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Sound disturbed suburbs
Rockers AC/DC might be in trouble with the German authorities after a recent concert in Munich provoked complaints and broke anti-noise ordinances.
Police said that the concert could be heard in the Munich suburb of Unterhaching, 12 miles away from the Olympic Stadium, and that local residents complained of "overly-loud music", reports the Bild newspaper.
Bild also has a picture of German finance minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg enjoying Angus Young & co. Here he is. Einfach klasse!
This Saturday, Mouse On Mars headline the Quietus Village Mentality Stage at the Field Day Festival in Victoria Park, London. To kick off a week of special content, we talk to Jan St. Werner about a teenage obsession with cycling
Every time the Quietus has interviewed Wire's Colin Newman he's talked with fondness about his friend Desmond Simmons, a teenage musical ally and inspiration. Sadly, Simmons passed away last month, and here Newman pays tribute to his late friend. Pictures courtesy Colin Newman, main shot was "Taken in a photo booth in London just after having bought Metallic KO by Iggy & The Stooges - must be 1976"
Mogwai had to build a new world, apart from the mendacity of Britpop and the high postmodern sheen of New Labour, in order to create space for gestation. Their first two albums present a brilliant journey getting underway, says Danny Wright. Homepage portrait by Andy Willshire
From carrying a Marvin Gaye cassette in his pocket to reciting the entirety of Easy Rider, and the glory of Psychedelic Brazil to the real Beatles, Joel Gion of the Brian Jonestown Massacre talks to Harry Sword about the 13 records that mean the most to him.
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