Books Blue Lights Gleaming & Walls of Flaming Orange: The Lost Novels of Elaine Kraf. As Elaine Kraf's The Princess of 72nd Street is added to the Penguin Modern Classics roster, Kat Lister re-examines the author's legacy and talks to Kraf's daughter about putting together the pieces of the life of one of the most neglected and most radical novelists of the 1970s

A Quietus Interview Everything is Colour: Kristin Hersh on the Return Of Throwing Muses Kristin Hersh offers Sean Kitching the exclusive first interview about Throwing Muses’ first new album in five years, her recording process, synaesthesia, the similarities between music and stand-up comedy, and turning difficult personal situations into art …

Dec 2, 2024 · There was a week in mid-October when The Quietus’ release schedule spreadsheet was overflowing with bounteous goodness, with over ten albums by artists we’re partial to out on the same day. This was a fantastic problem to have – we reviewed some out of release week and squeezed out extra budget from our Subscriber revenues […]

Track-by-Track The Power Of Doubt: Liars’ Guide To New LP WIXIW After all those weird and abstract hints on the Amateur Gore tumblr, here's the information from the horse's mouth: Angus Andrew tells Luke Turner about the themes and making of new album WIXIW, their increasing use of electronics, and relationship with producer Daniel Miller

Baker's Dozen Slow Burners: Sean Johnston on the 13 Songs that Shaped A Love From Outer Space As much-loved club night A Love From Outer Space reaches its 15th anniversary, Sean Johnston – its co-founder alongside the much-missed Andrew Weatherall – picks 13 tracks that have soundtracked its journey from a Stoke Newington basement to an international community

Books Blue Lights Gleaming & Walls of Flaming Orange: The Lost Novels of Elaine Kraf As Elaine Kraf's The Princess of 72nd Street is added to the Penguin Modern Classics roster, Kat Lister re-examines the author's legacy and talks to Kraf's daughter about putting together the pieces of the life of one of the most neglected and most radical novelists of the 1970s

Baker's Dozen Slow Burners: Sean Johnston on the 13 Songs that Shaped A Love From Outer Space As much-loved club night A Love From Outer Space reaches its 15th anniversary, Sean Johnston – its co-founder alongside the much-missed Andrew Weatherall – picks 13 tracks that have soundtracked its journey from a Stoke Newington basement to an international community

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New Voices Ukraine: Memory Leaks V – How a Single Radio Show Shaped Odesa’s Music Scene. In the latest instalment of our collaboration with Kyiv’s 20ft Radio we hear tales of taxi drivers horrified by music, “Baroque pop”, paying tribute to Twiggy Pop, and ask what is an Independent label, in Ukraine. The fifth Memory Leaks episode is a trip to the south of Ukraine in the 2000s and ...

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