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Q&a Nile Rodgers - 'Chic, Bowie, Daft Punk? I just wanted to play music...'
Ahead of his show at Love Saves The Day on 26 May, Q speaks to the hit-making man of the moment
11:04 AM | 15/05/2013
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Q323 Caption Competition - Win Download Festival guest tickets plus a goodie bags
Just tell us what Keith Moon is saying to the law...
4:21 PM | 03/05/2013
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Moon For It - Play Q's Beady Eye game based on our lunar new cover (Q323)
Plus grab a copy of the new issue, out now featuring, Liam Gallagher and co on the moon
2:14 PM | 02/05/2013
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Q&a Andrew Loog Oldham - 'Am I surprised the Stones are still going? Of course'
Ahead of his keynote speech at Liverpool Sound City (2-4 May) the impresario and author dropped us an email from Columbia
11:04 AM | 01/05/2013
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Q&a Noah And The Whale - Sound & Vision: Charlie Fink on new album AND film Heart Of Nowhere
Plus the frontman explains why the band are staying at home for their residency that kicks off this Sunday (28 April)
11:04 AM | 24/04/2013
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Q&a Karl Hyde - From the Underworld to Edgeland, the singer on his new solo album
Plus watch an exclusive video interview with the Underworld man on his new record and film
11:04 AM | 17/04/2013
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Q&a Phoenix - "We try to bypass our brains" Champange, tightropes & going Bankrupt!
Thomas Mars and Deck D'Arcy speak about the creation of their band's fifth album
11:04 AM | 10/04/2013
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Get work experience at Q with GoThinkBig
Find out how you can work with us in the office, by visiting GoThinkBig for opportunities to work at Q and loads of other top media brands
11:12 AM | 02/04/2013
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Q322 Caption Competition - Win a 2013 Les Paul Studio guitar with Min-ETune, worth £1600
Just tell us what Mick Jagger is saying to this policeman...
10:07 AM | 28/03/2013
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Q&a Flaming Lips - "Music isn't interesting when it's done by rational people" Wayne Coyne on surviving The Terror
The singer on the fear that inspired the band's first album in four years, covering The Stone Roses, hanging with Justin Timberlake and more
11:04 AM | 27/03/2013
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Q&a Peaches - "A fairy godmother tells me to say Bitch in my songs!" Electro's queen on film, Sundance & more
The Canadian discusses her directorial debut, recording in a sauna, butt-plugs with lasers and much more...
12:35 PM | 20/03/2013
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Win tickets to see Simple Minds in the UK with O2 Priority
The band tour this November
3:02 PM | 19/03/2013
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Q&a Edwyn Collins - "I like songs, they're important to me" the former Orange Juice man on new album Understated
Plus the singer and wife/ manager Grace Maxwell discuss the role music is playing in the indie icon's continuing recovery
11:18 AM | 13/03/2013
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Q&a Calexico - Saints & festivals. The band on the mysteries New Orleans
With the band playing live later this month, Joey Burns recalls the recording of recent album Algiers
2:39 PM | 06/03/2013
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Bowie in movies - watch clips from the feature in our new issue Q321
We look at the singer's best silver screen appearances in the new Q, out now
10:36 AM | 01/03/2013
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Q321 Caption Competition - Win tickets, flights and accomodation for Snowbombing
Tell us what Dom from Muse up to and you could be watching Kasabian, Example and more on an Alp
10:05 AM | 28/02/2013
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Q&a Steve Mason - Political party! How the singer blended life, love & liberation on his new album
Plus get Q321 - out now - for a review of the former Beta Band man's record, Monkey Minds In The Devil's Time
11:04 AM | 27/02/2013
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Q&a Frightened Rabbit - On new album Pedestrian Verse, "cleaning up messy times in my life" & more
Plus Scott Hutchison reveals what links Proclaimers and actor Paul Giamatti...
11:04 AM | 20/02/2013
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Win tickets to War Child's 20th anniversary exhibition
We've teamed-up with O2 to give away ten pairs of tickets to the charity's show at the British Music Experience
4:23 PM | 15/02/2013
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Q&a Foals - Freedom, fights & flux: the making of new album Holy Fire
Yannis Philippakis & Jimmy Smith lift the lid on the creation of band's third record
11:04 AM | 13/02/2013
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Q&a Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Life, death & Macbeth. The band on new LP Specter At The Feast
"We all went through a pretty great loss..." Robert Levon Been explains as the band return - with a little help from Dave Grohl - after three years
11:04 AM | 06/02/2013
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Q320 Caption Competition - Win a nose around Abbey Road & some top notch speakers
Just come up with a funny line to accompany Rod Stewart's tattoo agony...
10:35 AM | 31/01/2013
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Q&a The Joy Formidable - Ritzy Bryan on new album Wolf's Law, stress, relationships & coming out the other side
The singer speaks candidly about her lyrics and the life that's inspired them
11:02 AM | 30/01/2013
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Q&a Local Natives - on new album Hummingbird, working with The National, dark times, happy endings & more
We speak to the Californian band's Kelcey Ayer and Matt Frazier ahead of the release of their new album next week (28 Jan)
2:17 PM | 23/01/2013
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The story behind the recording of David Bowie's Heroes - extract
Tony Visconti recalls making the classic song in Richard Buskin's new book Classic Tracks
10:14 AM | 17/01/2013
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Q&a Everything Everything - on new album Arc, its emotional openness, the end of time and cyber squatting with Kevin Bacon
Plus Jonathan Higgs and bassist Jeremy Pritchard explain why every song they've ever written is aimed at their younger selves
11:04 AM | 16/01/2013
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Q&a Yeasayer - on working with John Cale, rock operas, exploding synths & more
Singer Chris Keating speaks ahead of the band's collaboration with The Velvet Underground man next week (16 Jan)
11:31 AM | 09/01/2013
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Q319 Caption Competition - Win Pure wireless speakers worth £300
Simply come up with the funniest line for our muzzled Beatles and the gear is yours...
12:45 PM | 03/01/2013
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Track Marks - Recording an album with We Are Scientists: Episode V Mixing
In his continuing series on how to make a record, Keith Murray explains why he's just handed over "his baby"
10:46 AM | 21/12/2012
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Piece Of Cake! - Mudhoney's Mark Arm on surviving a life time in grunge
As the band release a DVD of their first every European show, Michael James Hall speaks to the Seattle survibors
10:25 AM | 14/12/2012
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Q&a Adam Green & Binki Shapiro - On their join album, musical steps into the unknown & more
The former Moldy Peach and the Little Joy singer on their forthcoming record
11:04 AM | 12/12/2012
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Q&a Gary Numan - On touring, collaborations, the Mighty Boosh's weird phone messages & more
Plus why Numan (Numan!) is not flying high these days...
11:04 AM | 05/12/2012
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My favourite AC/DC song by Bring Me The Horizon, Andrew WK, Bullet For My Valentine & more
As the band release album Live At River Plate today (19 Nov), the young rockers they've influenced pay tribute
11:08 AM | 19/11/2012
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Q&a Ben Gibbard - on 'going solo' new album Former Lives, working with heroes, Seinfeld & more
Plus the Death Cab For Cutie frontman on how to get a bassoon player at 4am...
11:04 AM | 14/11/2012
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Q&a Ty Segall - On new album Twins, releasing three LPs in a year, why 'beach' songs suck & more
We caught up with the Californian as he kicks off his UK tour tonight (7 Nov) in London
11:04 AM | 07/11/2012
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Track Marks - Recording an album with We Are Scientists: Episode IV home recording
In his continuing series on how to make a record, Keith Murray explains why making music in your own home isn't always that simple
11:06 AM | 02/11/2012
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Q&a Muse's Matt Bellamy on the lyrics, science, economics and more behind The 2nd Law
The singer and lyricists on the influences behind the trio's latest record
11:04 AM | 31/10/2012
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Listen to Brian Eno's new album LUX now via Q
Hear the new record ahead of its release on 12 November
10:00 AM | 30/10/2012
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Q&a Manic Street Preachers James Dean Bradfield on 20 years of Generation Terrorists & more
Plus why the singer believes Richey Edwards "have the biggest twitter following in the western world" if he was around now
11:04 AM | 24/10/2012
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Q&a - Steve Albini on Shellac's workrate, Amanda Palmer & Kickstarter, his 'Nirvana legacy' and more
We speak to the influential producer ahead of his stint taking control of ATP next month
11:04 AM | 17/10/2012
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Bat For Lashes - Natasha Khan's guide to new album The Haunted Man
The singer talks us through her new record, out Monday (15 Oct)
4:31 PM | 12/10/2012
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Q&a Mark Ronson & Zane Lowe - their first interview on joint DJ project A-YO
The duo speak together for the first time ahead of their biggest UK date later this month at London's Freeze Festival (26-27 Oct)
11:04 AM | 10/10/2012
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The Jim Jones Revue - exclusive new album stream
Listen to the band's new album The Savage Heart in full ahead of it's release via Q
2:48 PM | 08/10/2012
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Sister, I'm a poet... A National Poetry Day chat with John Cooper Clarke
To mark a day celebrating verse, Michael Odell speaks to the punk poet about Essex, Nico, dieting & Sugar Puffs...
11:36 AM | 04/10/2012
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Q&a Beth Orton - on new album Sugaring Season, her musical rebirth, where's she been for six year's & more
Plus how she found rural inspiration for her record in the heart of the city
11:04 AM | 03/10/2012
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The Darkness' Lady Gaga tour diary: the full 48 hours from Justin Hawkins - Q316 preview
In our new issue, out now, we join her Ladyships' latest tour which features the rockers as support - here's their tour diary, with 24 more hours than you'll find in the mag
11:01 AM | 27/09/2012
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Q&a Paul Banks - the Interpol frontman on his new solo album, ditching Julian Plenti, "moving his horizons" & more
With his second solo LP coming out under his own name next month, it's time for the singer to get personal
11:04 AM | 26/09/2012
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Q316 Caption Competition - enter now to win a PDP Concept drumkit worth more than £1500
Missy Piggy, Elton John, your funny caption and the neighbours may never sleep again...
10:13 AM | 26/09/2012
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Listen to the results of Q's Genre Swap challenge with Maximo Park, Hadouken!, Kings Charles & Drumsound & Bassline Smith
We challenged a bunch of acts to try a different genre for size in our new issue, Q316 out now, here's what they sounded like...
10:47 AM | 25/09/2012
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Playlist - Richard E Grant's "Swaziland soundtrack" feat David Bowie, Beatles, Elton John, Deep Purple & more
The actor takes us back to the soundtrack of his youth
2:06 PM | 24/09/2012
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Q&a Primal Scream - Bobby Gillespie on their new album, Screamadelica shows, playing gigs in breweries & more
"It's a rock'n'roll record, but modern rock'n'roll..."
11:04 AM | 19/09/2012
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Track Marks - Recording an album with We Are Scientists: Episode III The running order...
When should you decide what order your album goes in? Before or after recording? Actually, in the Shuffle Era does anyone care any more? We put a Scientist on it...
10:55 AM | 14/09/2012
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Q&a Eugene McGuinness - On his pop evolution, new album, "work experience" with Miles Kane and Perez Hilton & more
Having recently released second album Invitation To The Voyage, the singer-songwriter tells us where he's heading ahead of his Festival Number 6 slot this weekend (14 Sept)
11:04 AM | 12/09/2012
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Q&a The Raveonettes - The Danish duo and cult favourites celebrate a decade of dream pop
Plus Sharin Foo & Sune Rose Wagner on their new album Observator
11:04 AM | 05/09/2012
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Column - Stone Roses biographer Simon Spence's verdict on the band's reunion
With their first wave of live dates now done, the author of Stone Roses: War And Peace considers their impact on the band's legacy and what lies ahead
11:15 AM | 30/08/2012
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Q315 Caption Competition - enter now to win a Pure Sensia 200D Connect digital radio
The Darkness and a monkey share the stage... you supply the punchline and win...
11:29 AM | 29/08/2012
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Q&a The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Mr Spencer himself on the trio's return, calling out "crappy" bands, Meat And Bone & much more...
Plus Jon Spencer on how the band have become their own influence on the new album
11:04 AM | 22/08/2012
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Track Marks - Recording an album with We Are Scientists: Episode II reality vs album trailers
With The Killers, Muse and everyone releasing album trailers this month, Keith Murray compares and contrasts the marketing with actual studio life
10:01 AM | 17/08/2012
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The Q Festival Blog - A chat with the boss: Bestival's Rob da Bank
We get the ultimate insiders guide to the Isle Of Wight-based event
10:43 AM | 16/08/2012
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Q&a Dinosaur Jr's J Mascis - On new album I Bet On Sky, reuniting, touring with Blur & much more
He takes his time, but he guitarist has got plenty to say...
11:04 AM | 15/08/2012
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Guest column - Man Like Me's favourite London haunts
With the spotlight currently on the UK capital, the band's Johnny Langer - a lifetime Londoner - picks out some destinations other than Stratford
11:03 AM | 10/08/2012
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Q&a Band Of Horses - on new album Mirage Rock, working with a true rock'n'roll legend, being bad at naming songs, touring by train & more
The 'Horse's mouth, aka frontman Ben Bridwell, on the band's forthcoming LP, out in September
11:04 AM | 08/08/2012
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Singles column 6 Aug 2012 - Pet Shop Boys, Blur, Grizzly Bear, Mariah Carey, SBTRKT, Bob Dylan & more
Jamie Skey rounds-up this week's releases and the best new songs that have appeared online in the last seven days...
11:37 AM | 06/08/2012
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Q&a The Vaccines' Justin Young - on new album The Vaccines Come Of Age, why "clunky lyrics" rule, the need to make an emotional connection & more...
Plus the man they used to call Jay Jay Pistolet explains why he needed Ryan Adams & Kings Of Leon's producer, Ethan Johns, for his band's second LP
11:04 AM | 01/08/2012
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Q314 Caption Competition - enter now to win Festival No. 6 tickets
The Queen meets JLS... you provide the punchline and you could win luxury weekend at the Portmeirion event
10:03 AM | 01/08/2012
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Session - Watch Calexico performing new material live in New Orleans
Check out Splitter from the duo's forthcoming album Algiers
12:35 PM | 31/07/2012
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Guest column - Three reasons why sport is brilliant by Liars' Angus Andrew
The opening ceremony is out of the way, so the band remind us why two weeks of sport is a good thing...
11:30 AM | 30/07/2012
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Q&a Grizzly Bear - Daniel Rossen on new album Shields, working army bases, lost civilisations, psychedelic trips
The Brooklyn band explain how they got away from it all to create their follow-up to Veckatimest
11:04 AM | 25/07/2012
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CTRL Column - Rob da Bank on The Cure's Disintegration
Plus the DJ and Bestival boss explains why you should meet your heroes...
11:31 AM | 24/07/2012
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Singles column 23 July 2012 - Keane, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Thom Yorke, Rick Ross & more
Jamie Skey rounds-up this week's releases and the best new songs that have appeared online in the last seven days...
12:11 PM | 23/07/2012
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Guest column - The psychology of the touring musician by The Gaslight Anthem
The band's Benny Horowitz lifts the lid on the mindset of hitting the road
11:07 AM | 23/07/2012
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Mark Ronson: "Amy Winehouse was too smart & too talented not to get bored"
Marking a year since the singer's death, those who knew her best speak to Q about her music
10:04 AM | 23/07/2012
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Q&a Passion Pit's Michael Angelakos - on new album Gossamer, its "painful" creation, why debut Manners "doesn't hold a candle to" the new LP, baring all & more
The band's frontman talks us through his 13 month odyssey recording the new album
11:04 AM | 18/07/2012
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Column - How free is ruining everything (Part 2)
Eamonn Forde examines the impact of free downloads and file sharing for musicians, and meets the "freetards" who believe pirated content is a human right (reprinted from Q311)
2:07 PM | 17/07/2012
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Column - How free is ruining everything (Part 1)
Eamonn Forde examines the impact of free downloads and file sharing for musicians, and meets the "freetards" who believe pirated content is a human right (reprinted from Q311)
2:00 PM | 17/07/2012
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The Q Festival Blog - A chat with the boss: Reading & Leeds' Melvin Benn
The man who booked The Cure, Kasabian and Foo Fighters, gives us the ultimate insider's guide to this year's event
11:00 AM | 17/07/2012
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Playlist - Guided By Voices' favourite Bee Gees songs
Guitarist Tobin Sprout picks the best tracks by the brother's Gibb
12:36 PM | 13/07/2012
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Guest Column - 'Tucson, Rainer Ptacek, Hurricane Agnes & me' a personal history by Giant Sand's Howe Gelb
The alt-country kingpin takes us on his personal journey of loss, love, redemption and the origins of the "Tucson sound"
10:50 AM | 13/07/2012
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Track Marks - Recording an album with We Are Scientists: Episode I Demoing...
Like one of those 'What I Did On My Holidays' essays from school, Keith Murray from the New York-based trio will be taking Q through the recording process of their new LP
12:33 PM | 12/07/2012
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Q&a Amanda Palmer - On raising $1m from fans for her new album & why crowd-funding is no fluke, plus "speaking fluent 80s" on LP Theatre Is Evil & more
The former Dresden Doll also talks us through her art show, which even extends to her flesh it seems...
11:04 AM | 11/07/2012
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The Q Festival Blog - Summer Series At Somerset House preview: M83
We speak to the acts headlining in the capital this month
10:13 AM | 09/07/2012
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Column - How I learned to stop worrying and love vinyl
Having never listened to music on vinyl before, we challenged Caroline Bursell to break her duck to see if plastic really is perfect
11:01 AM | 06/07/2012
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Q&a Kaiser Chiefs' Ricky Wilson - on singles, getting into the UK's consciousness, the future, War Of The Worlds, turning down The Voice & more
Oh my god the singer also reveals the rejected lyrics for Oh My God...
11:04 AM | 04/07/2012
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Q313 Quiz - Win a stylish Ampeg bass amp and cabinet worth £850
Just 21 questions stand between you and your groove...
11:04 AM | 03/07/2012
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Playlist - The Magic's "weirdo disco" selections featuring Donna Summer and more
Want to listen to some of dance music's stranger tunes? Well, hey presto the Toronto-based brothers are on the case
2:33 PM | 29/06/2012
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Playlist - Saint Saviour's "tracks for running round crumbling Eastern European towns" feat New Order, Radiohead, Underworld and more
Becky Jones supplies the soundtrack to the most cultural run of your life
10:04 AM | 29/06/2012
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Q&a dEUS - On their 'surprise' new album Following Sea, singing in French & more
Plus we get to hear Tom Barman's Nicolas Cage impression...
11:00 AM | 27/06/2012
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Inside the making of Damon Albarn & Rufus Norris' Dr Dee
As the productions opens the Cultural Olympiad in London tonight (25 June), the pair behind the 'English Opera' explain all about their unique production
11:00 AM | 25/06/2012
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Guest Column - Why 'iPad App albums' are the future for listening to AND watching music by FORSS
Eric Wahlforss & Marcel Schobel on why Bjork's interactive record was only the beginning
10:52 AM | 22/06/2012
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Q&a Lang Lang - The superstar classical pianist on playing Latitude, wanting to work with Jay-Z, staging his own UK festival & more
Normally to be found in opulent concert halls, the Chinese musician exclusively explains why he'll be in a Suffolk field next month (12-15 July)
11:00 AM | 20/06/2012
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The Q Festival Blog - Strummer Of Love: What Joe Strummer means to me by Frank Turner, Dreadzone, Emmy The Great & more
With a special festival marking The Clash frontman's 10th anniversary, some of those playing tell us why Joe Strummer is still so important to them
10:13 AM | 19/06/2012
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Column - Billy Corgan versus the world: The Smashing Pumpkins' man best feuds with Radiohead, Courtney Love, Pavement & more
As his band return with a new album, Jamie Skey presents the singer's greatest slanging matches
11:01 AM | 18/06/2012
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Q312 Quiz - Win a pair of VIP tickets to Hard Rock Calling 2012
If you want to see the likes of Bruce Springsteen and Paul Simon in style, you'd better answer these 21 questions
12:30 PM | 15/06/2012
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Column - Full Stop! 10 band names that take liberties with punctuation
Eoin Smith charts the acts for whom A-Z is just not enough
10:58 AM | 15/06/2012
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Column - From The Wire to Dream Pop, Baltimore's musical transformation via Animal Collective, Beach House, Lower Dens & more
Al Horner investigates how a city known for its hard knocks is currently responsible for the softest sounds around
10:47 AM | 14/06/2012
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Q&a Patti Smith - On new album BANGA, Amy Winehouse, sailing on the Costa Concordia, Sherlock Holmes, her new novel, Just Kids film plans & more
We sat down with the New York legend as she releases her first LP since 2007
10:45 AM | 13/06/2012
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Playlist - The Answer's "Favourite Irish whiskey drinking songs" featuring U2, Thin Lizzy, Shane Mac Gowan & more
Charge your glasses, here's ten songs to do some serious drinking to
10:36 AM | 12/06/2012
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The Q Festival Blog - Download 2012 In 150 words
Here's our bite-sized round-up of a weekend with Metallica, Black Sabbath and co
3:29 PM | 11/06/2012
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Column - The five young guns behind some of the best new videos around
Michael Holder picks his favourite five new directors who are shaking up the images we get with our music
11:30 AM | 08/06/2012
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CTRL Column - Running a modern day indie label with Double Denim
Hari Ashurst from the well respected label (there we said it) on putting our records in the 21st century
11:27 AM | 07/06/2012
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Q&a Rodriguez - the mystery man speaks about his 'disappearance', new documentary Searching For Sugar Man, being bigger than The Beatles in South Africa & more
We catch up with the singer-songwriter ahead of his slot at Jersey's Folklore festival this month
11:00 AM | 06/06/2012
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The Q Festival Blog - Best in field? 10 acts who caught Q's ear at Field Day 2012
We round-up the best music we saw at the east London festival yesterday (2 June)
11:12 AM | 03/06/2012
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The Q Festival Blog - A chat with the boss: Rockness' Jim King
We catch up with the chief ahead of Mumford & Sons, Deadmau5 and more heading to the highlands next weekend (8-10 June)
11:36 AM | 01/06/2012
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Stone Roses: The Untold Story the band's biographer speaks - Q312 preview
Simon Spence, writer of the cover feature in this month's Q312 & author of forthcoming book The Stone Roses: War And Peace - on telling the Roses' tale
10:56 AM | 31/05/2012
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Q&a The Walkmen - new album Heaven, collaborating for the first time (with Fleet Foxes among others), surviving rock'n'roll, replacing Bjork & more
We speak to singer Hamilton Leithauser as the band gear-up to release new album Heaven on Monday (4 June)
11:00 AM | 30/05/2012
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Win tickets to Reading Festival & a private gig from The Hives with National Express
Want to win tickets for you and your mates & get your own personal on-the road gig with the band? Read on to see how National Express is making it happen...
10:40 AM | 30/05/2012
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Column - Even Later with... Huw Stephens, Q sits in on Radio 1's new music show
Paul Stokes spends a night in the studio the DJ charged with finding the music we'll all be listening to next
2:00 PM | 28/05/2012
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Listen to Neil Young & Crazy Horse's version of God Save The Queen - exclusive
Please be upstanding for a special preview from forthcoming album Americana
1:00 PM | 25/05/2012
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10 things you didn't know about Muse... by their trumpet player
When not involved in major orchestral works, Daniel Newell can be found supplying the brass for Matt Bellamy and co
10:30 AM | 25/05/2012
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Column - Eurovision 2012's strangest entries including a social network song, singing grannies & Jedward's hair
If you thought Engelbert Humperdinck representing the UK was strange, think again suggests Michael Holder
11:00 AM | 24/05/2012
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Review - The Stone Roses Parr Hall, Warrington 24 May 2012
Having announced their first show in decades just hours beforehand, Dan Stubbs squeezes into the band's free comeback gig
9:32 AM | 24/05/2012
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Column - Robin's Reign: the remarkable career of the Bee Gees' Robin Gibb
Following the Bee Gee's death last night, Dorian Lynskey looks back at the singer and songwriter's multifaceted work
11:31 AM | 21/05/2012
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Column - How Donna Summer helped change dance music forever
Following her death yesterday (17 May), Paul McGee looks at the Queen Of Disco's creative legacy
3:31 PM | 18/05/2012
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Guest Column - The death of the guitar band... By Will Daunt from 'guitar' band Zulu Winter
Having released a debut album this week, the singer ponders his band's - and his instrument's - future
11:08 AM | 18/05/2012
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Playlist - Niki And The Dove's favourite films feat. The Fog, Lost Highway, Husband & Wives, Cobra & more
There's no Niki, no dove and this Playlist has got no songs, curious...
10:09 AM | 18/05/2012
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The Q Festival Blog - A chat with the boss: T In The Park's Geoff Ellis
He booked The Stone Roses for Middlesex Poly once, now he explains why he's booked them for this year's festival
11:20 AM | 17/05/2012
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Q&a Gaz Coombes - on going solo, his own 'basement tapes', Supergrass, the influence of Duncan Jones' Moon & more
With album Gaz Coombes Presents... Here Comes The Bombs out on Monday (21 May) we spoke to Gaz Coombes Presents... the person
11:00 AM | 16/05/2012
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Column - Can they kick it? Who knows but here's 5 sports stars who tried music
Following tennis player Serena Williams' rap debut, Michael Holder ranks her sporty yet musical competition
10:11 AM | 16/05/2012
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Column - Little Boots on her first steps towards a new album
Nicola Jones catches up with singer Victoria Hesketh about the follow-up to 2009's Hands
10:53 AM | 15/05/2012
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Guest Column - Love or money? Marion's Julian Phillips on what makes a band reform
Following the Macclesfield band's live return last month, their bassist explains why they decided to give it another go
10:15 AM | 15/05/2012
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The Q Festival Blog - The top 5 new acts at Brighton's Great Escape 2012
Q's Now Editor Chris Catchpole's selects the rising talent from the recent (10-12) urban festival by the sea
3:07 PM | 14/05/2012
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Column - Fantastic Four? Fyfe Dangerfield on why Guillemots are releasing a quartet of albums in 2012
After this week's 'surprise' announcement, we find out why the band have planned a series of LPs for this year
11:08 AM | 11/05/2012
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The Q Festival Blog - Why baggy and the earlys 90s are now vintage by Wayne Hemingway
The designer and Vintage Festival organiser explains why the Roses, Mondays et al have a place at his event this year
10:00 AM | 11/05/2012
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Guest Column - Has life in a musical duo turned me into one trick literary pony? By Carter USM's Jim Bob
As the singer publishes his second novel today (10 May), he wonders why he's always writing about two blokes...
10:29 AM | 10/05/2012
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Q&a Linkin Park - on making their In Rainbows, hanging with Jay-Z, scoring film The Raid & more
The band's Mike Shinoda tees up forthcoming album Living Things and reminds Q of time his band kicked our arses at football (thanks)
11:00 AM | 09/05/2012
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Guest Column - Rank Misogyny: The Jezabels' Hayley Mary on sexism in music
Antipodean singer has a lot to say about misogyny, perhaps not what you'd expect, though...
10:04 AM | 09/05/2012
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The Q Festival Blog - The Top 5 acts at Camden Crawl 2012
Joe Bishop ventured to London's home of Ramones T-shirts to rate the annual urban festival's best bands, including Niki And The Dove, Lady Leshurr and more
1:34 PM | 08/05/2012
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Playlist - Simian Mobile Disco's "Music for (waiting around at) airports" featuring Actress, Heldon, Bernard Szajner, Angus MacLise & more
With new album Unpatterns out next week (14 May), SMD man and Arctic Monkeys producer James Ford shares the music that gets him through the delays...
10:45 AM | 08/05/2012
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Column - 10 rock star novelists with 50 Cent, Paul McCartney, Leonard Cohen, Nick Cave, & more...
They can make up a tune, but how about a whole story? Here's ten musicians with novels under their belts
11:07 AM | 03/05/2012
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The Q Festival Blog - A chat with the boss: Download's Andy Copping
How do you get rock, metal and dance legends into one field? The festival chief explains why his event is celebrating its 10th birthday in style
10:44 AM | 03/05/2012
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Q&a Arctic Monkeys' Matt Helders - On touring the US with The Black Keys, life as a support band, getting love from Metallica & new album plans
Drummer Matt Helders gives us an update from the road
11:00 AM | 02/05/2012
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Guest column - Life skills learned from computer games like Sims, FIFA, Grand Theft Auto & more by Emmy The Great
The singer-songwriter explains us how Zelda helped her navigate her way through a Hong Kong subway...
10:11 AM | 02/05/2012
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Guest Column - Heavenly records? Mumford & Sons' Ben Lovett on the creed behind his label Communion
With his label releasing compilation New Faces, the keyboard player explains why he's working the music biz at both ends
10:38 AM | 01/05/2012
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Guest Column - Tim Burgess: Why I wrote a book (& called one of the chapters "Cocainus")
The Charlatans frontman's memoir Telling Stories is out today (26 April). He explains why he swapped writing lyrics for writing about his life
11:03 AM | 26/04/2012
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Q311 Quiz - Win tickets to the 2012 Download Festival
Just 21 questions stand between you and a weekend with Ozzy Osbourne and co this summer...
10:32 AM | 26/04/2012
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Guest Column - Fixers' Jack Goldstein on why he's not got good virbrations for The Beach Boys reunion
With the veterans celebrating their 50th anniversary with a reunion, the Fixers frontman - and Beach Boy fan - argues the band's history makes this coming together seem a bit false
10:05 AM | 26/04/2012
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Q&a Ladyhawke - Killer aubergines, men's shirts, teenage grunge bands, her anxious new album & more
Plus Pip Brown reveals herself as a top gamer in our weekly big interview
11:35 AM | 25/04/2012
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CTRL Column - Slow Club on Robert Wyatt's Comicopera
In our monthly update from CTRL, April's guest controllers share a recent musical discovery
10:40 AM | 24/04/2012
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Record Store Day 2012 - the expert guide to this year's exclusive releases
Organisers, Q staff and more pick the special releases they want to get their hands on tomorrow (21 April)
11:31 AM | 20/04/2012
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Column - Counter Culture... Behind the scenes of Record Store Day
With the 2012 event taking place this Saturday (21 April), Paul Stokes speaks to the founders, organisers and trade bodies about the annual celebration of independent music retail
11:02 AM | 19/04/2012
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Q&a Richard Hawley - on his new album, guitar solos, how the Government are "kettling our future" & more
Steel City's crooner returns with new album Standing At The Sky's Edge in May... and this time he's angry
11:05 AM | 18/04/2012
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Guest Column - Hip hop for Dummies? Portishead's Geoff Barrow on his new rap collective Quakers
The Bristolian explains what happened when "three 40 year-old dudes" made a rap record with 32 MCs...
10:28 AM | 18/04/2012
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My favourite record shop by Paul Weller, Richard Hawley, Keane, Portishead, Carrie Brownstein, Patti Smith & more (Record Store Day 2012 special)
This Saturday (21 April) it's the annual celebration of independent record shops the globe over. Here's where some of our favourite acts will be shopping...
11:00 AM | 17/04/2012
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Guest Column - In new music we National Trust by Kotki Dwa
The Village Green Preservation Society come to life? The trio explain why they've recorded an album in collaboration with the stately home preserver
10:24 AM | 17/04/2012
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Guest Column - The haunting of Moving Up Country by James Yorkston
As the acclaimed album is reissued next week (26 April) the singer-songwriter recalls the spooky scenes behind its creation
11:30 AM | 16/04/2012
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The Q Festival Blog - A chat with the boss: Jodrell Bank Live's Dr Tim O'Brien
The observatory has booked Paul Weller and Elbow to play their 'dish' this summer
10:06 AM | 13/04/2012
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Guest Column - British Sea Power on playing for particle colliding physicists... & Daniel Johnston
Yan Scott Wilkinson explains how his band have been renting out their services to the strangest bidder...
10:39 AM | 12/04/2012
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Q&a Paul Weller - on Sonik Kicks, why he's "hot to trot" creatively, his hatred of classic album gigs & more
Plus the Modfather tells us he already has plans for a new album already under way...
11:04 AM | 11/04/2012
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Film review - Battleship: This brainless Rihanna vehicle deserves to be scuttled without delay
Andrew Harrison provides us with a Q Instant Review of the film released in the UK today (11 April)
10:10 AM | 11/04/2012
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Q&a The Shins' James Mercer - on Port Of Morrow, pirate hats & living in Elliott Smith's old house
Plus the frontman explains why the band is no longer a 'communal experience' when it comes to making music
11:01 AM | 04/04/2012
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The Q Festival Blog - A chat with the boss: Isle Of Wight's John Giddings
We get the ultimate insiders guide to the June event headlined by Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen and Pearl Jam
11:08 AM | 03/04/2012
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Q's Real Best Ofs - listen to our writers' selections via Spotify
Each month our writers pick a proper best of for a different artist, have a listen to their choices and let us know what you think
11:12 AM | 31/03/2012
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Playlist - Skinny Lister's 'Odes To London' including The Clash, The Smiths, The Pogues, The Kinks & more
Originating from different parts of the UK, Skinny Listed met in London and have loved the city ever since
12:29 PM | 24/03/2012
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CTRL Column - The 2 Bears on Wilder by The Teardrop Explodes
In our monthly update from CTRL, March's guest controllers share a recent musical discovery
11:11 AM | 23/03/2012
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Column - Ten 10 Rock Star autobiographies actually worth reading featuring Patti Smith, Julian Cope, Bob Dylan, Dave Lee Roth & more
With early reports that Tim Burgess' memoir is a corker, we anticipate its release in April with some tomes that are more than just extended press releases
10:33 AM | 22/03/2012
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Column - Is New York's newest rap star A$AP Rocky the real deal?
And what a deal, reportedly the rapper was signed for $3m, but can he convert online buzz into real world success? Joe Bishop watches the artist's UK live debut last night (20 March)
1:28 PM | 21/03/2012
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Q&a Miles Kane - On his new single, the influence of Weller & Kasabian, UK tour & why he's "like Bruce Forsyth onstage"
The Rascal has stepped out of the Shadows to light the Flame of his solo career... Ok that's enough puns based on Miles Kane's old bands
11:00 AM | 21/03/2012
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Playlist - Pinkunoizu's "Songs Of Community Spirit" (ie acts with a LOT of members)
Pan-European art rockers bring the love in with ten songs by the bands with the biggest memberships. Gather round...
10:04 AM | 21/03/2012
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Playlist - Kitty, Daisy & Lewis' "78 selections" including Sonny Boy Williamson, Alabama Smith, The Mighty Sparrow and more
Forget MP3s, Lewis Durham takes us through his favourite very vintage vinyl
11:40 AM | 19/03/2012
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Appy Mondays... #1 Find your nearest record shop with The Vinyl District
Our start the week pick of the best music-related apps out there
10:25 AM | 19/03/2012
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Happy Birthday I Need A Dollar! Aloe Blacc on the origins of the 'sound of the credit crunch'
With the singer's track released as a single two years ago today (16 March), Blacc speaks about the song's creation, it's impact... and what he did with all dollars he got!
11:17 AM | 16/03/2012
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Column - A Beginners Guide to Seapunk, the dance scene that makes you dye your hair blue
Do zany marine clothes and chiptune rave music sound like your thing?Joe Bishop dives into the latest online scene
10:34 AM | 16/03/2012
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Guest Column - Empire Strikes Back: why Kasabian are finally playing the USA by Sergio Pizzorno
"I can't wait to prove ourselves," the guitarist tells Q as his band play America for the first time in four years, plus he also drops a hint about their next album
11:05 AM | 15/03/2012
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Q&a Miike Snow - Ok, we know he doesn't exist, but here's frontman Andrew Wyatt on the band's new album & more...
With second LP Happy To You is out next week (19 March) we spoke to the band's the singer about the record, guests, not working with Bruno Mars & more
11:06 AM | 14/03/2012
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The Q Festival Blog - A Chat with the boss: Ibiza & Mallorca Rocks' Shane Murray
If watching bands in fields this summer doesn't appear, how does the likes of Kasabian, New Order and Bloc Party on a Mediterranean island sound?
6:00 AM | 12/03/2012
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Column - 10 onstage freak outs by Bradford Cox, Josh Homme, Kings Of Leon, Amy Winehouse, Axl Rose, Foo Figthers & more
Following Atlas Sounds' hour-long cover of My Sharona, we see just how easy it is for even the best of them to really lose it on stage...
12:47 PM | 09/03/2012
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Playlist - Sea Of Bees' Songs to "recharge your emotional batteries" including Bon Iver, Bright Eyes, Modest Mouse, Sigur Ros & more
With album Orangefarben out in April, Julie Ann Baenziger picks the tracks that kept her going through the sessions
10:06 AM | 09/03/2012
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Guest column - How to get the world's best vocalists to sing to your tune by Soulsavers
With the band's forthcoming album, The Light The Dead See, featuring Depeche Mode's Dave Gahan as the main singer, Rich Machin explains how to handle the guests
11:07 AM | 08/03/2012
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Q&a Bobby Womack - on recording his new album with Damon Albarn, drug-free studios & surviving soul
Plus the soul legend tells Q about an another, more star-studied he has planned for after his up coming album with XL Recordings, The Bravest Man In The Universe
11:00 AM | 07/03/2012
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Guest Column - Why I hate music, by US comic & Screenwipe contributor Doug Stanhope
The US comic, and Charlie Brooker's pal, explains why he won't be applying for a job at Q any time soon...
10:34 AM | 07/03/2012
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The Q Festival Blog - A chat with the boss: Latitude Festival's Melvin Benn
With Paul Weller, Elbow & Bon Iver announced as 2012's headliners, Q gets a guide to this year's event from the ultimate insider, the festival's organiser
7:01 PM | 05/03/2012
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Playlist - King Charles' Songs For Love, Lust & Beating Hearts feat Stevie Wonder, Laura Marling, Vampire Weekend & more
If this selection for us is anything to go by, we strongly suspect King Charles is a bit of a romantic...
11:59 AM | 05/03/2012
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Guest Column - The Futureheads' Ross Millard on why they've 'gone a capella'
Is it the opposite of 'going electric'? We're not sure but the band explain why there's no instruments on new album Rant
11:22 AM | 02/03/2012
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Q309 - Q Quiz win an Aston Martin (for a week or go on a driving course)
Just 21 questions stand between you and 007's motor of choice...
10:29 AM | 02/03/2012
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Column - A beginners guide to Burial... but where do you begin?
With another acclaimed EP released with little fanfare recently, Jamie Skey provides some catch-up notes on Burial's increasingly influential career... not that there's much to go on
10:12 AM | 02/03/2012
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The Q Festival Blog - 10 'giant' small festivals for 2012
Ellen Tout rounds up the boutique events offering a hot tub or a sauna alongside the bands
11:08 AM | 01/03/2012
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Q&a Graham Coxon - on new album A+E, Xeroxing himsef, painting to The Libertines, Blur's legacy and why he "can't resist being daft"
Get Q309, out now, for Graham Coxon's exclusive guide around his record collection
11:11 AM | 29/02/2012
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Column - The day Blink 182, Gallows, Rick Wakeman & Theory Of A Deadman went to Parliament...
This lunchtime (28 Feb) a bunch of rockers were invited by Mike Weatherley MP to discuss the future of the music industry, Q tagged along with Mark Hoppus and co
5:08 PM | 28/02/2012
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Column - Do 'lifetime' awards for Blur, Noel Gallagher & Pulp mean Britpop is no longer a dirty word?
With mid 90s musicians unable to move without getting an award this week, Paul Stokes asks is the 'movement' getting a reappraisal
11:02 AM | 28/02/2012
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Indie rock meets Father Ted? Welcome to Portlandia...
Carrie Brownstein & Fred Armisen's sitcom has already proved a cult hit, but with it yet to hit British screens just what is it? Well for starters it's not a "hipster satire"...
12:32 PM | 24/02/2012
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How to soundtrack films, books and even people with Bill Ryder-Jones
The Coral's former guitarist is now plying his trade writing scores. He tells Q how he got into the movies...
10:34 AM | 24/02/2012
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Column - The most extreme gigs ever with The White Stripes, Spiritualized, QoTSA, Jean Michel Jarre & more
Highest, lowest, loudest, quietest, biggest crowd, most watched... Jack Oughton rounds-up the shows that go where normal shows fear to tread
11:01 AM | 23/02/2012
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Primal Scream Vs The Pop Group: Bobby Gillespie & Mark Stewart in conversation Part II
Having collaborated together for Stewart's new album, the frontmen discuss the music and politics that has shaped their lives
10:13 AM | 23/02/2012
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Q&a Rodrigo y Gabriela - on their international collaborations, Area 52, Muse & which one of them really is the boss
As the Mexican duo play a trio of UK shows, Rodrigo Sanchez discusses the pair's latest album, live dates and future plans
10:50 AM | 22/02/2012
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Q Tube - The 5 most chaotic awards acceptance speeches starring ODB, Jacko, Brandon Block, Kanye & more
Matt Mason casts his eye over the best video lurking online. This week the apparently extremely difficult art of rock star thank yous...
11:32 AM | 21/02/2012
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Column - The 2012 Brit Awards: Why it's Britpop Armistice Day for Blur & Oasis
With Damon Albarn's men and Noel Gallagher both playing tonight's (21 Feb) ceremony, Paul Stokes heralds the end of "The Britpop Wars" (well at least until Beady Eye sort it out)
10:46 AM | 21/02/2012
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Primal Scream Vs The Pop Group: Bobby Gillespie & Mark Stewart in conversation Part I
Having collaborated together for Stewart's new album, the frontmen discuss the music and politics that has shaped their lives
11:40 AM | 20/02/2012
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Playlist - Band Of Skulls' Songs To Paint To featuring Grinderman, Jon Spencer, Beck & more
Having just finished a series of paintings for her band's new album's artwork, bassist Emma Richardson let's us in on the tunes that get her brushes moving
10:28 AM | 20/02/2012
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Session - Bon Iver in London
Watch 'Bonny Bear's Justin Vernon and co perform a stripped down set at Air Studio thanks to our friends at 4AD
5:37 PM | 17/02/2012
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Playlist - The Civil Wars pick their "Battle Hymns" including Gotye, Merle Haggard, The Band, Neutral Milk Hotel & more
Fresh from winning two Grammys at the 2012 ceremony, the 'disparate duo' pick the tracks that bound them together
10:11 AM | 17/02/2012
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Sande on Sande: Emeli Sandé track-by-track guide to debut album Our Version Of Events
The Aberdeenshire singer takes us through her brand new record before she picks-up a Brit Award next week (21 Feb)
12:27 PM | 16/02/2012
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Column - Our favourite 10 rock'n'roll alter egos... NOT starring Prince, Bowie, Weller, Lady Gaga, Bono, Lana Del Rey, Jarvis & more
Following Nick Minaj's appearance as nun-inspired character at the recent Grammys, Jim Campbell rounds-up music's greatest identity switches
10:17 AM | 16/02/2012
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Column - "An irresistible force in contemporary art" Mike Kelley, artist, musician & Sonic Youth collaborator remembered
Following his recent suicide, Jamie Skey looks at the wide and wonderful career of the man responsible for the Dirty sleeve and more
11:27 AM | 15/02/2012
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Q&a Adam Lambert - How to get from American Idol to working with Pharrell, Nile Rodgers & Queen
The US singer speaks about the collaborations on his new album and his strange journey from reality TV star to music outsider
10:27 AM | 15/02/2012
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Guest column - Electronic band Icarus on whether algorithms can be artists?
Having created a thousand variations their of new album Icarus' Ollie Bown argues that generating an album with algorithms can be as valid as writing it yourself
11:11 AM | 10/02/2012
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Column - Kanye West hoaxes London... well sort of
After rumours the rapper-producer would make an guerrilla appearance in Shoreditch, Joe Bishop watches a video premiere with a difference
9:57 AM | 10/02/2012
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Column - Who are Noel Gallagher's psychedelic friends, Amorphous Androgynous?
With the first track from Noel's second solo album set to make its debut as a B-side next month, Jamie Skey profiles his cosmic collaborators
10:57 AM | 09/02/2012
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Column - The best masks in music not starring Slipknot, Daft Punk, SBTRK, GWAR and more...
What have this lot got to hide? Jamie Skey rounds up music's answers to the Lone Ranger...
10:33 AM | 08/02/2012
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New To Q With Chris Catchpole - Q308 A$AP Rocky, We Are Augustines & Ren Hervieu
Plus our new music man takes stock of last week's Q Now: The Sessions shows
11:23 AM | 03/02/2012
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Q308 - Q Quiz win a trip to the Snow Bombing Festival in Austria
Just 21 questions stand between you and a music festival in the Alps...
11:20 AM | 02/02/2012
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Q&a Sleigh Bells - the inside story on their Reign Of Terror, studio antics & getting kids to dance in cars!
Eve Barlow quizzes the New York duo as they gear up to release their second album later this month
11:05 AM | 01/02/2012
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The Q Festival Blog - Summer 2012 is shaping up
In our first festival update of 2012, we look at how the line-ups for the world's key events are coming together
11:30 AM | 31/01/2012
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Watch Mark Lanegan's new video now on Q - exclusive
See the brand new clip for the The Gravedigger's Song here
3:00 PM | 27/01/2012
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Column - The 5 strangest bits of online Fan Fiction starring Muse, My Chemical Romance, Justin Bieber & more
Joe Bishop's rounds up some of the strangest fan 'tributes' to musicians online...
11:35 AM | 27/01/2012
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Column - The 10 strangest instruments used in rock'n'roll with Macca, Slipknot, Joanna Newsom & more
Apparently guitar music his dead (again), oh well Jack Oughton rounds up some alternatives to six strings
11:26 AM | 26/01/2012
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Q&a Tribes - On Camden, not being as 'brash' as Noel Gallagher & why nobody puts Baby (their album) in the corner...
We catch up with frontman Johnny Lloyd about his band's game plan for 2012
11:06 AM | 25/01/2012
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Guest column - Cheers! Why staging pub gigs no longer means a redtape hangover
UK Music's Jo Dipple explains why the Live Music Bill, passed last week (20 Jan), will make it easier for small venues to stage music again
11:05 AM | 24/01/2012
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Guest column - Simian Ghost on why SOPA & internet controls are anti-evolutionary
Sebastian Arnstrom argues we should not stand in the way of technological innovation if we want to survive as a species (and yes he does watch too much Star Trek!)
9:55 AM | 23/01/2012
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QTube - 5 essential TV performances with The Who, Nirvana, Jay-Z, Wu-Tang & more
Matt Mason casts his eye over the best video lurking online. This week the rebellious St Vincent inspires a look at the best band performances on chat shows
4:30 PM | 20/01/2012
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Q Now: The Sessions Who Are Ya? Zulu Winter
Check out some of the fresh talent playing our gigs next week (23-27 January) at London's XOYO - plus win tickets to the shows...
10:30 AM | 20/01/2012
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10 things we learned from Leonard Cohen being quizzed by Jarvis Cocker
Q was invited to watch the Pulp frontman interview the legendary singer last night (19 Jan) as he gears up to release new album Old Ideas, here's the key bits
12:18 PM | 19/01/2012
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Playlist - Pulled Apart By Horses' music to cook to (and what you should be cooking)
Bassist Rob Lee gets creative in the kitchen with his soundtrack selections
11:18 AM | 19/01/2012
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Q Now: The Sessions Who Are Ya? Howler
Check out some of the fresh talent playing our gigs next week (23-27 January) at London's XOYO - plus win tickets to the shows...
10:30 AM | 19/01/2012
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Q&a The Rapture - Luke Jenner on surviving major labels, Grand Theft Auto, their new album & being an indie elder statesman
The New York band's singer reveals why it took them five years to make an album - they're rock stars in Australia
12:30 PM | 18/01/2012
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Q Now: The Sessions Who Are Ya? To Kill A King
Check out some of the fresh talent playing our gigs next week (23-27 January) at London's XOYO - plus win tickets to the shows...
11:10 AM | 18/01/2012
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Session - Howler (Q Now: The Sessions preview)
Watch the US newcomers performing a stripped down version of Back Of Your Neck
9:43 AM | 17/01/2012
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Guest column - The Hold Steady's Craig Finn on why novel Ten Thousand Saints doesn't suck on music
As he gears up to release his solo album, Clear Heart Full Eyes, the singer revels in a novel about music that actually rings true...
11:35 AM | 16/01/2012
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Session - The Big Pink perform Stay Gold
Check out a top new 4AD Session here on Qthemusic.com
3:47 PM | 13/01/2012
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Go behind the scenes on Professor Green's new song for Q - video interview
The rapper explains how Read All About It Pt II - featuring a Q staffer - came about in our exclusive video interview
10:44 AM | 12/01/2012
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Guest column - Steve Mason on Formula 1, Rupert Murdoch & his Twitter feud with Martin Brundle
The former Beta Band man explains his love of
3:53 PM | 11/01/2012
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Exclusive: Listen to Professor Green's new version of Read All About It recorded with Q
The rapper produced a new version of his Number 1 single for our 140 Songs To Hear Now feature... with a little 'help' from our reviews editor
10:14 AM | 09/01/2012
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Column - Happy 65th birthday David Bowie: There's a bus pass waiting in the sky...
He might have hit retirement age, but Paul Stokes argues the Thin White Duke is as relevant as ever
8:30 AM | 08/01/2012
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New To Q With Chris Catchpole - Q307 with Howler, Jessie Ware & TEED
With our new issue hitting the shelves, our new music guru runs through this month's batch of fresh talent
2:02 PM | 05/01/2012
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Q307 preview: 140 songs you must hear Part III - Rihanna, Michael Kiwanuka, Massive Attack, Burial, Craig Finn...
Bella Union, Rob Da Bank, Abeano.com & more help us pick the tracks to kick start your 2012
12:45 PM | 05/01/2012
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Guest Column - Can today's music reflect the politics of our times?
UEA Professor and author of Politics & Music Dr John Street asks if today's music can still be the soundtrack to our society
11:06 AM | 05/01/2012
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Q307 preview: 140 songs you must hear Part II - Noel Gallagher, Ren Harvieu, Various Cruelties ...
BBC 6music, Rough Trade Records, Reading And Leeds Festivals booker & more help us pick the tracks to kick start your 2012
12:45 PM | 04/01/2012
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Q&a Of Montreal - Kevin Barnes on his new album, despression, writing for Aretha Franklin & why he regrets doing THAT mobile phone ad
As his band gear up to release Paralytic Stalks, their leader explains why its a "Stanley Kubrick meets David Lynch meets Dario Argento horror movie"
10:00 AM | 04/01/2012
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Q307 preview: 140 songs you must hear Part I - Lana Del Rey, Rizzle Kicks, Bombay...
Huw Stephens, New Noise, Fake DIY & more help us pick the tracks to kick start your 2012
2:29 PM | 03/01/2012
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Q307 - Win an Olympus camera with the Q Quiz
Just 21 questions stand between you and a top-line camera...
1:04 PM | 03/01/2012
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How To Buy... Creation Records with Alan McGee featuring Oasis, MBV & more
Whether you're looking for a present or ways to use your gift vouchers, let Q be your musical guide...
10:34 AM | 02/01/2012
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How To Buy... Dubstep with Burial, Magnetic Man, Skream and more
Whether you're looking for a present or ways to use your gift vouchers, let Q be your musical guide...
11:04 AM | 30/12/2011
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How To Buy... Sub Pop with Nirvana, Mudhoney, The Shins & more
Whether you're looking for a present or ways to use your gift vouchers, let Q be your musical guide...
10:39 AM | 29/12/2011
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Q&a Laura Marling - the singer explains all about her new poem and website for The Beast
With The-bea.st launching today (28 Dec), Q exclusively gets the lowdown on how her song inspired a website, a poem and much more
10:00 AM | 28/12/2011
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How To Buy... Reggae with Adrian Sherwood feat. Bob Marley, Little Roy & more
Whether you're looking for a present or ways to use your gift vouchers, let Q be your musical guide...
11:13 AM | 27/12/2011
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How To Buy... David Bowie
Whether you're looking for a present or ways to use your gift vouchers, let Q be your musical guide...
11:01 AM | 26/12/2011
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How To Buy... Primal Scream
Whether you're looking for a present or ways to use your gift vouchers, let Q be your musical guide...
10:30 AM | 22/12/2011
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Q&a Mark Stoermer - solo album, new Killers record, Christmas song and more
The Killers drummer gives us the lowdown on his solo project, writing a Christmas single and his musical heroes
11:20 AM | 21/12/2011
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How To Buy... New British Folk with Laura Marling, Mumford & Sons & more
Whether you're looking for a present or ways to use your gift vouchers, let Q be your musical guide...
10:35 AM | 21/12/2011
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How To Buy... Bruce Springsteen
Whether you're looking for a present or ways to use your gift vouchers, let Q be your musical guide...
11:02 AM | 20/12/2011
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How To Buy... Alt Country with Ryan Adams, Wilco & more
Whether you're looking for a present or ways to use your gift vouchers, let Q be your musical guide...
11:30 AM | 19/12/2011
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Q&a Foster The People - on soundtracking 2011, doing their own stunts in their new video and, eh, Tottenham Hotspur?
Q speaks to Mark Foster about Pumped Up Kicks and his band's breakout year - plus watch a video interview
11:00 AM | 14/12/2011
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New To Q With Chris Catchpole - The Faces Of 2012: Jamie N Commons
We're giving you a sneak preview of the fresh talent in our new issue destined to make an impact next year - Q306 preview
10:30 AM | 13/12/2011
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Fleet Foxes, Smiths, Clash, Wu-Tang Clan... 5 songs more apt for X-Factor winner's Little Mix than Cannonball
Covering Damien Rice is a bit odd for a girl group, here's some tracks this year's winner should have done
12:47 PM | 12/12/2011
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Q&a Smith & Burrows - Editors & We Are Scientist men on teaming up for a Christmas album... no really
As they play London tonight (12 Dec), the pair tell Q how summer sessions resulted in 'midwinter' festive LP Funny Little Angels
11:24 AM | 12/12/2011
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New To Q With Chris Catchpole - The Faces Of 2012: Friends
We're giving you a sneak preview of the fresh talent in our new issue destined to make an impact next year - Q306 preview
10:30 AM | 12/12/2011
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Guest column - Enter Shikari on the true spirit of independence AKA living without record labels
As the St Albans band gear-up to release their third album on their own terms, they explain why they've largely managed to avoid 'the music industry'
11:12 AM | 09/12/2011
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New To Q With Chris Catchpole - The Faces Of 2012: Childish Gambino
We're giving you a sneak preview of the fresh talent in our new issue destined to make an impact next year - Q306 preview
10:30 AM | 09/12/2011
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Guest Column - It looks like we've made it to The End: the return of the fanzine
As a collection of John Peel's favourite fanzine, Liverpool's The End, is published its editor Peter Hooton heralds its modern day successors
11:01 AM | 08/12/2011
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New To Q With Chris Catchpole - The Faces Of 2012: Zulu Winter
We're giving you a sneak preview of the fresh talent in our new issue destined to make an impact next year - Q306 preview
10:30 AM | 08/12/2011
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Q&a St Vincent - Q's Album Of The Year special extended interview
Celebrating a Top 10 finish in our albums of the year list, Annie Clark returns to Q&a to tell us why "Strange Mercy is like a white wine with a Fenobarbital"
11:00 AM | 07/12/2011
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New To Q With Chris Catchpole - The Faces Of 2012: Lianne La Havas
We're giving you a sneak preview of the fresh talent in our new issue destined to make an impact next year - Q306 preview
10:30 AM | 07/12/2011
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New To Q With Chris Catchpole - The Faces Of 2012: Dry The River
We're giving you a sneak preview of the fresh talent in our new issue destined to make an impact next year - Q306 preview
10:30 AM | 06/12/2011
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New To Q With Chris Catchpole - The Faces Of 2012: Willy Moon
We're giving you a sneak preview of the fresh talent in our new issue destined to make an impact next year - Q306 preview
11:30 AM | 05/12/2011
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Protests, Pearl Jam, Dave Grohl, Queen... Q's Top Ten Music Books of 2011
We countdown this year's best musical tomes, including works on British Sea Power, Nile Rodgers, Billy Mackenzie and more
10:08 AM | 05/12/2011
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Black Swan, Flashdance & Devil's Advocate... Can you spot the pop culture touchstones in Lady Gaga's Marry The Night video?
Released today (2 Dec), Eve Barlow tries to decipher all the references in the singer's self-directed, epic new video
3:50 PM | 02/12/2011
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New To Q With Chris Catchpole - The Faces Of 2012: Outfit
We're giving you a sneak preview of the fresh talent in our new issue destined to make an impact next year - Q306 preview
10:30 AM | 02/12/2011
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Q306 - Q Quiz: win a Rotary "Ultra Slim" watch
Just 21 questions stand between you and a smart time-piece...
10:07 AM | 02/12/2011
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Guest Column - The Raveonettes on the art of the perfect B-side
Sune Rose Wagner pays tribute to the flipside ahead of the release of his band's B-Sides And Rarities compilation
11:05 AM | 01/12/2011
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New To Q With Chris Catchpole - The Faces Of 2012: Labrinth
We're giving you a sneak preview of the fresh talent in our new issue destined to make an impact next year - Q306 preview
10:30 AM | 01/12/2011
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Q&a Cass McCombs - Q's Album Of The Year special extended interview
The California on songwriting "being a virus", "being a friend to disorder", drugs and getting two records in our Top 50 Albums Of 2011
10:30 AM | 30/11/2011
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New To Q With Chris Catchpole - Zane Lowe introduces the Faces Of 2012 with Emeli Sande, Frank Ocean & Lana Del Rey
Zane Lowe joins us to kick off our look at fresh talent set to dominate next year
10:02 AM | 30/11/2011
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Big Boi wants to work with Kate Bush? Here's 10 notable moments in rap-rock
As the Outkast rapper expresses his desire to work with the singer, James Dielhenn charts the rocky road of rap-rock collaboration
10:45 AM | 25/11/2011
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Gorillaz on Gorillaz: Murdoc Niccals' track-by-track guide to The Singles Collection - part 3
Move over Damon and Jamie, the band's cartoon king-pin delivers his verdict on the band's new collection out on Monday (28 Nov), today we set sail for Plastic Beach
12:30 PM | 24/11/2011
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Gorillaz on Gorillaz: Murdoc Niccals' track-by-track guide to The Singles Collection - part 2
Move over Damon and Jamie, the band's cartoon king-pin delivers his verdict on the band's new collection out on Monday (28 Nov), today, Demon Days...
12:30 PM | 23/11/2011
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Q&a Oh Land - On watching Ghostbusters with Katy Perry, alien animals and Scando pop's rise
Dancer turned indie pop singer reflects on a good first year
10:36 AM | 23/11/2011
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Guest column - Car crashes, baguettes & Azealia Banks: Fixers' tour diary
Frontman Jack Goldstein has been keeping tabs for us as the Oxford newcomers hit the road
4:29 PM | 22/11/2011
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Gorillaz on Gorillaz: Murdoc Niccals' track-by-track guide to The Singles Collection - part 1
Move over Damon and Jamie, the band's cartoon king-pin delivers his verdict on the band's new collection out on Monday (28 Nov) starting with the 'early years'
12:30 PM | 22/11/2011
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Playlist - 10 lyrics Robyn Hitchcock wishes he'd written
The Soft Boy admits to songwriting envy over ten tunes includingh Bob Dylan, The Beach Boys, Julian Cope and more
2:45 PM | 21/11/2011
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Column - Celebrate Movember with some of rock'n'roll's best moustaches
Growing a 'tache for charity this month? Eve Barlow picks five strong looks to inspire you
2:20 PM | 18/11/2011
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Playlist - Video Games, Crazy, Umbrella: the best covers online from My Chemical Romance, Manics, Kasabian, Jack White and more
We round up what the world's artists have been doing to Lana Del Rey, Rihanna and Gnarls Barkley
10:30 AM | 18/11/2011
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Guest column - On the road with the Red Hot Chili Peppers by Fool's Gold
Currently touring with Anthony Kiedis & co, guitarist Lewis Pesacov explains what it's like to swaping sweatboxes for stadiums
4:37 PM | 17/11/2011
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Column - The 10 best hip hop mixtapes online right now
Joe Bishop rounds-up free offerings from the likes of A$AP Rocky, Wale, Clams Casino and more
5:00 PM | 16/11/2011
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Q&a Dev Hynes - On Blood Orange, covering Weezer, Beyonce cameos, playing Super Mario...
With his new project Blood Orange set for a series of UK shows, we asked the former Lightspeed Champion what's in a name...
12:30 PM | 16/11/2011
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Playlist - Howler's "the morning after pill" selection
Minneapolis newcomers mark their first ever UK gig this week (16 Nov) with some songs for the next day (?)
3:17 PM | 15/11/2011
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Guest column - Occupying London & Wall Street with Tom Morello
Rage Against The Machine's guitarist and Nightwatchmen frontman explains why he is joining the protest and 'rockupying' the globe
3:37 PM | 11/11/2011
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Playlist - Kathleen Edwards' 'musical postcards'
The Bon Iver collaborator keeps tracks of the days away from home via Bob Dylan, Flaming Lips and more
11:18 AM | 11/11/2011
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Column - That's rum! Hunter S Thompson's best observations on music
Marking the release of the film adaptation of his novel The Rum Diary (out 11 Nov), we take a look at Dr Gonzo's views on music
11:06 AM | 10/11/2011
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Playlist - Johnny Foreigner's selection of acts who are "probably Big In Japan..."
Birmingham trio pick some acts like themselves who sell out everytime they go to Tokyo
2:31 PM | 09/11/2011
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Q&a The Black Keys - On new album El Camino, Danger Mouse, Blakroc's future & why John Fogerty should go on a killing spree
Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney speak as they gear-up to release their seventh LP since 2002
11:01 AM | 09/11/2011
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The People Vs X-Factor: Five Christmas Number 1 campaigns including Stone Roses, My Chemical Romance & more...
We looks at the 2011 challengers to the Simon Cowell's festive fiefdom
11:03 AM | 08/11/2011
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Playlist - Red Sky July's "A bit on the side (project)" selection
Alex Turner, Jack White, Robert Plant, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, Danger Mouse and more get extra curricular
2:45 PM | 07/11/2011
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Playlist - Amanda Mair's 'Songs for a dinner'
Tuck into these selections from the Swedish singer, including Feist, Bon Iver, St Vicent & more
12:45 PM | 04/11/2011
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Column - New To Q with Chris Catchpole: Q305 Emeli Sande, Lucy Lui & Bullitts, Givers
Our new music supremo introduces the fresh talent from Q's latest issue - out now
9:41 AM | 04/11/2011
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Column - Adele, Pulp, Muse, Lady Gaga... who will do theme for the next James Bond film, Skyfall?
With the title of the 23rd film announced in London today (3 Nov), Paul Stokes looks at who could do the all important Bond theme
12:46 PM | 03/11/2011
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Session - St Vincent performs Surgeon
Check out a top new 4AD Session here on Qthemusic.com
10:07 AM | 02/11/2011
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Column - Take Care, Drake is taking over the world
Al Horner marvels at the rise of the Canadian who has transformed R&B as he prepares to release his second album
9:50 AM | 02/11/2011
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Q Awards 2011 - video interviews all this year's winners
Check out what all those walking off with trophies had to say at this year's ceremony
2:38 PM | 01/11/2011
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First impressions of... Amy Winehouse's posthumous album Lioness: Hidden Treasures
Q hears the new record from the late singer with her producer this afternoon (31 October)
3:55 PM | 31/10/2011
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Q305 - Q Quiz: win a night in London to see musical Rock Of Ages
Just 21 questions stand between you a meal, a show and a hotel...
10:22 AM | 29/10/2011
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Q&a Professor Green - On getting love from the Pixies, Bond Themes, John Terry & make-up...
As the rapper gears up to release At Your Inconvenience, he talks about his collaborators, samples & inventing his own money
10:33 AM | 28/10/2011
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Column - Something for The Weeknd?
With rumours the producer might release another new album on Monday (24 Oct) Joe Bishop tries to unravel the music's latest myth
2:36 PM | 21/10/2011
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Inside the making of Coldplay's Mylo Xyloto
Q goes behind the scenes with the band, producers & more on the creation of the new album (out 24 Oct)
11:06 AM | 21/10/2011
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Book Extract - This Is A Call The Life And Times Of Dave Grohl
Revisit Nirvana's legendary 1992 Reading Festival appearance courtesy of Paul Brannigan's new biography of their drummer turned Foo Fighter
4:59 PM | 20/10/2011
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Q&a Girls - Growing up in cults, making pop porn and releasing new album
From growing up in cult Children Of God to new record new record Father, Son, Holy Ghost frontman Christopher Owens is never less than candid
10:17 AM | 20/10/2011
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The Stone Roses reunion: the 10 key quotes from the resurrection press conference
Ian & John & Mani & Reni speak about their live return next summer
4:16 PM | 18/10/2011
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Column - Why Christmas is going indie with She & Him, Smith & Burrows, Tim Wheeler & Emmy The Great
It might be October but a host of alternative acts are taking on the popstars in the festive stakes
11:29 AM | 18/10/2011
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Q&a Frank Turner - On pinching Anthony Kiedis' tea, Eton, England Keep My Bones... Plus buy tickets for Frank's Wembley show early
Former frontman of Million Dead turned the new Billy Bragg (just, kidding both), Al Horner quizes the singer-songwriter has he announces his largest ever show
11:30 AM | 12/10/2011
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First Impressions of... Coldplay's Mylo Xyloto
Niall Doherty provides a first listen overview of Chris Martin and co's fifth album
5:10 PM | 10/10/2011
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Q 'releasing' U2 Achtung Baby covers album feat. Jack White, Patti Smith, Nine Inch Nails, Killers & more...
Get the full track list and the names of all the acts involved in our AHK-toong BAY-bi Covered CD, available only with Q305
7:50 AM | 10/10/2011
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Column - Chris Morris' best musical parodies: Pulp, Pixies, R.E.M. and more
Paul Stokes trawls Youtube for musical satire from the Brass Eye master
3:17 PM | 08/10/2011
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Q304 Quiz: Win a acoustic Faith guitar, worth over £700
Just 21 questions stand between you and this month's bounty
4:15 PM | 03/10/2011
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Playlist - Jodie Marie's "Songs For The Great Outdoors"
The Welsh newcomer gives Q the perfect soundtrack for enjoying a day outside
3:19 PM | 30/09/2011
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Damon, DRC, The Congo, Kasabian... 10 things we learned from Dan The Automator
Joe Bishop spoke to the mega producer about his DRC Music project with Damon Albarn
11:39 AM | 30/09/2011
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Playlist - Katherine Jenkins time travelling 'Tudor Tunes'
The singer and former Dr Who companion does the time warp with her selections
11:26 AM | 29/09/2011
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Q&a Metronomy - Mercury Prize, Agatha Christie, Glasto & more...
We quizzed the kings and queens of the English Riviera
11:09 AM | 28/09/2011
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Pigs Will Fly - the ten greatest rock promo stunts with Jacko, Queen, KLF, John Lennon & more
As Pink Floyd's pig flies over Battersea Power Station once again, we celebrate rock's greatest promo stunts.
12:20 PM | 26/09/2011
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Playlist - Brett Anderson's 'Songs in the key of Black'
To mark the release of his new album Black Rainbows today (26 Sept), the Suede man compiles a noir soundtrack
11:16 AM | 26/09/2011
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R.E.M. - a career retrospective in Q covers
A regular fixture on the front of our magazine throughout their 31 years together, following Michael Stipe and co's split we chart their history through our cover
9:20 AM | 22/09/2011
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Q&a Wretch 32 - The Stone Roses' sampler speaks
Joe Bishop caught up with the rising UK hip hop star ahead of his Arthur's Day appearence on 22 September
12:23 PM | 21/09/2011
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Playlist - Cults' '10 songs to get driven home drunk to'
Sit back, relaxed, let someone else do the hard work and listen to these tunes
4:59 PM | 20/09/2011
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10 things we learned from 20th anniversary reissue of Nirvana's Nevermind
With a 4CD/1DVD box set out on 26 September, Dan Stubbs trawls for the reissue for the record's hidden gems
3:21 PM | 19/09/2011
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Kasabian's Velociraptor!: Serge & Tom's ultimate guide to the new album
Watch a exclusive filmed interview as the band take us through the album which is released today (19 September)
12:00 AM | 19/09/2011
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Column - A Parting Gesture: Farewell to The Bluetones
With Mark Morriss and co playing their last ever live dates, Chris Catchpole says goodbye to an underrated band
2:52 PM | 17/09/2011
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Playlist - FOE's 'driving at dawn' soundtrack
Some songs to hit the roads to in the hours
4:04 PM | 15/09/2011
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Playlist - 2011 summer festival anthems
Q's list of songs that standing outside this year that little bit more special
11:16 AM | 15/09/2011
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Playlist - Charlie Waller's Whisky drinking songs
The Rumble Strips' frontman gives us a lush whisky playlist
10:52 AM | 15/09/2011
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Book Extract - The Glamour Chase: The Maverick Life Of Billy MacKenzie
Read an exclusive passage from the new edition of Tom Doyle's biography of the late Associates frontman
3:00 PM | 13/09/2011
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Manic Street Preachers to release National Treasures vinyl with next Q issue
We've teamed up with the band for a special edition of our 25th birthday edition
10:35 AM | 13/09/2011
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Column - Who will we be watching at 2012's festivals?
With the season winding down, Paul Stokes uses Bestival's new talent stage as a crystal ball
8:52 AM | 13/09/2011
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Playlist - Kids In Glass Houses' 'Songs to wake up to in your bunk'
Guitarist Iain Mahanty provides the sounds to start your day including Oasis, Primal Scream, Elvis and Marty McFly...
2:41 PM | 12/09/2011
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Listen to Pearl Jam's new 'PJ 20' soundtrack album now - stream
We're streaming the soundtrack from the band's new Cameron Crowe directed film now
10:00 AM | 12/09/2011
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Playlist - Stereo MCs' 'Post riot blues' selection
A healing sonic love letter to the pair's home Brixton through its musical residents
3:31 PM | 09/09/2011
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Guest Column - S.C.U.M's Samuel Kilcoyne asks What's in a name?
The reverb kings' name has more to do with Andy Warhol than borstal... although Ray Winston's snooker ball-stuffed sock was an influence
10:26 AM | 09/09/2011
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Q&a Jesse Hughes - Punching Metallica, annoying Axl Rose, Eagles Of Death Metal & going solo...
Q finds out why the singer is taking a break from his band with QoTSA's Josh Homme
11:00 AM | 08/09/2011
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Column - Infinite sadness, the pains of being a Smashing Pumpkins fan
Niall Doherty on why his hero Billy Corgan makes it hard to be a fan
12:04 PM | 07/09/2011
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PJ Harvey's Let England Shake: a five star album - review
Read an extract from Victoria Segal's Q review
10:22 AM | 07/09/2011
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Mercury Prize playlist - Anna Calvi
What the nominees are listening to in the build up to the ceremony - plus win signed stuff from them
12:19 PM | 06/09/2011
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Column - Mercury Prize 2011: Wild Beasts, the one that got away?
Q's Niall Doherty believes this year's judges have made a glaring omission
10:31 AM | 06/09/2011
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Kasabian's video guide to Velociraptor! with Serge & Tom
Watch part one of our exclusive film as the band talk us through their new album track by track
10:14 AM | 06/09/2011
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Mercury Prize playlist - Everything Everything
What the nominees are listening to in the build up to the ceremony - plus win signed stuff from them
12:14 PM | 05/09/2011
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Mercury Prize playlist - Ghostpoet
What the nominees are listening to in the build up to the ceremony - plus win signed stuff from them
12:25 PM | 04/09/2011
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Mercury Prize playlist - King Creosote & Jon Hopkins
What the nominees are listening to in the build up to the ceremony - plus win signed stuff from them
12:38 PM | 03/09/2011
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Mercury Prize playlist - Gwilym Simcock
What the nominees are listening to in the build up to the ceremony - plus win signed stuff from them
12:47 PM | 02/09/2011
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Q&a Madness' Suggs - Beer ads, getting ideas from Primal Scream and the band's own festival
We spoke to the singer about The House Of Fun Weekender, his new TV show and more
11:45 AM | 02/09/2011
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Playlist - Tom Ravenscroft's 'Music to travel alone to'
The 6music DJ and Channel 4 presenter cues up some tracks for the solitary traveller
2:37 PM | 01/09/2011
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Mercury Prize playlist - Elbow's Guy Garvey
What the nominees are listening to in the build up to the ceremony - plus win signed stuff from them
12:22 PM | 01/09/2011
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Rock'n'Roll Cash In The Attic - are you sitting on a memorabilia goldmine?
The Hard Rock Cafe's Jeff Nolan gives Q his 10 step guide to memorabilia hunting
10:44 AM | 31/08/2011
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Q303: Quiz Win an Orange Amps Musician's Personal Computer
Pit your wits against our questions to get your hands on the prize worth £1200
11:35 AM | 26/08/2011
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Column - Aaliyah still shaping pop music 10 years after her death
Eve Barlow pays tribute to the singer's legacy on her anniversary
2:19 PM | 25/08/2011
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Q&a The Drums - Jonathan Pierce on new LP Portamento, why U2 should quit and his Match Of The Day namesake...
We caught up with the New Yorkers' frontman
4:09 PM | 24/08/2011
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New To Q 303 - Kreayshawn, Grouplove, Michael Kiwanuka
Check out the fresh acts showcased in our October 2011 issue
3:09 PM | 22/08/2011
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Playlist - Charlie Simpson's American road trip
Former Fightstar and Busted man's soundtrack to his personal musical journey
10:45 AM | 19/08/2011
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Q&a Magnetic Man - Dubstep, Mercury Prize snub, working with The Prodigy & The Proclaimers...
Plus watch special Q25 video interviews with the band
10:49 AM | 18/08/2011
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Playlist - Cloud Control's B-sides from 90's UK & US Number Ones
Flipsides from the likes of Blur, Coolio, The Prodigy, Prince and more
11:57 AM | 17/08/2011
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Beatles, Beiber, Coldplay and beheaded chickens: the ten best musical pranksters
After The Game gets the practical jokes wrong, Al Horner rounds up the best jokers in the music business
4:07 PM | 16/08/2011
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Playlist - Ben Howard's Summer surfing soundtrack
Singer-songwriter's guide to letting rip to the riptide with The Shins, Black Keys, Willy Mason and more, plus a video exclusive from the man himself
1:54 PM | 16/08/2011
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Column - How Laura Marling can conquer a cathedral
Siobhan Brennan asks a host of choir masters what the singer should look out for on her UK October tour
10:32 AM | 16/08/2011
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Q&a Pearl Jam - Stone Gossard on Cameron Crowe's Pearl Jam movie, festival and more...
We chat to the grunge godfather
9:53 AM | 11/08/2011
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Column - Madonna forget William Orbit, think Jack White, Washed Out, Bon Iver, Burial...
With rumours the singer has linked up with her old producer, Eve Barlow argues Madonna should be making new friends instead
12:31 PM | 10/08/2011
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Playlist - David 'Bumble' Lloyd's Test Match cricket sountrack
The Sky commentator gives us some tunes to watch England vs India to
11:28 AM | 10/08/2011
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Column - Thank you for The Music
Following their final gigs at the weekend (5-6 Aug), Brand Barstein says a personal farewell to the Leeds band
5:59 PM | 07/08/2011
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The Smiths: the comic? 10 songs we want to see as graphic novels
Morrissey & Marr's work is being turned into a graphic novel, we say Muse, Bowie, Pulp and more should be illustrated too
4:56 PM | 04/08/2011
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Q&a Ronnie Vannucci - The Killers, Big Talk, replacing Brandon Flowers & more...
We catch up with the drummer turned frontman as he 'goes solo'-ish
11:15 AM | 04/08/2011
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Column - The National Trust are releasing a punk album, where were they when the 100 Club needed saving?
Never Mind the Dovecotes is actually a load of bollocks argues Paul Stokes
9:32 AM | 04/08/2011
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Playlist - Airship's songs to mark the Space Shuttle's last flight
The Manchester newcomers have been starring at the stars
11:42 AM | 03/08/2011
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Tim Burgess the 'Tony Wilson of Twitter' launches new Factory style label
The Charlatan tells Q why he's swapping sides of the mircophone by launching OGenesis Records
10:44 AM | 02/08/2011
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Q&a Alex James - Blur, cheese, facing his fans, new albums and more...
We catch up with the bassist and farmer ahead of an intimate fan led grilling you could be at
12:09 PM | 01/08/2011
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Column - Are Kings Of Leon on the brink of implosion?
As they admit "there are problems in our band", Niall Doherty ponders the Followills' future
9:54 AM | 01/08/2011
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Playlist - Dan Mangan's 'park life sounds to while away an afternoon outdoors'
Canadian singer songwriter soundtracks some outdoor idleness
2:44 PM | 29/07/2011
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Column - Shoegazing: the unlikely sound of 2011?
Looking down is back! Q asks if drone is set to return
12:20 PM | 28/07/2011
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Q302: Q Quiz - Win tickets to see Plan B play Jack Daniel's birthday gig in Tennessee
Just 20 questions and a caption contest stand between you and this month's prize
3:56 PM | 26/07/2011
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Column - Amy Winehouse: a personal view
Eve Barlow reflects on the impact of singer's death, her life and legacy
4:28 PM | 25/07/2011
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Obituary - Amy Winehouse 1983-2011
Despite a turbulent private life, the singer's talent was undeniable
11:18 AM | 24/07/2011
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Playlist - dEUS' 'Ten Songs For A Succulent Summer'
Space shuttles, Arctic Monkeys, The Roots and more from Tom Barman
2:07 PM | 22/07/2011
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Playlist - Wayne Hemingway's 'Vintage selection'
Designer and festival curator gives Q the secrets behind his funk, soul and disco DJ sets
11:04 AM | 22/07/2011
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Playlist - Libertine Gary Powell's 'Best Of The US'
Drummer and 25 Hour Convenience label founder picks his favourite American tunes
2:38 PM | 18/07/2011
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Playlist - Ben Francis Leftwich's 'On The Road' selection
Springsteen, Arcade Fire, Aloe Blacc and more soundtrack the folk singer's travels
11:47 AM | 04/07/2011
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The Music Industry's 5 Luckiest Gamblers
Featuring Lady Gaga, Jay-Z and more...
2:29 PM | 21/06/2011
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Mark Ronson interview
The DJ/producer tells us how he nearly died. Well, sort of...
10:02 AM | 17/06/2011
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Q's Quick Qatch-Up with...Afghan Raiders
San Francisco-based epic electro pioneers take on the QQQ questions.
11:47 AM | 09/06/2011
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Q's Quick Qatch-Up with...Thomas Dybdahl
The Norwegian musician answers our questions.
11:30 AM | 06/06/2011
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Spotify Playlist: Dutch Uncles
The Manchester band take us through soem of their favourite songs.
4:30 PM | 05/06/2011
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A Night In The Life Of Dry The River
Q joins the band for an evening in Amsterdam
3:29 PM | 26/05/2011
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The Great Escape - Q's 10 best new bands
Featuring Grouplove, Team Me, The Xcerts and 7 more!
5:50 PM | 16/05/2011
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Alan McGee interview
The notorious label boss on the drugs and madness that fuelled Britpop's biggest label..
3:02 PM | 09/05/2011
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Yuck: Spotify Playlist - Roots And Influences
Daniel and Max choose their favourite roots and influences for you...
10:20 AM | 09/05/2011
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Q's Quick Qatch-Up with...Foals
Yannis Philipakis answers our quickfire questions
4:23 PM | 04/05/2011
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Top 10: Lucrative private gigs
7:00 PM | 26/04/2011
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Q299: Q Quiz - WIN! Two pairs of VIP weekend tickets to Hard Rock Calling
Test your knowledge now!
9:00 AM | 26/04/2011
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Cars, Cover Versions and...Color Me Badd?!
Win tickets to Start More LIVE in London!
5:32 PM | 11/04/2011
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Top 10: Weddings
Q Magazine picks a top 10 of the best (and a worst) rock weddings. Matrimonial happiness not guaranteed.
11:03 AM | 30/03/2011
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Q298: Q Quiz - WIN! A superb drum kit and lavish drumming book
Mainstage drum kit and a top-notch book to provide inspiration included...
6:40 AM | 29/03/2011
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Sea Of Bees: Spotify Playlist
Queen bee Julie Baezinger picks some of her favourite tracks for Qthemusic.com readers
1:23 PM | 11/03/2011
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Q297: Q Quiz - WIN! A trip to Snowbombing Festival
Winner and a friend will get transport, accommodation, festival and ski passes & more...
5:33 PM | 22/02/2011
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New To Q Sessions: Clare Maguire, CocknBullKid, Liam Bailey
Clare Maguire headlines the second night of shows...
2:48 PM | 26/01/2011
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Top 10: Drummers
In Q295 Q Magazine counts off its top ten sticksmen and women. 1-2-3-4...
1:43 PM | 24/12/2010
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Double The Fun: An Interview With Jenny And Johnny
The pair discuss their new musical partnership, their favourite famous musical pairings and Gallaghers
12:54 PM | 13/12/2010
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Q's Top 50 Albums Of 2010
In full: Q Magazine's picks of the year, with videos and Spotify links to the record...
10:37 AM | 13/12/2010
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Seasonal Mixtape: Tell us your favourite Christmas Tunes
We're compiling Q Reader's Christmas favourites, tell us yours...
1:30 PM | 03/12/2010
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Robyn Hitchcock: No Schoolboys Except Regulars - The Face of Death
Robyn Hitchcock's vignette of '70s Cambridge as he explains part of the inspirations behind two of The Soft Boys' songs...
11:05 AM | 30/11/2010
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Eels guest edit Qthemusic.com
With an interview and Mr E's favouirte Eels songs in a spotify playlist for you.
2:45 PM | 27/08/2010
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Q Exclusive: Land Of Talk's Cloak & Cipher
On it's day of release, stream the Montreal based trio's second long player now...
9:26 AM | 23/08/2010
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Dark Night Of The Soul: Danger Mouse interview
The first interview on his Sparklehorse/David Lynch collaboration after Mark Linkous passed...
2:54 PM | 19/08/2010
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Spotify playlist : The Vaselines - Essential tracks
The Kurt Cobain-inspiring indie legends have made a second album, and a playlist for Q Readers...
10:31 AM | 10/08/2010
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Interview: Lissie - Blonde Ambition
Q talks growing up and being expelled from school; playing in her pyjamas; Gorillaz and meeting Ellie Goulding
9:44 AM | 03/08/2010
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Q290 - Q Quiz: Win a pair of congas
Natal Classic Series congas up for grabs for this month's quiz winner...
3:12 PM | 29/07/2010
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Q Interview - Tom Jones: Leaving It All Off, Hat Included
Q talks to Tom about gospel, god-fearing, Elvis, and the album his record company branded a "joke"
10:40 AM | 23/07/2010
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Top 10: Football songs (+ 1 Early bath)
Matt Allen picks a starting 11 in this month's Q Magazine, now it's your turn...
3:18 PM | 20/06/2010
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Interview: Liam Frost - Master of his own dishwasher
We talk record company, riffs and Ricki Lake with the Manchester troubadour
8:24 AM | 03/06/2010
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Interview: Ellie Goulding - Starry Eyes, Itchy Feet
Q narrowly escapes exercise in an interview with the energetic Ellie
4:11 PM | 01/06/2010
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Interview: A Mad Half Hour With Paloma
We talked style and stage sets, women in pop, doing GMTV and her obsession with Paolo Nutini
12:20 PM | 05/05/2010
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Top 10: Festival Songs
6:04 AM | 02/05/2010
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Paul Weller's Spotify mixtape
Chosen especially for Q Readers. Side A: Late 60's Lovlies, Side B: Current Cuts...
10:12 AM | 23/04/2010
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Exclusive: Paul Weller interview - Part 2
Paul on his relationship with his Father, the next album and the demise of Oasis
12:11 PM | 21/04/2010
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Exclusive: Paul Weller interview
Paul talks about the new album, re-uniting with Bruce Foxton and tells us what he thinks of X-Factor
2:46 PM | 20/04/2010
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Video: Plan B - Album track by track
Plan B talks us through The Defamation Of Strickland Banks track by track
2:59 PM | 17/04/2010
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Interview: Local Natives Monkey Around
The LA group talk band democracy, blogs and touring barns...
5:32 PM | 09/04/2010
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Hadouken!: Spotify playlist
The band choose their roots and influences for you to listen to
12:28 PM | 01/04/2010
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Q exclusive video - Plan B interview
Ben Drew on his influences, the soul greats, Michael Jackson and why he won't be blogging anytime soon
5:35 PM | 29/03/2010
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Husky Rescue: Spotify Playlist
Lead singer Marko Nyberg takes us on a surreal cycle themed trip
4:34 PM | 25/03/2010
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Editors Interview: In This Light And On This Tourbus
Talking tour bus, living in separate cities, next album plans, Terminator films and Bauhaus. All bases covered then.
11:07 AM | 19/03/2010
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Interview With Groove Armada: Re-made/Re-modelled
New direction, new vocalist, dream bookings for Lovebox and those Tv ads - it's just like starting over...
12:24 PM | 09/03/2010
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Cash For Questions - Paul Weller
Is there anything you want to ask 'The Modfather'?
2:20 PM | 01/03/2010
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Interview: Q Couch Potatoes With The Soft Pack
Q talks their album, East Coast vs. West Coast, their sound/influences and germs
12:50 PM | 25/02/2010
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Interview: A Brief History Of Time With Yeasayer
Q takes tea with Ira Wolf Tuton
9:49 AM | 19/02/2010
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Interview: A Fine Day For Spooning
A Valentine's Day date with Spoon, first date talk about Hummers, album titles and producing other bands
12:05 PM | 16/02/2010
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Editors: Choose their Spotify playlist
Russel Leetch from Editors chose some of their influences and favourite bands for Q
1:39 PM | 04/02/2010
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Gary Lightbody's Band of The Week: Wild Beasts
Gary's fallen for the seductive charms of Wild Beasts
2:54 PM | 18/12/2009
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Interview: We Were Promised Jetpacks
The four-piece on their debut, favourite albums of 2009 and most things except their band name
12:48 PM | 18/12/2009
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Win a chance to play at Glastonbury 2010
Q and Glastonbury have teamed up to give your band a chance to play. Enter now.
10:00 AM | 16/11/2009
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Vote for your Ultimate Frontman
Or woman. Who deserves to be crowned the ultimate frontperson? Vote now...
10:24 AM | 29/10/2009
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Iceland Airwaves Festival: Our faves
Q's correspondent picks his top 10 bands from a weekend of music
5:17 PM | 19/10/2009
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Gary Lightbody's Band Of The Week: Week 18
The Snow Patrol frontman is intrigued by Swedish songstress El Perro Del Mar
11:46 AM | 13/10/2009
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In her own words... Cerys Matthews
Who better to introduce her new album than the lady herself
3:31 PM | 06/10/2009
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Cash For Questions - Juliette Lewis
Submit your questions for the vivacious actress turned rock star
3:13 PM | 06/10/2009
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Unique Springsteen exhibition opens
View previously unpublished Bruce snaps right here
1:08 PM | 01/10/2009
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Q 280 - Q Quiz: Win recording equipment
£1400 of studio recording equipment up for grabs if you know your music
5:43 PM | 30/09/2009
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Exclusive interview: The Gossip
The Gossip talk to Q Radio about people that have shaped their lives
2:00 PM | 03/09/2009
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Who Is Imogen Heap?
The unique singer talks to Q about sex and safaris. Oh, and her new album.
1:40 PM | 18/08/2009
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Gary Lightbody's Band of The Week: Week 12
Gary introduces you to the mystery that is Will Oldham a.k.a Bonnie 'Prince' Billy
9:44 AM | 04/08/2009
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Gary Lightbody's Band of The Week: Week 11
Here We Go Magic, Micachu and DM Stith recommended for your listening pleasure
11:42 AM | 28/07/2009
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Athlete: Review and pics
A false-start at Somerset House as Athlete fail to impress
11:50 AM | 20/07/2009
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Thomas Dybdahl's Top 10 Playlist
Exclusive: The Nick Drake/Tim Buckley compared songwriter picks his Nordic faves
11:12 AM | 16/07/2009
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Gary Lightbody's Band of The Week: Week 10
Snow Patrol's main man takes us off to his hometown of Belfast this week
3:57 PM | 10/07/2009
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TITP Q and A: #4 - Airborne Toxic Event
Mike wants to see Blur, Nick Cave, Regina Spektor and ...
12:43 PM | 10/07/2009
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TITP Q and A: #1 - White Lies
Jack gets probed as White Lies ready themselves for this weekend at T In The Park
3:23 PM | 08/07/2009
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In their own words... Nouvelle Vague
French covers specialists talk about their new album and working with the original artists
1:11 PM | 07/07/2009
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Noel Gallagher video and mini-site here
Watch a video of our Noel covershoot, see behind the scenes shots and more ...
9:02 AM | 28/04/2009
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50 years of Island Records: in pictures
See fabulous images of Marley, Winehouse, Bono, Drake and more ...
4:19 PM | 27/04/2009
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Watch Doves' greatest hits
Catch The Sun, well that and all of the Doves' best tracks and their respective videos.
9:45 AM | 10/04/2009
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Green Day gallery and quiz
See a gallery of shots with our latest cover stars ... and test yourself
11:22 AM | 24/03/2009
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Visit our Lily Allen mini-site
Exclusive videos, behind the scenes photos and more with our latest cover star
1:51 PM | 25/02/2009
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Visit our Killers mini-site
View an exclusive video, behind the scenes shots and try our quiz ...
11:22 AM | 27/01/2009
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The greatest music of this year - AS VOTED BY YOU ...
Check out our readers' choices of the greatest tracks and albums of 2008
11:24 AM | 31/12/2008
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Check if you have been paying attention in the past 12 months ....
Try our end of year quiz ...
5:11 PM | 19/12/2008
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Q's albums of the year for 2008
Peruse our choice of the best albums of the past 12 months in sound and vision ... and win the lot
4:38 PM | 01/12/2008
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Glastonbury 2008 - reviews
4:59 PM | 19/11/2008
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Glastonbury 2008 - the story
4:34 PM | 19/11/2008
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Glastonbury 2008 in pictures
3:59 PM | 19/11/2008
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Q Awards 2008
3:44 PM | 19/11/2008
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AC/DC mini-site
Q's November issue featured the striking image of a duck-walking, school uniform-wearing Angus Young, guitarist with rock giants AC/DC. To mark the occasion we created an online mini-site at which you could see a selection of behind-the-scenes shots from the amazing photoshoot, vote for your favourite AC/DC song, take a quiz and read an archive interview.
2:54 PM | 05/11/2008
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Moshi Moshi reaches ten
Florence & The Machine (pictured), Hot Chip and others celebrate the label's anniversary
11:56 AM | 20/10/2008
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Oasis mini-site
Q’s October edition featured a a 50-page Oasis special, celebrating the boys’ return after a long three years away. In our online version, you can vote for your own favourite Oasis song, view the best Oasis photographs in our gallery and test your knowledge in our fiendish Oasis-themed music quiz. You’ll also find the Gallaghers in feisty mood in our classic interview from Michael Odell in 2005.
1:53 PM | 30/09/2008
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On The Road special
Q’s September issue was an ‘on the road’ special, looking at all aspects of the touring process including all-areas access to rock giants Metallica as they trundle across Europe. For our online version you can check out some of the greatest live shots featured in Q over the past few years, try our live music quiz, choose the greatest live album of all time and revisit a classic interview with cover stars Metallica.
12:26 PM | 08/09/2008
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Glastonbury 2009 advance booking announced
Register Sept 1, Buy or Reserve Tickets from Oct 5
5:57 PM | 27/08/2008
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Duets mini-site
Q's August edition was a Duets-themed issue which paired together some of the biggest names in music and popular culture. In our Duets mini-site you can check out the gallery of out-takes from the shoots for our four different covers; take the Q challenge with our duets-themed quiz and vote for what you think are the greatest duets ever, plus read Q's classic Kate Moss and David Bowie interview all over again.
10:47 AM | 05/08/2008
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Clips of the month
Metallica avoid the boot, Boy George in the depths, a superhero challenge and Iggy becomes part of the establishment.
2:01 PM | 31/07/2008
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The Secret Garden Party
Grace Jones and a host of up and coming acts grace the bill for this hush-hush festival
5:50 PM | 29/07/2008
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Clips of the month
A suicidal muppet, Bowie does his best Sonny & Cher routine and Weller feels a bit saucy ...
4:21 PM | 03/07/2008
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Relive that Jay-Z moment
The rap superstar responds to Noel Gallagher at Glasto ...
2:15 PM | 30/06/2008
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Coldplay
Three years on from the release of X&Y, Coldplay are back at the top of their game. To mark their appearance as cover stars of July's issue of Q, we gave the band their own mini-site. Check out a gallery of great archive Coldplay images, revisit a classic interview with Chris Martin and vote for the quartet's greatest single here.
4:47 PM | 12/06/2008
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Clips of the month
Madonna vacuums, Brand hams it up and Michael Stipe shows his nerves ...
11:56 AM | 06/06/2008
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Links Babylon!
Amy slurs, Coldplay let you hear the whole of the new album for free, and how to turn yourself into an album sleeve.
10:42 AM | 06/06/2008
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Hard Fi and Carbon/Silicon mesh at the Mash
The bands join forces at Jack Daniel's Distillery for this year’s JD Set Legendary Mash.
5:36 PM | 02/06/2008
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Coldplay: Viva La Vida
Your complete guide to the new album - by the band themselves
3:52 PM | 15/05/2008
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Madonna Special
Vote for her greatest single, browse classic Madonna images, listen to Q's special Women In Music podcast and more.
5:52 PM | 30/04/2008
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Foo Fighters
Dave Grohl and co have joined the stadium rock elite. To celebrate the occasion - and the band's appearance on the cover of our June issue - visit our specially created mini-site to find a gallery of classic photos, vote for your favourite track and read a cracking interview from the archives.
5:32 PM | 24/04/2008
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Q Radio: Scroll With It with Sinead O’Connor
You’ve heard her song picks. Here’s the full list.
7:27 PM | 04/04/2008
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R.E.M. Bonanza
Vote for their greatest single, browse classic R.E.M. images and more.
12:45 PM | 04/04/2008
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Glastonbury New Talent Winners Announced
Which lucky bands have won a slot at the festival?
4:18 PM | 02/04/2008
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Win Tickets To Summer Sundae Weekender
See Supergrass, The Coral and Simian Mobile Disco for free
2:08 PM | 02/04/2008
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Guillemots: The Making Of Seabirds
Behind the scenes on their 24-hour song-writing challenge
10:18 AM | 28/03/2008
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Guillemots Record A New Track For Q
We challenged them to write a song in 24 hours. Listen to the results here.
5:38 PM | 27/03/2008
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Links Babylon!
Kurt Cobain trainers, create your own Radiohead video, and a heavy metal dog...
3:06 PM | 18/03/2008
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Q At SXSW
Day 5: Kate Nash and The Pigeon Detectives storm Q's official SXSW party
10:27 AM | 17/03/2008
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Mighty Boosh To Appear at Big Chill Festival
Dance pioneers Bomb The Bass will also make rare live appearance
3:04 PM | 10/03/2008
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Links Babylon!
Vampire Weekend rock Saturday Night Live, Bjork angers China, and more...
12:53 PM | 10/03/2008
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Links Babylon!
Led Zeppelin vs Snoop Dogg, Daft Punk vs Queen, Muse at Wembley and other randomness
4:56 PM | 06/03/2008
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R.E.M. Bonanza
Vote for their greatest single, browse classic R.E.M. images and much more.
11:34 AM | 05/03/2008
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Cash For Questions: Billy Bragg
Submit your questions for the veteran protest-folkie
12:41 PM | 04/03/2008
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Clips Of The Month
Thom Yorke gets funky, Adele goes indie, Homer Simpson goes death metal...
1:09 PM | 29/02/2008
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Glastonbury Goes To Shangri-La
Michael Eavis unveils new all-night entertainment area
10:24 AM | 29/02/2008
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Supergrass And The Coral To Headline Summer Sundae Weekender
Simian Mobile Disco will also appear at the Leicester festival
12:33 PM | 28/02/2008
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KT Tunstall and Billy Bragg join forces to celebrate British music
Stars cover classic songs at special HMV in-store
11:28 AM | 19/02/2008
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Book Now For U23D And Win An Epiphone Guitar
9:00 AM | 12/02/2008
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Win Tickets For Exclusive R.E.M. Extravaganza!
3:59 PM | 11/02/2008
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Random list: anti-cocaine songs
1:00 PM | 07/02/2008
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Hear the new Hot Chip album in full
4:46 PM | 06/02/2008
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Links Babylon!
Alex Turner covers The Strokes, Morrissey pledges allegiance to Barack Obama...
6:27 PM | 30/01/2008
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Cash For Questions: Bill Oddie
Send your questions to the nature loving national treasure.
5:48 PM | 10/01/2008
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Links babylon!
Radiohead's New Year blowout, KT Tunstall's shocking secret album and more...
12:38 PM | 07/01/2008
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Stereophonics and Seth Lakeman sign up for Q The Music Live At The Hospital
Register now for your free tickets!
12:21 PM | 20/12/2007
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Cash For Questions: Jools Holland
Your chance to grill the boogie-woogie maestro
4:33 PM | 05/12/2007
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Links Babylon
Youtube special: The Killers new Christmas song, John Lydon swearfest and more.
6:03 PM | 29/11/2007
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Links babylon!
Ryan Adams goes hip-hop, the greatest indie anthems ever, and more...
4:45 PM | 15/11/2007
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Links babylon!
Rufus Wainwright at age 14, Radiohead cover New Order, and more...
1:08 PM | 14/11/2007
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See five new acts for free
12:19 PM | 07/11/2007
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Links Babylon!
A guitar lesson from Macca, a ghost story from Jarvis, and more...
4:16 PM | 01/11/2007
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The Courteeners play Q The Music Club
Nick Harrison also signs up for FREE London gig
5:48 PM | 22/10/2007
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Links babylon!
U2's £139 million skyscraper, girls kissing each other and more...
12:41 PM | 17/10/2007
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Bruce Springsteen and Arcade Fire join forces
World's rock critics spontaneously combust
1:33 PM | 16/10/2007
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Links babylon!
Foo Fighters get punched, Led Zeppelin embrace the digital age, and the most awkward interview ever...
5:44 PM | 15/10/2007
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Jack White duets with Bob Dylan, Cobain: The Movie, a Johnny Borrell doll and more...
5:31 PM | 02/10/2007
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Before they were famous
Cringe-worthy footage of Noel Gallagher, Pete Doherty and more
11:55 AM | 27/09/2007
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Links babylon!
Meg White's "sex tape", a cryptic message from Radiohead, Born To Run remixed and more...
5:56 PM | 24/09/2007
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When rock stars attack...
8:32 PM | 20/09/2007
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Random list: spurious rock myths
The Stevie Nicks cocaine story: sadly not true
6:01 PM | 19/09/2007
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The fine art of the comeback
6:30 PM | 13/09/2007
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Pete Doherty: Kate hates my music!
4:00 PM | 05/09/2007
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The Best Albums Never To Win The Mercury Prize
On the eve of the 2007 Mercury Prize we trawl through past nominees, digging up some of the fine albums that missed out on a gong.
11:50 AM | 04/09/2007
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Q Awards nominations announced tonight!
And you can be there - watching performances from Hard Fi, Manic Street Preachers, Kate Nash and more
11:40 AM | 31/08/2007
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The Stars On Their Perfect Songs
Michael Stipe, James Blunt and more on the tunes that make them giddy.
8:36 AM | 31/08/2007
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What is the greatest rock documentary of all time?
4:02 PM | 23/08/2007
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Anthony Wilson: The Last Interview
The Factory records founder on his life in music.
4:41 PM | 13/08/2007
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Carling Weekend: A Celebration
Starring Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nirvana and Radiohead.
8:00 AM | 13/08/2007
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Cash For Questions: Manic Street Preachers
You do the asking, they do the answering
11:55 AM | 06/08/2007
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The 20 Greatest Guitar Solos
Axes spanked by Jack White, Jimmy Page, Brian May, Prince, Matt Bellamy and more.
3:02 PM | 31/07/2007
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Radiohead 'do' Rhinestone Cowboy
And nine more of the weirdest cover versions ever
7:08 PM | 26/07/2007
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Links babylon!
Editors slam Q, Arcade Fire shoot hoops, leaked LA's demos and more...
10:30 AM | 24/07/2007
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Links babylon!
Robert Smith on those Ashlee Simpson rumours, a stunning new Thom Yorke track and more...
1:23 PM | 23/07/2007
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Links babylon!
The Killers cover Morrissey, Jarvis covers a rock anthem and more...
4:57 PM | 18/07/2007
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Links babylon!
Antony & The Johnsons cover Beyonce, Morrissey lays into Madonna, and some lesbian synth-pop...
11:36 AM | 16/07/2007
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Links babylon!
Beaker covers Coldplay, George Bush covers U2, Kylie Minogue in Doctor Who, and some awesome electro remixes...
9:43 AM | 12/07/2007
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Links babylon!
Avril Lavigne covers Coldplay, Metallica cover The Beatles, and... is Madonna faking it?
11:13 AM | 11/07/2007
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Did I get an erection during Equus?
Daniel Radcliffe faces Q readers' filthy questions
3:53 PM | 10/07/2007
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Links babylon!
Hetfield's beard sparks terrorist alert, the biggest moshpit ever, Live Earth downloads and more...
10:18 AM | 10/07/2007
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Links babylon!
The meaning of indie, the most annoying songs ever, and a fantastic Ryan Adams track to download...
11:13 AM | 09/07/2007
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Links babylon!
New REM material, the dumbest band names in history, and more random nonsense...
12:03 PM | 06/07/2007
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See Exclusive Roisin Murphy and Stephen Fretwell Gigs
Britain’s biggest music magazine – and the nation’s most creative members’ Club – launch monthly event.
11:37 AM | 28/06/2007
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Dave Grohl Video Jukebox
Five of the Foo Fighters’ frontman’s best on-screen performances.
10:41 AM | 28/06/2007
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Glastonbury starts here
Watch the launch-night video: starring Just Jack, Jack Penate and more...
12:02 PM | 20/06/2007
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Win tickets to the summer's hippest festival
11:08 AM | 14/06/2007
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Glastonbury Is Go!
Just Jack, Jack Penate and Mr Hudson play Q festival launch night.
1:49 PM | 06/06/2007
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Bez: 'Crack cocaine's my speciality dish'
'You do it in the microwave', reveals Madchester legend.
10:25 AM | 06/06/2007
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Links babylon!
Eminem's crank call, 'Arcade Fire stole my basketball!' and other random nonsense.
4:53 PM | 05/06/2007
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Crossword correction
1:09 PM | 04/06/2007
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Exclusive – The Truth About The Killers’ Cancelled US Shows
Brandon Flowers’ doctor speaks
11:38 AM | 23/05/2007
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When rock stars go mental
2:54 PM | 17/05/2007
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Phil Spector speaks!
11:12 AM | 17/05/2007
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Great cover versions of our time
No 1. John Frusciante tackles How Deep Is Your Love
5:14 PM | 09/05/2007
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The worst lyrics of all time
9:06 AM | 04/05/2007
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White Stripes unveil new look
5:50 PM | 03/05/2007
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Heard the one about the Bill Wyman metal detector?
Or the Joy Division trainers?
5:09 PM | 18/04/2007
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The Grey's Anatomy effect
Is TV overtaking radio as a way of breaking new bands?
3:28 PM | 18/04/2007
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Death, drugs and praising Hitler
From Bryan Ferry to Noel Gallagher, the most ill-advised rock star rants…ever!
11:36 AM | 17/04/2007
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Snow Patrol video exclusive
A primary school stage version of Spider Man? It's the new video for Signal Fire...
5:49 PM | 13/04/2007
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Little Man Tate - This Must Be Love video
Guest-starring Nana Royle from The Royle Family.
12:31 PM | 26/03/2007
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Bright Eyes - Four Winds video
The new single from Conor Oberst aka Bright Eyes.
3:23 PM | 23/03/2007
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Ash - You Can't Have It All video
Their first single since they got pared back to three after Charlotte Hatherley's departure.
10:57 AM | 22/03/2007
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Patrick Wolf - The Magic Position video
Watch the new video from the flame haired creative type.
3:17 PM | 21/03/2007
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Seventeen Evergreen - Haven't Been Yourself video
The new video from the Californian duo is as bonkers as Heidi crossed with Eurotrash.
2:45 PM | 21/03/2007
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Video of the Week: Travis
Ben Stiller plays an irate superstore manager in the video to new single Closer...
10:49 AM | 21/03/2007
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Watch the new P!ATD video
The arty emo disco boys return with a download only single off their debut album.
11:09 AM | 19/03/2007
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Win! Kaiser Chiefs, The Who tickets and more
Enter our competition and you could be off to see Noel Gallagher, Kasabian, Kaiser Chiefs or The Who at their Teenage Cancer Trust gigs at the Royal Albert Hall...
12:58 PM | 12/03/2007
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Video: Puppet madness from Beck
Beck puppets steal a plane and fly it around doing crazy things, obviously.
10:23 AM | 12/03/2007
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Interview: Idlewild
Idlewild guitarist Rod Jones talks about new album Make Another World, being an old fart, and how to write a good rock song.
2:13 PM | 06/03/2007
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Watch the new Bloc Party video
I Still Remember, taken from their new album Weekend In The City.
4:07 PM | 05/03/2007
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Paolo Nutini video
Scots singer hopes for a fourth successful single off his album These Streets.
4:02 PM | 05/03/2007
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Video of the Week: The Rakes
Catch the video to new single We Danced Together here on Q.
1:40 PM | 05/03/2007
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Fields video: Charming The Flames
Those ice cool folkers bring their new single to Q.
11:26 AM | 05/03/2007
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Video of the Week: Bat For Lashes
The thoroughly excellent fairytale fantasist's first video, Prescilla, on Q.
11:26 AM | 04/03/2007
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Video of the week: Robyn
The diminutive pop princess's new single gets a preliminary airing here on Q.
2:31 PM | 28/02/2007
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Jet video: Shine On
A moving support to the loss of Nick and Chris Cester’s father, watch the video to Jet's latest.
12:04 PM | 20/02/2007
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Video of the Week: Gossip
The all-conquering trio's SITWOC gets a second release.
11:43 AM | 20/02/2007
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Richard Swift video: Kisses For The Misses
Ahead of a new album and tour, it's the new single from the bouffanted multi-instrumentalist.
11:32 AM | 20/02/2007
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The Sounds video: Tony The Beat
Those glossy Swedes have turned out one of the juiciest bits of dance-rock we've heard all year.
12:51 PM | 19/02/2007
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New To Q - The New York Fund
Take a look at the Glaswegian troubadours' new video, The Guns Of Camden Town...
10:19 AM | 14/02/2007
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Win a copy of ace producer Tony Visconti's autobiography
Tony Visconti has worked with the most dynamic and influential names in pop - from T.Rex and Iggy Pop to David Bowie and U2. Q4music has five copies of his autobiography to give away.
11:07 AM | 08/02/2007
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Watch Mumm-Ra's new video
The cheery Essex boys come over a bit gameshow for their latest video - but who's playing the synths? Seriously, we can't see anyone.
2:44 PM | 06/02/2007
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Video of the Week: Kaiser Chiefs
Watch a tiny city construct itself around the band in the video to new single Ruby here on Q...
3:12 PM | 31/01/2007
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Cash For Questions: Elijah Wood
The startlingly blue-eyed Hobbit is yours for the asking in the Q Cash For Questions chair - but probably not in that way.
12:37 PM | 29/01/2007
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Video of the Week: Cold War Kids
The title track from the American blues-rock-very-good four-piece's new EP, Hang Me Up To Dry.
10:58 AM | 24/01/2007
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Video of the Week: Ghosts
Exclusive to Q, here's a chance to hear more from the up and coming London four-piece.
12:36 PM | 17/01/2007
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Video of the Week: Norah Jones
It's the forthcoming single from her third studio album, Not Too Late and it's called Thinking About You.
3:41 PM | 09/01/2007
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Video of the week: Little Barrie
Watch a Radio 2 session and the video for new single Love You. Aw...
11:27 AM | 04/01/2007
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Video of the Week: Jarvis Cocker
See the video for Don't Let Him Waste Your Time right here... It's a Christmas treat...
10:09 AM | 25/12/2006
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Cash For Questions - Russell Brand
The tousled-haired sex pixie is the next inhabitant of the Q Cash For Questions chair… but what to ask? What NOT to ask?
2:22 PM | 19/12/2006
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Video of the Week: Passenger
Exclusive: See the video for Wicked Man's Rest by Passenger, fronted by 22-year old Mike Rosenberg.
3:50 PM | 15/12/2006
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Watch Goodbye To The Normals
See one of the curious Robbie Williams short films. It's the one with the ginger kid in it! Also, it's brilliant.
3:20 PM | 05/12/2006
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Cash For Questions - Joss Stone
The 19-year-old singer-songwriter is the next Cash For Questions special guest, but what will you ask her? Send in your questions here and you could win £25.
5:12 PM | 01/12/2006
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Win a Just Jack signed album lithograph!
Win a signed, framed lithograph of the album art for Just Jack's new album Overtones here.
12:47 PM | 28/11/2006
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See Joker and the Thief by Wolfmother
Remarkable-coiffed Australians Wolfmother are hailed by the kings-of-stupidly Jackass boys in their new video for Joker and the Thief.
11:31 AM | 28/11/2006
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Video of the Week: Cold War Kids
Californian Orson-alikes Cold War Kids' new single We Used To Vacation came out on 27 November, see the video here.
10:31 AM | 28/11/2006
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Sample tracks from Jarvis' debut
Mr Cocker has his debut solo album out, and there's no evidence that he's lost any of his distinctive charm. Sample tracks from the album here.
11:50 AM | 21/11/2006
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See the video for Babyshambles The Blinding
Babyshambles release a 5-track EP called The Blinding on December 4th, see the video for the title track here.
5:41 PM | 20/11/2006
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Jet bring back the good ol' days
See the video for Bring It On Back by Aussie rockers Jet.
5:10 PM | 20/11/2006
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Video of the Week: Chris Cornell
See Chris Cornell sing the new Bond song, over images from the film of Daniel Craig and Eva Green crying and fighting, and bleeding.
3:34 PM | 17/11/2006
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New video from Orson...
Q Awards nominees Orson release Already Over, the fourth single from their debut album, on the 13th November, see the video here.
3:48 PM | 07/11/2006
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Video of the Week: Gruff Rhys
Ex-Super Furries front man Gruff Rhys releases Candylion on 4th December, see the playschool-style video here.
4:15 PM | 06/11/2006
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Q Awards 2006 Gallery
Take a trip through some of the highlights of the Q Awards 2006 brought to you by Yahoo Music, courtesy of our special Q Awards Gallery, captured by Sony Ericsson...
3:00 PM | 01/11/2006
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New To Q - Klaxons
New Rave standard-bearers Klaxons have a gruesome new video for their single Magick...
5:24 PM | 23/10/2006
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Video Of The Week - Oasis
A brand new video by the same guy who did Gnarls Barkley's Crazy earlier this year has been made for the greatest Oasis single that never was, Acquiesce.
4:57 PM | 23/10/2006
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Video of the Week - Muse
Knights Of Cydonia - it's a sci-fi kung-fu spaghetti western spectacular!
2:54 PM | 16/10/2006
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Cash For Questions - P Diddy
Serial sunglasses-wearer and name-changing hip-hop superman P Diddy is this month's Cash For Questions special guest, but what will you ask him? Click here to send us your questions and you could win £25.
5:30 PM | 09/10/2006
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Exclusive: James Morrison acoustic track
See James Morrison perform a track entitled 'Call The Police', from his debut album Undiscovered.
3:06 PM | 08/10/2006
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Hear Albert Hammond Jr.'s Solo Album
Hear tracks from Albert Hammond Jr.'s debut solo album Yours To Keep here.
2:15 PM | 03/10/2006
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Video of the Week: Clinic
Spooky goings-on in fields with surgical masks. See the video to Harvest here.
12:12 PM | 03/10/2006
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Watch the new Keane video only on Q
See the new video for Nothing In My Way, only at Q4music.com... right here.
12:18 PM | 29/09/2006
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Beck's broken his mobile...
Beck's new album took three years to make - see the video to the first single, Cell Phone's Dead here...
12:22 PM | 21/09/2006
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Sebastien Tellier video weirdness
See the clip for Universe here... it's like one of Charles Manson's home movies...
12:25 PM | 20/09/2006
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Hear the new Corinne Bailey Rae single
Corinne Bailey Rae is set to re-release her first (limited) single Like A Star as a full single with Aretha Franklin's Daydreaming on the b-side. See the video here.
12:29 PM | 19/09/2006
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U2 perform One in Sydney, 1993
Taken from the DVD Zoo TV Live In Sydney, this is a version of One which perfectly showcases what made U2's early 90s shows so unique.
12:34 PM | 18/09/2006
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Video of the Week: The Killers
Back and newly-moustachioed, the video for When You Were Young is an epic Mexican telenovella made by director of hip-hop clips. Intrigued?
12:37 PM | 12/09/2006
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Video of the Week: New Young Pony Club
New Young Pony Club want to give you what; it's sticky, creamy and tastes great. Watch the video here!
12:52 PM | 05/09/2006
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Jet - they're back!
See if you agree with the band's announcement that Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is has been “written for stadiums!”
12:45 PM | 05/09/2006
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How To Write A Hit Single
For this month’s issue, Q scribe Johnny Sharp went into the studio and attempted to create a hit pop record – with a little help from Betty Boo. Hear the results here.
2:35 PM | 01/09/2006
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Video of the Week: Guillemots
Go back to school with the video for new single Trains To Brazil...
2:28 PM | 01/09/2006
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Video of the Week: Muse
Matt Bellamy and the boys head out on a Supermassive Supertanker for the video for new single Starlight. Watch it here.
2:43 PM | 14/08/2006
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Feeder in the Congo
Watch a very special video as Grant, Taka and Mark journey to one of the most dangerous places in the world in aid of War Child.
2:51 PM | 07/08/2006
