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Hurling Expletives, Dropping Rhymes: A Classic Interview With The Wu-Tang Clan

In this month's Rock's Backpages, Angus Batey of _HHC_ magazine talks to the Wu-Tang Clan about their classic debut _36 Chambers_ and turning the hip-hop tide from the West to the East... PLUS! Method Man's guide to the WU

WATCH: British Sea Power Away Game Film

It's Eigg-cellent

Wire Announce New LP Red Barked Tree

...and very good it is too

Memories Of Genius: 40 Years On Prince’s Dirty Mind Revisited

John Freeman is not a fan of post-Witness rebirth Prince. Here he recalls happier days with Dirty Mind

Incubate Festival: A Radical Weekend In Holland

Petra Davis, Mr Mugwump and Stu Green (photos for Shots2Bits) head to the Incubate Festival in Holland and find an inspiring weekend of music and much, much more

RUNNERS Announce Debut Single

Out digitally on US label

Fast Forward To The Past: Summer Camp Interviewed.

John Freeman gets nostalgic with London duo Summer Camp about John Hughes, bad parties and support slots for a deceased Luther Vandross.

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Will Wiesenfeld AKA Baths On… Baths & Water

Baths feels like water, he tells us...

WIN! Errors & Twilight Sad Tickets

The Quietus’s Book Of The Day: Never Again

_Never Again_ edited by Allyson Bird and Joel Lane, with proceeds going to The Sophie Lancaster Foundation and other charities

Brian Eno Releases New Track On Soundcloud!

Perhaps not what you'd expect...

Looking For Water: JJ72’s Debut Revisited 20 Years On

Dean Sobers charts the history of Irish rock band JJ72, while Matt Kaufman speaks to Mark Greaney on the anniversary of their debut

Quietus Link Of The Day: Joy Division Divorce Attorneys

'Love Will Tear You Apart' will settle your divorce settlement (well, they would if they were real)

Monday Mix Tape: Seb Rochford On Why It’s Not Just Jazz

Hey! It's not all jazz! Seb Rochford of Polar Bear and Acoustic Ladyland makes us a Monday mix tape and talks about collaborating with Jyager...

Einsturzende Neubauten Release New Compilation

Out this autumn. Photo by Mote Sinabel

Suede Announce Best Of

Cracking tracklist coming in November

Branchage Festival 2010: A Preview

John Moore Prepares His CV & Meets A Famous Record Company

Our man John Moore is worried he's turning into a couch, but finds time to tell us why he isn't rich and doesn't have a very good CV

Hunted By A Freak Noise: Mogwai War Stories Feat. The Band, Mr A Moffat, Bloc Party & More

In the first of a new series we discuss the gigs that have impacted upon us most. This month celebrating the release of superb live album Special Moves, we look at Mogwai... **Listen to Mogwai! A selection made by The Quietus**

LISTEN: Gayngs ‘One More Try’ George Michael Cover

Har Mar features on smooth jam, Olson impressed with pot smoking

WIN! Grinderman’s Grinderman 2 On Vinyl

Three copies of special edition to give away

Brian Eno & Collaborators On Small Craft On A Milk Sea

In a statement, Brian Eno, Leo Abrahams and Jon Hopkins discuss the sound and feel of their new collaborative LP

An Extract From Dr Johnson’s Dictionary Wherein He Defines Hip Hop

Noted Twitterer @DrSamuelJohnson recently published his first new dictionary in 250 years. To celebrate this remarkable feat, we today present the section where he passes definition upon the genre of hip hop

Gong On Tour In The UK

Dates this weekend

Rough Trade Book Extract: From Shop To The Egos Of The Smiths

An extract from _Document and Eyewitness - An Intimate History of Rough Trade_, the new tome by Neil Taylor

A Game Of Chess: Akira The Don Takes On Gonzales & Talks Ivory Tower

Quietus Radio Goes To Green Man

Listen onsite & online

The Heart Of The Narcissus Myth: Sun Araw Interviewed

Richard MacFarlane talks to Sun Araw's Cameron Stallone about new album _On Patrol_, shamanistic art-making and sludge

Free Mogwai Live Download

Get '2 Rights Make 1 Wrong' here

WATCH: Liars Live At La Route du Rock

Morrissey Reveals His Favourite LPs Of All Time

For Friday 13th, Morrissey has scanned in the sleeves of his favourite 13 albums, emailed them to us, and requested that we put them online. Here are the results: