As the band release a new album today (21 May) they recall how Kurt Cobain and co made them split the first time - get our current issue for the full interview
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
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
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
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...
Ever wondered why music sounds great in your motor? Well it's thanks to engineers like Matthias Terstegge and his Radiohead, Fugees & Talking Heads playlist
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
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)
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!
As Liam Gallagher confirms his band will raid his old group's back catalogue this summer, Paul Stokes argues they can create a decent set without 'The Chief's tunes
"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
The Nirvana frontman's tee spirit (geddit?) inspired a generation to discover Daniel Johnson, so why isn't your favourite band wearing their favourite band's T-shirt?
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
Thom Yorke and co have debuted a host of new material on the road recently, here's the best unofficial, crowd shot video that's appeared online... so far
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
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
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
Tim Burgess tells Q why his band are using their back catalogue to celebrate the anniversary of the Periodic Table & check out a preview of the new limited edition print now
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
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"...
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)
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
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
Watch Part Two of our video interview with the Q308 cover star, on how her fans transform her gigs - plus get our latest issue now for an exclusive interview with Florence Welch
With their new rally driving clip gaining a million views over night, we round up the finest moments from the internet's best filmmakers... sorry, we mean: the Chicago band
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!)
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
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
With Sony announcing they are now signing bands per number of tracks rather than albums, Jim Campbell finds out what 50 songs of a classic artist would have got you
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"
Just so you can have a conversation in the UK without saying 'Who?' a lot, here are the contenders who'll be butchering your favourite songs over the next few weeks
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
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'
Alan Graham explains why he prefers singers who are 'less likely to run around with their tops off' after throwing 'naked' RiRi off his land in the summer
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
British Sea Power first trip abroad is a mix of Amsterdam, Ruud Gullit and magic mushrooms in this extract from Roy Wilkinson's new book about his time managing his brothers' band
Having postponed their first date due to illness, Luke Pritchard and co make up for lost time at concrete for our birthday show in association with BlackBerry
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
Stones go pop (snap and crackle too), online Guitar Hero, the state of the music industry, make pop stars look bad, vintage PiL and Steps on helium ...
Following their reunion at the Grammys this year, the band announce an extensive European date including dates in Birmingham, London, Manchester and Cardiff.
The Leeds likely lads are the latest band announced - in an already illustrious list - to play a Teenage Cancer Trust concert at the Royal Albert Hall in March.
Last night's Grammy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles saw The Police play the first show of their reported reunion, and Dixie Chicks pick five gongs, despite hating George W Bush...
"I'll be back in February" says Johnny Quinn - and in the meantime the band are giving the proceeds of their new single to Save The Children. Which is nice of them.
Zach De La Rocha rejoins his bandmates to play the Californian festival, while Crowded House and The Jesus And Mary Chain join the reformation band wagon.
One-man pop circus MIKA reaches the number one spot, but the big surprise is Billie Piper's re-entry after eight years. Score one for crowd persuasion...
Q Editor Paul Rees will open the Harrods Rocks event with a talk about mad guitarists, and there's the chance to see some of rarest guitars in the world.
Athlete, Dirty Pretty Things, Supergrass, Ed Harcourt and Graham Coxon will team up for a one-off gig in Camden in aid of homeless charity Crisis, but you can only get tickets on eBay...
Festival organisers Michael and Emily Eavis are to combat ticket fraud for this year's event... Find out how you'll be able to buy tickets here, at Q's OFFICIAL Glastonbury information service.
His Di version of Candle In The Wind could be making a comeback if the Princes ask him to do it at next year's memorial. Dear William and Harry, please don't, yours sincerely, Q.
Williams' habit of lighting up onstage isn't doing him any favours with cancer funds, althought the Australian Health Ministry don't seem too bothered.
According to a study of shortlisted songs Oasis and Blur aren't sad enough, while Lily Allen makes us happiest and Song 2's the most exhilirating song around.
The Office funnyman (and ex-new romantic with '80s band Seona Dancing) Ricky Gervais will be interviewed by Bob Dylan, on Dylan's radio show The Theme Time Radio Hour.
Noel puts on his tin hat and jumps straight back into the trenches for a bit of verbal warfare with everyone and everything he can think of. He's only after the compensation of course...
In a move that could well spell the end of The Darkness, singer Justin Hawkins has quit the band in order to spend concentrate fully on his rehabilitation from drug addiction.