Mark Pilkington

25 Years After Its Imperial Phase: Who Killed Shoegaze?

With the release of MBV's Loveless, 1991 marked the high water mark for shoegaze before the music press turned its back with a nose-high snort of derision. Ben Cardew looks over the history of the genre and asks if its decline was simply because the music just got boring

Vicky Cristina Barcelona and Bizarre Love Triangles on Film

_Don't_ call it a comeback. Dave Moats explains how Woody Allen's much hyped 'return to form' succeeds despite the filmmaker's considerable legacy hanging over the proceedings. Plus The Quietus collects 10 more bizarre love triangles captured on screen.

Ripley Of Wooden Shjips Interviewed

PREMIERE: Young Knives Share Video For ‘Barbarians’

It's the title track from the duo's latest album, which is out now

Rubber Rings: Johnny Marr’s Favourite Albums

As he embarks on a world tour, Johnny Marr talks to John Freeman about how his 13 favourite albums have provided career-spanning inspiration for everything from The Smiths to his latest solo record, Playland

Joe Dante’s Inferno: Inside The Institute Of Gremlins 2 Studies

What if Gremlins 2: The New Batch was actually the most incisive analyst of our contemporary malaise? The Quietus speaks to the Institute of Gremlins 2 Studies

Barclays Suspends Sponsorship of Festivals Following Protests Over Company’s Ties to Israel

The suspension affects all of Live Nation's UK festivals for 2024

Finding Thrills: Georgia’s Favourite Albums

Georgia takes Jessica Wrigglesworth through the thirteen albums that shaped her life, from her love of Fever Ray, The Cure and Hudson Mohawke, to how Shuggie Otis inspired new album Euphoric