus hero Gary Numan tells Julian Marszalek about his 13 favourite albums and how they "kicked my arse"... plus the time Freddie Mercury sent a limo to buy him a Big Mac

Baker's Dozen

They Call Me Music: RP Boo’s 13 Favourite Albums

RP Boo takes tQ through the 13 records that shaped him, from playing with DJ Rashad to the life-changing experience of seeing Prince’s Purple Rain, his mother’s love of James Brown and his uncle’s introduction to 808 State

Baker's Dozen

Magic Moments: Michael Head’s Baker’s Dozen

In a year that sees him finish his 'magical memoir', a new album with The Red Elastic Band and a career-spanning homecoming show in Liverpool, former Shack, Strands and Pale Fountains frontman Michael Head takes Patrick Clarke through the 13 records that shaped him

Baker's Dozen

Second Helpings: Neil Arthur Of Blancmange’s Favourite Albums

Following his revisit to the synth pop duo's debut album Happy Families last year, Neil Arthur looks back over 13 other top albums from his past

Baker's Dozen

The Sounds Of Planet Earth: Nick Rhodes Of Duran Duran’s Favourite Albums

As his long-standing side-project TV Mania finally releases an album, Bored With Prozac And The Internet?, Duran Duran’s Nick Rhodes reveals the 13 albums that changed his perceptions about music

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It’s Not Going To Kill You: Housewives Interviewed

It’s Not Going To Kill You: Housewives Interviewed

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Daniel Blumberg Minus

Approaching The Singularity: Melting Hand Interviewed

Approaching The Singularity: Melting Hand Interviewed

Human Synthesisers And Robot Armies: An Interview With SMD

Human Synthesisers And Robot Armies: An Interview With SMD

LIVE REPORT: Erland Cooper LP Launch

LIVE REPORT: Erland Cooper LP Launch

LISTEN: Chris Watson Podcast

LISTEN: Chris Watson Podcast

Cosmic Fantastic: Rocket Recordings Twenty Weekend Reviewed

Cosmic Fantastic: Rocket Recordings Twenty Weekend Reviewed

More Names For We Love Green In Paris

More Names For We Love Green In Paris

PREVIEW: Field Day 2018

PREVIEW: Field Day 2018

Festivals Make Gender Balance Pledge

Festivals Make Gender Balance Pledge

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Too Good To Be True: Tom Robinson’s Favourite Albums

Licence To Sing: Afrodeutsche’s Favourite Albums

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Low Culture Podcast: Acid Horsing & Reflections On 2023

Peculiar Relationships: Neil Gaiman’s Favourite Albums

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Fertile Ground: Lol Tolhurst’s Baker’s Dozen

Heavenly Chorals: Gazelle Twin’s Favourite Albums

Trying Everything on: Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith’s Baker’s Dozen

Emotional Experimentation: Ghostpoet’s Favourite Albums

By Any Other Name: A Norman Spinrad Retrospective

Music For A Chameleon: Gary Numan’s 13 Favourite Albums

They Call Me Music: RP Boo’s 13 Favourite Albums

Magic Moments: Michael Head’s Baker’s Dozen

Second Helpings: Neil Arthur Of Blancmange’s Favourite Albums

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