Luke Turner

John Foxx & The Maths

The Shape Of Things

WATCH: John Lydon Delivers A Sermon

Julie Andrews, riots and vinyl in a chat for Record Store Day

Meeting On The Desertshore: Sleazy Remembered At AV Festival

At Newcastle's AV festival this weekend, Chris Carter and Cosey Fanni Tutti premiered Throbbing Gristle's take on Nico's Desertshore, originally the brainchild of late TG/Coil member Peter 'Sleazy' Christopherson. Luke Turner was there, and witnessed a moving tribute to Sleazy's life and work

Men Say Go! Martin L Gore & Vince Clarke In A VCMG Interview

Martin L Gore and Vince Clarke have reunited after three decades on new techno project VCMG. Luke Turner speaks to them both about rediscovering their collaborative creative energy for one of the best albums of 2012 so far

Everything Was Fucked: Warren Ellis Discusses The Dirty Three

A few years ago, The Dirty Three were in a pickle, having to ask festival crowds for song ideas. Warren Ellis tells Luke Turner how they overcame writers' block to write new album Toward The Low Sun

British Sea Power: Krankenhaus Update!

"These are deranged times, but good times."

LISTEN: New Yeti Lane LP Stream

The Echo Show streams in full this week

Blur, The Olympics & The Never-ending 1990s Hangover

Blur's presence at the closing ceremony of the London Olympics is part of the legacy of New Labour, the '90s and the Millennium Dome, argues Luke Turner

Blur To Play Olympic Gig

Closing ceremony bash

Sounds & Sweet Airs That Give Delight: Savages Interviewed

They've played only a handful of gigs but Savages have a spirit that most of their guitar-wielding contemporaries lack. Luke Turner meets the fiercely intelligent goth pop four-piece. Photographs by Joseph Tovey Frost

LISTEN: Tindersticks New LP Stream

The Something Rain streaming online

Jim Sclavunos Talks Faustian Pact

The Bad Seed adapts Faust for the Perth Festival. Photographs thanks to Sarah Lowe

Leonard Cohen

Old Ideas

LISTEN: New Death Grips

Track uploaded to YouTube

Uni Lad & Why Every Man Must Fight The Trivialisation Of Rape

After a Twitter firestorm, misogynist website Uni Lad has closed itself down. But, argues Luke Turner, we must remain vigilant for its belittling of rape

LISTEN: Invada Sampler, Geoff Barrow Interview

11 tracks now online including new Beak> and Anika songs!

Alex James Greases Up To Fast Food Giants

Twat praises chains in The Sun

The Happy Mondays Reform!

Original line-up back together!

David Cameron: Shocking Music News!

Indie rock Cam connection!

A Reader’s Digest: The Best Of The Quietus In 2011

Bored of the shite Christmas telly and the droning of relations? Well we've compiled some of our favourite Quietus articles over the past year. Get stuck into the seconds below

2011: Celebrating The Continued Shattering Of Our Culture

Kicking off 2011's Wreath Lectures, Luke Turner argues that the continuing fragmentation of our culture and consumption is to be welcomed, and will bring forth new joys

Drum’s Not Dead: Ali ‘Perc’ Wells Interviewed

Perc's Wicker & Steel is a Quietus LP of 2011. Luke Turner talks to Ali Wells about the album, the rise of his Perc Trax label, the Home Counties and an antidote to wishy washy electronica

Grinderman Split

Announcement in Australia

Here Comes The Rennes Again: Trans Musicales Festival Reviewed

The Quietus heads to the boozy streets of Rennes for the annual Trans Musicales music festival. Colin Stetson live pic by Dave Kerr

LISTEN: Chris Carter & Cosey Fanni Tutti Discuss Throbbing Gristle Reissues

We're pleased to be able to present the audio of Chris Carter and Cosey Fanni Tutti discussing the Throbbing Gristle reissues, recorded at Rough Trade East last month

Byetone

Symeta

Chris Watson

El Tren Fantasma

The Search For The Perfect Pub: An Extract From A Thirsty Tome

Paul Moody & Robin Turner's new book Looking For The Moon Under Water - The Search For The Perfect Pub will make you want to run down to the nearest Dog & Duck for a swift one. In this extract, Slayer and the RZA soundtrack a trip to the back of beyond

WATCH: Leonard Cohen – How I Found My Song

Cohen thanks Spain as the source of his inspiration. Was it not the sisters of mercy?

The Fall

Ersatz G.B.

Steve Ignorant On Saving Lives With The Sea Palling Lifeboat

Steve Ignorant now lives in North Norfolk and volunteers as a crew member on the independent Sea Palling lifeboat. Here, he tells Luke Turner about his work on the choppy grey waters. Photo thanks to Damon Allen Davison

WATCH: New Rammstein Video

NSFW (there's a shocker) film online