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Beyond The Hits: Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds. Jeremy Allen, David Bennun, Julian Marszalek, Erin Lyndal Martin, JR Moores, Jamie Thomson, Luke Turner and John Doran run through some of the finest album tracks, b-sides, session moments, live versions, covers and hits that never were of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds' long and illustrious career.
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The latest album from Robert Smith & co feels unstuck in time, but taken on its own terms it’s as urgent and compelling as ever, finds Ned Raggett. Reviews. Primal Scream. Come Ahead. With Bobby Gillespie virtually the sole surviving member, Primal Scream offer diminished returns, writes lapsed fan JR Moores.
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Founded in the UK in 2008, The Quietus is one of the world’s leading independent websites for quality longform writing on visionary and modernist music and culture, covering all genres with an equal weighting. The Quietus treats the emerging artists of the genre-melting present with the same reverence the mainstream reserves for the stale ...
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Two Quietus writers, JR Moores and Alex Maiolo, pay tribute to Steve Albini who died this week, remembering him not only for his innumerable contributions to music, but his humour, his generosity, his self-awareness, and his impact on keeping communities alive. Main photograph by Maria Jefferis. Remember Them….
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In his latest survey of the French music scene, David McKenna takes stock of a tumultuous few months in French politics, picks some recent cultural highlights and reviews culture-straddling music from Marseille as well as new folk, occult rock and an adventurous gamelan ensemble. The Quietus International.
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Pet Shop Boys’ New LP Electric, Track-By-Track Preview. Electric, Pet Shop Boys' first LP on their own record label, sees Stuart Price aiding Messrs Tennant and Lowe in a hugely enjoyable record aimed at the dancefloor. Luke Turner does gives a track-by-track preview, plus listen to new track exclusively here. Track-by-Track.
Listen to the Subscriber Playlists for October 2024
2 days ago · Listen to the Subscriber Playlists for October 2024. An audio catch up with everything we’ve been writing about on tQ – five hours of bangers and more! It’s getting dark outside, the tonsured creature above is looking at me funny – time to get out these monthly playlists before things get weirder. Firstly, we had a rush of new members ...
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That Goes In There: Jane Savidge On The Art Of This Is Hardcore. Jane Savidge was the co-founder and head of public relations company Savage & Best who looked after Pulp during their late 90s pomp. In an exclusive extract from her new book for Bloomsbury’s 33 1/3 series, she picks apart the tricky sexual politics of the group’s notorious ...
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This Week's Archive Dive is a Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds Special! As Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds’ tour supporting latest album Wild God hits the UK with rapturous reviews and so on, we thought we’d have a rummage in The Quietus archive to see what we’ve written about the band over the years. Great Jehovah, but there’s a lot down there, and we’ve selected some of …
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On the release of a new compilation of Lou Reed’s 1960s compositions at Pickwick Records, Wayne Gooderham surveys the sprawling solo career that was to come later, and picks out ten key tracks that serve as guides to an intimidating post-Velvets discography. Cassettes.