This article originally appeared on Qthemusic.com Arctic Monkeys are currently touring the US supporting The Black Keys, the first time they've been onstage first for a long time. Drummer Matt Helders explains all about warming up crowds, whether Record Store Day limited release R U Mine means we can expect a new album and why …
This article originally appeared on Qthemusic.com Having taken a break from music since Doves released their fourth album Kingdom Of Rust in 2009, Jimi Goodwiin returned this week releasing his debut solo album Odludek on Monday (24 March). He spoke to Q about his past, present and musical future... How the devil are you? Alright! …
This article originally appeared on Qthemusic.com So did you get the exclusive Record Store Day releases you were after? The Bowie reissues? The LCD Soundsystem live album? The One Direction picture disc? Actually, I’ve heard more about the latter and other commercial artists' special releases since Saturday’s (19 April) annual record shop celebration than I …
This article originally appeared on Qthemusic.com In this month's issue, Q329 out now, we let you interrogate Metallica in Cash For Questions. However with the band recently releasing 3D concert film Through The Never, we thought we'd put a few questions of our own to drummer Lars Ulrich, most pertinently why does a movie about …
This article originally appeared on Qthemusic.com Electro queen Peaches - real name Merrill Beth Nisker - is heading back to the UK next month to unveil her directorial debut at the London leg of the Sundance Film Festival (25-28 April). As you might expect from an artist whose back catalogue includes Fatherfucker and Impeach My …
This article originally appeared on Qthemusic.com Following the slow building international success of their 2009 album Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, Versailles' Phoenix are back later this month (22 April) with a new record. Called Bankrupt!, the album has been fuelled by extremes: the prospect of failure (hence the title) versus champagne binges in the studio; the …
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This article originally appeared on Qthemusic.com Following an absence from music that included becoming a single mother, marriage to singer-songwriter Sam Amidon and a second child, Beth Orton returned with her first new album in six years on Monday (1 October). However with many of the songs on Sugaring Season - named after the time …
This article originally appeared on Qthemusic.com The Rolling Stones' influential first manager, early PR for The Beatles and now accomplished author (to name but a few jobs), Andrew Loog Oldham has a unique career within music. It's why, on a rare trip from his home in Columbia, the impresario is giving the keynote speech at …
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This article was originally commissioned by Mexico's Warp Magazine and appeared in Spanish. As far as statements go, naming your album The 2nd Law certainly put Muse's latest album into a particular thematic sphere. So what is it that inspires you to make music about thermodynamics? With the band in the middle of their UK …
This article originally appeared on Qthemusic.com With Interpol taking a break between albums, frontman Paul Banks returns with his second solo record, Banks, next month (22 October). However unlike his first effort, released under the name Julian Plenti, it's all in his own name this time (the alter ego was name-checked on his recently released …
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