The Quietus

Fat White Family Announce UK Tour

Band announce run of dates for early next year in support of forthcoming second album

GALLERY: Chelsea Wolfe

See below for ten photos from London's Islington Assembly Hall by William van der Voort

“I Experience Life, And Music Emerges”: Shye Ben Tzur Interviewed

Shye Ben Tzur, whose new album Junun featuring Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood, 19 folk musicians from India and production from Nigel Godrich producing, speaks to Akhil Sood about recording inside a 15th century fort in India and the mechanics of fusing contrasting musical disciplines

Nice And Sleevy: Andrew Liles’ Favourite Album Covers

The prolific multi-instrumentalist, Nurse With Wound and Current 93 collaborator and vinyl art devotee picks his top 13 LP covers, tipping his hat to Coil, Cabaret Voltaire and a quintet of dancing banjos among others

INTERVIEW: Olivia Louvel

We catch up with Olivia Louvel ahead of an upcoming date in Brighton this Friday

LISTEN: Russell Senior Reads From Book

Pulp member shares tales of the band's early encounters with Suede; listen below

RIP Allen Toussaint

Legendary figure of New Orleans R&B died yesterday

Finish Him! The Quietus Picks Great Movie Fight Scenes

The Quietus writers square off in order to consider what makes a truly great cinematic brawl... FIGHT!

LISTEN: New Yorkston / Thorne / Khan

Trio team up for new album on Domino; hear a track from it below

Richard Skelton Rough Trade Q&A

Musician and author to answer questions on new book informed by time living in Cumbria

WATCH: New ILL Video

DIY four-piece share video for new single; watch it below

LISTEN Joseph Curwen And Spool’s Out

Newcastle’s hauntological master of drones has crafted a Lovecraft-inspired hour long Halloween special for Spool’s Out Radio on Resonance FM.

INTERVIEW: Luke Abbott

Border Community producer answers questions ahead of his appearance at Portugal's Semibreve Festival later this week

New Fat White Family LP

Second record out next January

LISTEN: Cut Hands Remixes Gainstage

Blackest Ever Black-affiliated artist remixes Berlin based duo; listen to the track below

Absolut Vodka Launch Electrik London Nights

Absolut Vodka are launching a new collaboration with Marshmallow Laser Feast and R&S Records exploring the next step in London nightlife

Things Learned At: Tusk Festival

Adam Potts and Stewart Smith reflect on a busy weekend at the sixth edition of Newcastle's excellent Tusk festival, with sets from Klara Lewis, Depletion, Demdike Stare, Ruins and more

LISTEN: ‘Popular’ By The Anchoress

Singer and songwriter shares the first taste of her forthcoming debut album; listen to the track below

WATCH: East India Youth Live

Catch East India Youth in action as recorded in London at last month's Fred Perry Subculture gig

LISTEN: Oneida Cover This Heat!

WE ARE ROMANS!

WATCH: Magnum Ice Cream & i-D Short Films

WATCH: Powell Insomniac Vid

Albini-sampling track now online!

The Sword Of Musical Righteousness: Incubate 2015 Reviewed

John Doran, Sophie Coletta, Mat Colegate, Richard Foster and Willam Doyle report on another excellent week in Tilburg

The Right Things: David McAlmont’s Favourite Albums

As McAlmont And Butler mark the 20th anniversary of The Sound Of... with a deluxe reissue and a run of tour dates, David McAlmont pens us his own Baker's Dozen, moving through his 13 most formative albums

Things Learned At: Liverpool Psych Fest

Julian Marszalek and Christina McDermott report on their findings at the fourth edition of Liverpool's Psych Festival. Photos by Keith Ainsworth

Hip Hop Meets Chemistry In New Book

Book sees the history of Hip Hop collected in the format of The Periodic Table Of Elements

Gimme Shelter: Looking At The Criminalisation Of The Homeless

As members of a Manchester shelter, created by the homeless for the homeless, face imprisonment, Joanne Massey asks why some of society's most vulnerable people are being unnecessarily criminalised

INTERVIEW: DakhaBraka

Ahead of their performance at Village Underground, we caught up with band member, multi-instrumentalist, folklore graduate and actress at Dakh, Iryna Kovalenko to talk the art of receiving and giving

Powell Vs Steve Albini!!!!

The promotion for Powell's new XL single has taken a rather unexpected avenue with a little help from Steve Albini

LIVE REPORT: Beatrice Dillon

A day of spatial meanderings, exemplified by Beatrice Dillon's excellent mid-afternoon performance at Wysing.

Life After Dark: A History Of British Nightclubs

In an extract from his new book, After Dark: A History of British Nightclubs and Music Venues, Dave Haslam considers the importance of these spaces not just personally and communally, but also in shaping music history

LIVE REPORT: Meltdown

Clyde Macfarlane, Joe Banks, Sharon O'Connell, Maddy Sparham and Andy Thomas report from this year's David Byrne curated festival. Photos by Victor Frankowski