In this issue

IN THE STUDIO: THESE NEW PURITANS Our attention turns to the makers of what’s likely to be one of 2019’s best albums.

SHAUN RYDER The Happy Mondays man on the joys of clean living and feeling like Uncle Bulgaria.

ARCTIC MONKEYS And at Number 1, it’s Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino! We join its makers in Seattle.

CASH FOR QUESTIONS: SPIRITUALIZED Ladies and gentlemen, it’s Jason Pierce…

Fight the Power

After organising last month’s anti-inaugural ball in los angeles, rage against the machine’s Tom Morello says the music world’s battle against the trump presidency has only just begun…

3 mins

Do You Remember the First Time?

So, what are the greatest debut albums of all time…

2 mins

The Kick Inside

She may have been a teenager, but Kate Bush's amazing 1978 debut was years in the dreaming.

8 mins

Urban Renewal

Guitarist Nick Mccabe And Photographer Chris Floyd Revisit The Verve’s 1997 Masterpiece. 

2 mins

Girl Ray

Teenage Love Can Be an Awkward Affair. Prepare to Fall for the Trio Who Spin It Into Wry, Indie-pop Gold. 

2 mins

New To Q Mary Epworth

Join the Nature-loving Cosmonaut on a Trip to the Weird Side… 

2 mins

George Michael

George Michael died at home on Christmas morning and the world gasped. Everyone has a favourite song written by him, either with Wham! or as an all-conquering solo artist. Adrian Deevoy remembers the highly intelligent, emotionally deep and hilarious man he interviewed several times in his pomp.

5 mins

Happy Together

There was a brief moment between The xx’s second LP and the recording of their new third LP, when – for the first time since they were kids – the three best friends in the band didn’t see each other. It drove them crazy. But it also made them realise how much they need each other, how much they are each other. Dorian Lynskey delves deep into The xx Files.

10+ mins

Where Are You Right Now? Jehnny Beth

The Savages Singer Isn’t A Fan Of Wobbly Puddings Or Northampton, But She Is Really Good At Doing The Washing. 

2 mins

Liam Gallagher: The Big Payback

As His Solo LP Reaches Completion, The Time for Talking Is Nearly Done. Nearly...

3 mins

Ghostpoet

This South Londoner Specialises in Musical Dread. But Give Him a Box of Organic Veg and He’s All Smiles. 

3 mins

The Big Moon

Relentlessly Infectious Collision Of Grunge Guitars And Sparkling Choruses From All-Girl Quartet.

2 mins

SYD

Former Odd Future Member Steps Out On Her Own For Dazzling Solo Debut.

3 mins

Twin Towers

Once, Tegan And Sara struggled with the burden of all the labels attached to them: gay, female, Canadian, twins. Instead, they wanted to be known for making pop with an edge. So they changed tack and smashed through the glass ceiling. But how, though? Dorian Lynskey finds out in Manchester.

10 mins

Here's Little Richard

Elvis Presley got there first, but the real rock’n’roll Book Of Genesis was delivered in 1957 by a piano-humping, falsetto-squealing, mascaraed rascal from Georgia…

4 mins

No Quick Fix

Alt-rock Icons Bring the House Down With Epic London Show.

5 mins

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