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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
As they release their fifteenth album Future Teenage Cave Artists, Deerhoof take Patrick Clarke on a freewheeling ride through ten highlights from their career, from doing laundry halfway through a gig to the remote island school that set a ballet to their music
In the 1970s, Tana Douglas was rock’n’roll’s first female roadie. In an exclusive extract from her new book, *LOUD: A Life in Rock 'n' Roll by the World's First Female Roadie*, she recalls the 18th birthday she spent fixing Iggy Pop’s sound rig
As These New Puritans put an end to their Field Of Reeds phase of activity by releasing a live album of their Barbican concert back in April, Jack and George Barnett tell Luke Turner about constructing a sound library, Arsenal, soundtracks to jogging and where the band will be heading next