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Fight the Power

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

Do You Remember the First Time?

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

The Kick Inside

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

Urban Renewal

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

Girl Ray

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

New To Q Mary Epworth

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

George Michael

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

Happy Together

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

Where Are You Right Now? Jehnny Beth

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

Liam Gallagher: The Big Payback

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

Ghostpoet

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

The Big Moon

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

SYD

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

Twin Towers

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

Here's Little Richard

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

No Quick Fix

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