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A Cave of Wonders: Alexander Hacke of Einstürzende Neubauten on the Record Shop that Made Him
The Neubaten guitarist (later bassist) and collaborator with Phew, The Tiger Lillies and many more opens up about days wiled away in a seminal Berlin record shop, in an exclusive extract from his new book, Blast: Distorted Memories
Reissue of the Week
Reissue of the Week: Prostitute’s Attempted Martyr
Prostitute’s frustration and rage felt immediate upon their debut album's arrival in 2024, but as imperial slaughter has only worsened in the time since, a new worldwide release sharpens the image even further, says Natalie Marlin
Low Culture Podcast
Low Culture Podcast: Suicide’s Debut Album
In this month's pod, Luke Turner and John Doran explore the beauty and violence of this masterpiece from Alan Vega and Martin Rev
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Kim Gordon
Play Me
Lashing out against tech bros and algos, the former Sonic Youth lynchpin brings shimmering guitar and motorik drums to an all-too-human new solo album
Anniversary
Ore Ore Ore: The Andrea True Connection’s More More More
Fifty years ago, a spat over the international market in aluminium and a porn star catching flu while working in Jamaica led to disco's most unlikely crossover into the pop charts. Wrongtom takes us through the remarkable story of 'More More More'
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Straight Hedge! Noel Gardner Reviews Punk & HC for March
From Norwegian hardcore royalty to one of the few flying the flag for the Alabama underground, via returning Dublin favourites and yet another essential demo from the relentless Shrewsbury scene, Noel Gardner returns once more with his guide to new punk rock
Baker’s Dozen
Artists discuss the 13 records that shaped their lives
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Black Sky Thinking
How Pet Shop Boys Sold City Glamour to Queer Suburban Kids
John Grindrod discovered his sexuality in the streets of Croydon, always looking up the tracks to London, and argues that no other artist articulate this tension between city, suburbia and LGBT+ lives quite so beautifully as did Messrs Tennant and Lowe. This BST comes with a Pet Shop Boys Suburbs vs City playlist exclusive to our Subscriber Plus supporters.
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Acid Horse 26: tQ’s Ten Essential Picks
Three months to go until Acid Horse festival; Noel Gardner selects ten must sees from The Ex to Lord Spikeheart, via futurist mutant rave and ancient, hairy French-Alpine folk invocations! For top tier subscribers there's also an essential audio guide to Acid Horse past & present
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Anniversary
Ore Ore Ore: The Andrea True Connection’s More More More
Fifty years ago, a spat over the international market in aluminium and a porn star catching flu while working in Jamaica led to disco's most unlikely crossover into the pop charts. Wrongtom takes us through the remarkable story of 'More More More'
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Explore 15 Years Of Cultural Wayfinding
Each week we conjure up a miscellany of tQ writing from the mists of time for you. Most often random. Sometimes themed. Always enthralling.
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A Quietus Interview
“I’m Upfront About the Fact I’m a Fucking Nutter” – Guttersnipe Interviewed
The Quietus has long been of the opinion that Guttersnipe are one of the most exciting live acts in the UK underground, if not the entire world. Now with debut album My Mother The Vent due out next month on Upset The Rhythm, they have recorded material to match. Kevin McCaighy talks to Urocerus Gigas and Tipula Confusa about their incendiary sound. Garden and living room portraits by Abby Banks
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Books
A Cave of Wonders: Alexander Hacke of Einstürzende Neubauten on the Record Shop that Made Him
The Neubaten guitarist (later bassist) and collaborator with Phew, The Tiger Lillies and many more opens up about days wiled away in a seminal Berlin record shop, in an exclusive extract from his new book, Blast: Distorted Memories
Books
More than Theoretical Girls: Adele Bertei on the Women of No Wave
From working with Brian Eno to playing with The Contortions and The Bloods, Adele Bertei had a front-row seat to New York's infamous No Wave scene. She talks to Elizabeth Wiet about noise, melody, and why the fertile ecosystem of Downtown NYC couldn't come about today
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