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WEBThe ribald, hot and at times hilarious art of Tom of Finland and British artist Beryl Cook are currently part of a joint exhibition at London's Studio Voltaire. In an essay originally presented as an reading at the gallery, Luke Turner explores how their work relates to the assumptions, fantasies and at times harsh realities of his bisexual ...
Reviews - The Quietus
WEBIn the first of a new monthly series delving into DIY music scenes across the globe, Patrick St. Michel offers a guide to the experimental pranksters, sonic mish-mashes and technical innovations shaping the Japanese underground, and picks out five key releases. The Quietus International.
This Is Going To Hurt: The Mad World Of Tears For Fears’ Debut LP
WEBSep 20, 2013 · Wyndham Wallace Published 9:28am 20 September 2013. There was a time, in the mid 1980s, when Tears For Fears were inescapable. Formed in 1981 by two unprepossessing youngsters from Bath, Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith, their ascent to global stardom on the back of their second album, 1985’s Songs From The Big Chair, was accompanied by massive ...
The Durutti Column — A Paean To Wilson - The Quietus
WEBFeb 12, 2010 · It’s been 30 years almost to the day since Factory Records released The Return Of The Durutti Column – in actual fact the first Durutti Column album – following the inclusion of two tracks by an early line up alongside Joy Division, Cabaret Voltaire and John Dowie on the label’s famous 1978 sampler. That’s over three decades since Anthony H. Wilson first fell in love with the music ...
The Strange World Of… William S Burroughs
WEBSep 8, 2020 · The Quietus Published 7:35am 8 September 2020. The most transgressive of Beat-era authors, William S. Burroughs was an animating and enigmatic force behind the evolution of rock & roll in the 20th century. Although professing little interest in music, he nonetheless served as a catalyst in the creative and personal lives of The Beatles, The ...
About Us - The Quietus
WEBFounded 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 ...
An Econo History Of The Minutemen
WEBJan 11, 2012 · John Calvert Published 4:03am 11 January 2012. From 1983’s Buzz Or Howl Under The Influence, the Minutemen’s ‘The Product’ was the most philosophically sophisticated bit of art-punk since Pere Ube ignited Ohio. Under its chewed-tape veneer swirled a glut of ideas, insinuations and conflicts. It was a …
“It’s Not Easy Listening”: Thirty Years Of Pure Fucking Mayhem
WEBApr 10, 2014 · On their 30th anniversary - with an appearance at Oya Festival booked and a new album ready for release - John Doran looks beyond the murder, the suicide, the extremism and the immolation, and talks to Mayhem's founder Necrobutcher about their radical music and nothing else. John Doran Published 4:04am 10 April 2014.
News - The Quietus
WEBTwo 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….
Baker's Dozen - The Quietus
WEBMy Quest for Breaking Everything: John Cale’s Favourite Music. The Velvet Underground co-founder and longstanding experimental outlier reflects fondly on his 18-hour long debut US performance, producing for The Stooges and writing an ode to Brian Wilson, and makes a case for the avant-garde genius of Snoop Dogg. Baker's Dozen.
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