The Strange Case Of The Elusive Meg White

Strangeways, Here We Come The Smiths’ classic in their own words

COVER STORY: NOEL GALLAGHER We join the ex-Oasis man in Argentina, where he puts the world to rights in his usual inimitable style.

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…

BENNY BLANCO Despite a reputation as hit-maker to the stars and with his own music lighting up the charts, the superstar producer still feels like an outsider. We head to Los Angeles to find out what makes him tick.

PAUL WELLER Over coffee and cigarettes, the recipient of Q’s Best Act In World Today award takes a look back and a peek forwards.

BILL RYDER-JONES The one-time Coral guitarist-turned-solo artist opens up on his traumatic past and how music has helped his recovery.

THE 50 WORST DECISIONS IN MODERN MUSIC From Tin Machine to Woodstock ’99, we count down the catastrophic creative missteps that have shocked and amused us.

COVER STORY: THE 1975 When Matty Healy’s drug addiction threatened to derail his band, the frontman pulled back from the brink just in time.

CLASSIC ALBUM: HAPPY MONDAYS The E-fuelled story behind the making of Shaun Ryder and co’s 1988 LP Bummed.

THE SHAPE OF SOUNDS TO COME Take a trip to the future as we hail the musical stars of tomorrow.

COVER STORY: BEASTIE BOYS The men once known as Ad-Rock and Mike D return for a special look back at their revolutionary old band.

Q MAVERICK: IAN McCULLOCH The Echo & The Bunnymen legend hits the manic button over prawns and fine wine on home turf in Liverpool.

RECORD COLLECTION: JEFF GOLDBLUM The Hollywood star and jazz pianist sure knows his musical onions.

PAUL WELLER The Modfather honours us with sit-down natter about his splendid new album.

IN THE STUDIO: ELVIS COSTELLO Having survived a recent bout with cancer, the Beloved Entertainer returns.

AFTER THE STARS HAVE LEFT Despite a departed front person, sometimes the show really does go on.

IN THE STUDIO: SPIRITUALIZED “I get fixated,” reasons Jason Pierce as he reflects on the long and painful gestation of his excellent new album.

JASON WILLIAMSON The Sleaford Mod opts for Thai chicken as we join him for a spot of lunch out West.

CHRISTINE AND THE QUEENS

THE 50 GREATEST REVOLUTIONARY SONGS

COVER STORY: IGGY POP & UNDERWORLD

STEWART LUPTON

LET’S EAT GRANDMA

NEW ARTIST SURVIVAL KIT

CLASSIC ALBUM: BON IVER

Q MAVERICK: JOHNNY MARR

FRIGHTENED RABBIT Following the tragic death of Frightened Rabbit frontman Scott Hutchison last month, we look back at his life and the deep musical impact he made.

COVER STORY: THE CURE It was 40 years ago today (give or take) Robert Smith taught the band to play – just the excuse we needed to gather an army of famous fans and Q readers to tell us their favourite tracks and help celebrate one of the UK’s greatest bands.

NOW THAT’S WHAT I CALL MUSIC As the compilation album to end all others
gets set to celebrate its 100th outing, we investigate our still-enduring relationship with the chart-blazing pop comp.

SHAME & GOAT GIRL Get in the back of the van, why don’t you, as we hitch a ride with two of Britain’s most exciting bands, Shame and Goat Girl.

NEW WAVE OF GRIME Few genres have generated as much excitement and controversy as grime and its offshoot drill. We meet three of the scene’s emerging new wave of stars.


FRANK TURNER No one can charm a room quite like this folk-rock minstrel, so why have some people felt the need to spit at him? We join the ex-anarchist in Mexico to find out.

10 hot stories, including the countdown to Meghan and Harry’s wedding, and Kim K’s power play

Inside Yulia Skripal’s secret life

‘Our obsession with strong women is making us weaker’

Hit the sweet spot

Back to blush

JACK WHITE We head down Nashville way to meet up with the ex-White Stripe and find out why he’ll always be an awkward bugger.

THE VACCINES The indie-rock combo have been through it all – weed-assisted meltdowns, cheeseburger-assisted meltdowns and, thank goodness, a music-assisted reunion.

REJJIE SNOW Apart from being hip-hop’s brightest new star, who is the real Rejjie Snow? We head to New York to find out.

IN THE STUDIO: THE VACCINES After losing their musical direction (and a drummer), the five-piece are back on top.

BRANDON FLOWERS We call up The Killers’ singer in San Diego to discuss moving house and keytars.

YOUNG FATHERS The Edinburgh three-piece sweeten the deal on their excellent third album.

THE BREEDERS Sixteen years after their last album, the Deal sisters put the old gang back together with a storming return.

SUGGS So North London’s premier nutty boy has made a movie about his life? Madness!

IN THE STUDIO: JAMES BAY Hitchin’s finest has ditched the hat and is bringing sexy back on his new album.

10 COMMANDMENTS: LARS ULRICH The Metallica drummer would like a word.

LAST WORD: BIG SHAQ The Mans Not Hot, but if he were he wouldn’t sweat…

NEW MUSIC AVALANCHE Welcome to our all-you-can-eat 2018 musical feast, featuring interviews with the Manics, Franz Ferdinand, Wiley, Plan B, The Breeders, MGMT and more. Tuck in!

BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB A royal flush of sex, drugs and rock’n’roll nearly did them in, but now they’re back.

THE BEST THING I’VE HEARD ALL YEAR

ALBUMS OF THE YEAR Drum roll, please, as we count down the 50 Best Albums of 2017, featuring LCD Soundsystem, Father John Misty, Sampha and interviews with entrants, including…

MAVERICK: BAXTER DURY He may have grown tired of comparisons with his father Ian, but with this year’s Prince Of Tears, he’s now his own man.

BOY BETTER KNOW The collective and a cast of very famous friends gather for a London grime festival.

VOTE NOW! Q AWARDS 2017 Roll up, roll up! Last chance to vote and you could win tickets to join us on the day.

10 COMMANDMENTS: TEGAN AND SARA Double the wisdom from the pop twins.

WOLF ALICE We join the workaholic London four-piece on their US tour as they wrestle with life in the fast lane.

EVERYTHING EVERYTHING Welcome to Belarus, home of the finest condensed milk and hosts to Manchester’s premier (whisper it) boffin rockers.

COVER STORY: Is the end nigh for Brandon Flowers and co? We join the band in their hometown of Las Vegas as they face a moment of truth.

The Maccabees Things get very emotional when Q joins the London quintet at their farewell shows in Alexandra Palace.

Queens of the stone age

Maverick: James Lavelle

Meet me in the bathroom

ED SHEERAN Q COVER STORY: He may be the world’s biggest male pop star, but that doesn’t mean he looks like he smells good in photos.

THE STONE ROSES/ SLEAFORD MODS We join the throng at Wembley Stadium and ask the question: is this the Roses’ curtain call? Plus, how was it for punk-hop support act Sleaford Mods?

MAVERICK: PAUL HEATON The Housemartins/Beautiful South frontman is this month’s saluted eccentric.

LUCY ROSE Join us in Chile as we discover how South America saved the singer-songwriter

R0YAL BLOOD As they get ready to release their second LP, the hard-rocking duo play hard to get when we catch up with them in Brighton.

Q COVER STORY: Two years ago the ex-Oasis frontman looked out for the count but now he’s back with a new single and he’s got scores to settle. Buckle up!

Q COVER STORY: We take a trip down memory lane with the Modfather for 40 years of rucks, drugs, booze and some of the greatest popular music ever made.

PERFUME GENIUS What makes the avant-pop artist otherwise known as Mike Hadreas tick? Join us in Tacoma as we delve deep into his psyche.

BETH DITTO The ex-Gossip star is back, newly solo, on irrepressible form and ready to be loved.

BLONDIE ATOMIC NEW 12-PAGE INTERVIEW

SPIRITUALIZED STILL FLOATING IN SPACE

FLEET FOXES DROP OUT AND CRACK UP

COUNTRY TO COUNTRY Yee-haw! The fascinating story behind country music’s inexorable rise in the UK.

KASABIAN Q COVER STORY: Emotions run high as Leicester’s finest, Serge Pizzorno and Tom Meighan, recall a roller-coaster year.

THE 1975 10-PAGE INTERVIEW: Matt Healy invites us into his home to look back for the last time on an amazing 12 months. Next stop, the summit.

TEGAN AND SARA Canada’s most famous twins on their stunningly successful artistic reinvention.

KATE BUSH She may have been a teenager, but Kate Bush’s first album displayed a rawness in the writing that she’d never have again.

LADY GAGA Lady Gaga presumptuously titled her first album The Fame. She presumed right, it completely reinvented pop music.

CASH FOR QUESTIONS: BASTILLE

GEORGE MICHAEL Q celebrates the life and music of one of pop’s greatest superstars.

CLEAN BANDIT Q climbs aboard a barge with the pop chart-toppers to find out how to have a modern smash hit in 10 easy steps.

FREEZE FRAME Travel back with us to 2005 where we find Shaun Ryder’s swinging wilderness years.

Pete Doherty, 50 Albums of the year, Bowie his last five  years, My Album of the year and more...

Q AWARDS OPENING CEREMONY Meet the famous names rubbing shoulders backstage at this year’s star-studded awards.

BLONDIE Q Award winners Debbie Harry and Chris Stein hand down their 10 Commandments.

Christine and the Queens Why Q Awards nominee, Héloïse Letissier, likes to get high… on stilts.

THE CHARLATANS TO PLAY EXCLUSIVE Q AWARDS SHOW BRITPOP ICONS WILL HEADLINE A SPECIAL GIG
AT LONDON’S ROUNDHOUSE NEXT MONTH.

New to Q LADY LESHURR ALL HAIL THE NEW QUEEN OF GRIME

First Look I WANNA BE YOUR DOC!

In The Studio ELBOW GO BACK TO THE START

NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS A first look at Nick Cave’s most personal LP yet, Skeleton Tree, and the accompanying documentary, One More Time With Feeling.

BARRY GIBB The last remaining Bee Gee joins Q for a vindaloo and chats about his extraordinary life and music.

CASH FOR QUESTIONS: CHRISSIE HYNDE

10 COMMANDMENTS: JEHNNY BETH

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