Richard Foster

A Cut Above: Linder Sterling On Art & Ludus

Richard Foster conducts an extensive interview on collage, carpets, punk, feminism, ballet and the insidiousness of The Great British Bake Off, with Linder Sterling: the groundbreaking multidisciplinary artist and founder member of legendary post-punks, Ludus. ****Some of the imagery in this article may be considered NSFW****

Moor Mother

Fetish Bones

The Sweet Release Of Death

The Sweet Release Of Death

Rats On Rafts

Rats On Rafts / De Kift

Carla dal Forno

You Know What It's Like

Membranes

Inner Space / Outer Space

“Mostly Naked People Dancing & Having Sex” Eddy De Clercq Interviewed

Legendary label owner, publisher, club owner and organiser of louche parties, Eddy de Clercq talks to the Quietus about his book and his new tape release, De Koer 1981... and about a life spent shaping Europe and Amsterdam’s club scene

Late Junction Sessions: Unpopular Music

Various Artists

Les Harry’s

GGOTS

Pies

Best Of Pies

Maarja Nuut

Une Meeles

Daniel Patrick Quinn

I, Sun

Guido Möbius

Batagur Baska

Jozef van Wissem

When Shall This Bright Day Begin

The Phenomenon Of The Pies

Are The Pies ready to record their debut record some 30 years after forming? Probably not.

Za!

Loloismo

The Strange World Of… Arnold De Boer (The Ex / Zea)

Richard Foster talks to The Ex and Zea mainstay Arnold de Boer about a creative life mapped out in dictaphones, old bangers and music boxes

Independence & Influence: Seymour Stein Interviewed

Richard Foster meets the visionary entrepreneur who has been working near the heart of the music business since 1958

Things Learned At: Haldern Pop

Richard Foster reports on his experiences at the German festival, from the "musical alloy" of Savages, to the Lord Byron fronted Iceage.

Things Learned At: Rewire

We sent Richard Foster to the Rewire festival in The Hague in the Netherlands. Here's five things he learned...

Hard Voor Weinig; Klopt! Rats On Rafts And Rotterdam

Richard Foster meets the young Rotterdam band who have forged "a gateway to a re-imagined, 'future-Odinist' present" and talks politics, football, analog sound and civic pride. All photographs courtesy of Christel de Wolff

Viktor’s Garage

Europa

FESTIVAL REPORT: Drone Cinema

Richard Foster spends an evening in Leiden, drinking bio-beer and supermarket nuts while getting his head around the concept of drone.

PREVIEW: Rewire Festival 2015

Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Holly Herndon, The Bug and many, many more bound for The Hague in May

Remember Them: The Accrington Pals & 2014’s WW1 Centenary

Richard Foster looks at his old home town, Accrington, in an attempt to piece together an understanding of how Britain currently remembers the First World War.

Various Artists

Science Fiction Park Bundesrepublik

Things Learned At: Rewire Festival

Richard Foster heads down to Rewire in The Hague, the Netherlands for a cutting edge event for those wanting an alternative to seeing rock's corpse given a fresh slap of mascara.  

Einsturzende Neubauten

Lament

Found Under The Sky: Jozef Van Wissem Interviewed

With his new LP It Is Time For You To Return out next week, Richard Foster talks to the prolific lutist about the history of his instrument, his music's cinematic aspect and why he's left the Netherlands for New York

Clock DVA

Post-Sign/Clock 2

Things Learned At: Haldern Pop

Richard Foster heads to Haldern in Germany for a weekend of pop, panels and Patti. Photos by Damian Leslie.

Things Learned At: Best Kept Secret

Richard Foster takes a trip to the Netherlands to report on sets by Fat White Family, Franz Ferdinand, Slowdive and more. Photos by Melanie Mersman, Matthias Engels and Chris Stessens.