In this issue
Q 287 – Featuring Paul McCartney, Noel Gallagher, The 20 Druggiest Albums Ever, Richard Ashcroft, Malcolm McClaren, New To Q and more…
Out April 27, 2010.
PAUL MCCARTNEY - "IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO LIVE UP TO THE BEATLES"
A 26 Page special, featuring new portraits shot by David Bailey and previously unseen photos taken by Linda McCartney.
RICHARD ASHCROFT INTERVIEW
“I’m one of the greatest frontmen ever. People don’t realise.”
The Ex-Verve front man is back, equipped with his new band, United Nations of Music, and a new hip hop influenced direction. Here he talks, booze, his new bandmates, and that very strange arresting four years ago.
PAUL WELLER - CASH FOR QUESTIONS
The man they refer to as,‘The Modfather”, answers your questions, amongst the answers you’ll find out when the last time, “The Modfather” had a fight, and if anyone really calls him the “Modfather” to his face.
MALCOLM MCCLAREN - 1946 - 2010
The former Sex Pistols svengali died of cancer on April 8. John Niven celebrates a life of subversion.
THE NATIONAL - ALBUM REVIEW
"Theirs is a music of pitch-black hue, often quiet, always heavy with import."
Q Magazine Editor Paul Rees gives the Brooklyn quintet's eagerly anticipated fifth long player High Violet the once over. Watch out - you'll also find them guest editing Qthemusic.com when it's released on May 10. Expect Track of the Day's picked by them, a Spotify playlist and lo-and-behold The National's recommended reading list, not to mention a competition for signed goodies.
NEW TO Q
“The Avett Brothers, Lissie, Chapel Club and Joshua Radin, make yourselves known.”
Introducing this month's four New To Q contenders, musical artists that we think represent some of the best new music around. This month we also recreate some classic Beatles album covers in special photo-shoots with each.
KASABIAN'S TOM MEIGHAN - CALL ME
“My hair? Its under the sink in a bag.”
Tom Meighan tells us what he’s been up to, what happened to his hair, and what he’s been watching on the telly.
Q 287 – Featuring Paul McCartney, Noel Gallagher, The 20 Druggiest Albums Ever, Richard Ashcroft, Malcolm McClaren, New To Q and more…
Out April 27, 2010.
Q gets close and personal with Sir Paul, talking past albums, his new stadium tour, and everything else in between in this 26 page special. Including an insight into what it was like to work with John Lennon, an eye witness account into the Avant-Garde years of Sir Paul through the eyes of stars such as George’s Martin and Harrison.
McCartney by McCartney shows some of the greatest rare and unseen pictures taken by Linda McCartney over thirty years up until her death in 1998. There’s also a countdown of 20 of the greatest McCartney songs told to you by several famous faces and The Great Escape which documents the momentary lapse made by Macca during his chaotic time in Nigeria where he recorded the album, Band On the Run.
NOEL GALLAGHER
His Live Return
Look who's back. Seven month's after they split, Noel Gallagher makes his first post-Oasis live appearance at London's Royal Albert Hall. But will the chief air new songs or play his greatest hits one ast time...
THE 20 DRUGGIEST ALBUMS EVER
The lines, lighters and all the stuff that goes with the 20 druggiest albums ever, with who else, but Bez to talk us through comedown of twenty to number one. Q shows you who was taking what, when some of the greatest albums were made. From Primal Scream, to Velvet Underground, and the more recent MGMT and a certain Mr. Doherty. Including the shocking truths about the drug fuelled stars, like John Frusciante, who had only a 12th of the normal blood amount in his body when he overdosed in 1996.