The Quietus
Rock's Backpages
When Mark Met Nick and Shane: Three Horsemen of the Apocalypse
From Rock's Backpages this month, an infamous NME pop summit from 1989. James Brown and Sean O'Hagan took Mark E Smith, Nick Cave & Shane MacGowan to the Montague Arms (RIP) in New Cross. Great merriment ensued... (republished 24th January 2018)
Rock's Backpages
When Mark Met Nick and Shane: Three Horsemen of the Apocalypse
From Rock's Backpages this month, an infamous NME pop summit from 1989. James Brown and Sean O'Hagan took Mark E Smith, Nick Cave & Shane MacGowan to the Montague Arms (RIP) in New Cross. Great merriment ensued... (republished 24th January 2018)
Black Sky Thinking
Get The Lawyers In! Experts On The Del Rey vs Radiohead vs Hollies Case
Music copyright experts Guy Osborn (Professor of Law at the University of Westminster) and Simon Anderson (musician and music publisher) of Lost In Music cast their expert eye over the current plagiarism farrago and ask, are musicians doomed to be forever on repeat?
Black Sky Thinking
Get The Lawyers In! Experts On The Del Rey vs Radiohead vs Hollies Case
Music copyright experts Guy Osborn (Professor of Law at the University of Westminster) and Simon Anderson (musician and music publisher) of Lost In Music cast their expert eye over the current plagiarism farrago and ask, are musicians doomed to be forever on repeat?
Beyond The Hits
David Bowie: Fantastic Voyages From Beyond The Hits
You could release countless Bowie anthologies and never quite capture how special the Thin White Duke really is. Here, Chris Roberts, Nix Lowery, Joe Stannard, Frances Morgan, Petra Davis, Wyndham Wallace and John Doran reveal their favourite Bowie tunes which weren't smash-hit singles
Beyond The Hits
David Bowie: Fantastic Voyages From Beyond The Hits
You could release countless Bowie anthologies and never quite capture how special the Thin White Duke really is. Here, Chris Roberts, Nix Lowery, Joe Stannard, Frances Morgan, Petra Davis, Wyndham Wallace and John Doran reveal their favourite Bowie tunes which weren't smash-hit singles
Albums of the Year
Quietus Albums Of The Year 2017, In Association With Norman Records
The albums that have kept us happy, strong, comforted and ALIVE in the past 12 months. A few notes: this chart was compiled by John Doran out of polls from Patrick Clarke, Christian Eede, Luke Turner, Anna Wood & himself based on the new albums they have listened to most since January 1. Introduction written by tree master Turner.
Albums of the Year
Quietus Albums Of The Year 2017, In Association With Norman Records
The albums that have kept us happy, strong, comforted and ALIVE in the past 12 months. A few notes: this chart was compiled by John Doran out of polls from Patrick Clarke, Christian Eede, Luke Turner, Anna Wood & himself based on the new albums they have listened to most since January 1. Introduction written by tree master Turner.
Black Sky Thinking
Adrian From The Moonlandingz On His Love For The Glorious North
Next week, The Quietus hosts a panel at Hull City Of Culture about the perils of trying to survive as a musician in London, and music scenes that are thriving across the UK. Here, international music man and Sheffield stalwart Adrian Flanagan of The Moonlandingz tells us a thing or two about the North-South divide, snazzy donuts and the importance of bickering.
Black Sky Thinking
Adrian From The Moonlandingz On His Love For The Glorious North
Next week, The Quietus hosts a panel at Hull City Of Culture about the perils of trying to survive as a musician in London, and music scenes that are thriving across the UK. Here, international music man and Sheffield stalwart Adrian Flanagan of The Moonlandingz tells us a thing or two about the North-South divide, snazzy donuts and the importance of bickering.
News
New Track From Anthoney Hart, New Essay From Paul Gilroy
The first album from East Man, the new project from Anthoney Hart aka Basic Rhythm, is out next February. Listen to the first track, ‘Look & Listen’ with grime MC Darkos Strife, below, and read the essay written to introduce the album by great British academic and author Paul Gilroy.
News
New Track From Anthoney Hart, New Essay From Paul Gilroy
The first album from East Man, the new project from Anthoney Hart aka Basic Rhythm, is out next February. Listen to the first track, ‘Look & Listen’ with grime MC Darkos Strife, below, and read the essay written to introduce the album by great British academic and author Paul Gilroy.
Live Reviews
DNA Can Dance: Wayne McGregor Reviewed & Interviewed
Wayne McGregor has created a dance work based on his own DNA, with music by JLin. In this interview, shortly after the premiere of Autobiography, McGregor talks to Suze Olbrich about codes, stories, spaces, and the nature of live-ness.
Live Reviews
DNA Can Dance: Wayne McGregor Reviewed & Interviewed
Wayne McGregor has created a dance work based on his own DNA, with music by JLin. In this interview, shortly after the premiere of Autobiography, McGregor talks to Suze Olbrich about codes, stories, spaces, and the nature of live-ness.
