The Quietus

Gordon Moakes Of Bloc Party On Fatherhood

Gordon Moakes, low end provider with Bloc Party, took time out of his hectic schedule to tell us how becoming a dad has turned his world upside down. Picture by Julia Corsaro

Orbital Reform

They insist reunion is not an "exercise in nostalgia"

It’s A Question Of Mime: Play The Quietus’ Album Cover Quiz Game

Justice Unplugged: French Duo Showcase New Direction

See photo of legendary gig

Prince Comes Out Against Gay Marriage?

Though pal of Purple chappy claims he was misquoted

Listen To Chinese Democracy NOW!

New Guns n'Roses album up on mySpace

“Rock’n’Roll Reinvented” On New U2 Album

Big claims from record's producer

Oasis Get In The Ring With Ricky Hatton

Bros. Gallagher will be at LA fight

Mr and Mrs Slash Support Gay Marriage

Guns n'Roses guitarist plays for gays

The Macca Lad: Paul McCartney On Being A Punk And Avoiding The Credit Crunch

Speaking to our friends at the Stool Pigeon newspaper this week, Paul McCartney revealed that he is a fan of the Sex Pistols and that even he worried about the credit crunch. Interview Phil Hebblethwaite. Cover Photography: Steve Gullick

Bruce Springsteen Talks New Record

Working On A Dream out January 2009

Kanye West Rants About The Press

Comparing self to Princess Diana, the big weirdo

Sugababes To Boycott Brit Awards?

Girls threaten 2009 no show

Trick Trick’s Homophobia Has Crossed The Line

Writer and OutRage! campaigner Brett Lock asks would we be as willing to ignore Trick Trick's vile hatefulness if he were a racist. It is, needless to say, a rhetorical question.

New York Dolls and Todd Rundgren Collaborate Again

Mitch Mitchell R.I.P.

Drummer dead.

John Robb & Poly Styrene Team Up For Xmas Song

The Quietus finds out all about it

Darkness Man Frankie Poullain’s Memoirs: The NME & Eating Your Own Shit

Former Darkness bass player Frankie Poullain has returned from his French castle to write a warts-and-all account of his time in the band. In these extracts, he recalls eating his own faeces as a child and the band's infamous spat with the NME.

Red Hot Telly Pepper: Kiedis Show To Air

Chili Peppers frontman to develop biography into HBO drama

Rapper Trick Trick Blasts Gays

Trick Trick doesn't want homosexuals to buy his record

No La Tengo: LP Release Shrouded In Mystery

Hilarious purveyors of cinematic slowcore LP due in March - possibly

Holy Ghost Revival, These Are Powers In London Show

London rawk sorts head-to-head with avant-New Yorkists in last.fm show

Trans Am To Score Fantasy Horror Flick

Live album also in the works for Maryland instrumentalists

Kick, Push Up Daisies: Rapper No More?

Lupe Fiasco set to retire after third album

Glasvegas Head Up NME Shockwaves Tour Bill

Glasvegan outfit lord it over White Lies, Friendly Fires et al for UK tour

Kings Of Leon In Dates For 2009 Drama

Tennessee rockers to take London and Manchester

Grace Jones Documentary Set For Release

Bumper Jones film to mix performance and vérité

Arctic Monkeys’ Third Nears Completion

Album almost done

Coldplay EP Imminent

New Martin-fronted mini-opus to surface in November

New Springsteen Album Due In January

'Magic' follow-up to coincide with Obama's inauguration

Blur Reunion “Very Possible”, Says Albarn

Britpop icon does lunch with former bandmate, nice time had by all

Animal Collective To Tour In 2009

Dates to accompany new album