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British online magazine
The Quietus
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Type of site
| Music
,
pop culture
magazine
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Available in
| English
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Created by
| John Doran
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URL
| thequietus
.com
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Registration
| No
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Launched
| Summer 2008
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Current status
| Active
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The Quietus
is a British online music and
pop culture
magazine founded by John Doran and Luke Turner. The site is an editorially independent publication led by Doran with a group of freelance journalists and critics.
Content
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The Quietus
primarily features writings on music and film, as well as interviews with a wide range of notable artists and musicians. The magazine also occasionally includes pieces on literature,
graphic novels
,
architecture
, and
TV series
. The website is edited by John Doran, who claims that it caters for "the intelligent music fan between the age of 21 and, well, 73".
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Its staff list includes former writers for publications such as
Melody Maker
,
Select
,
NME
and
Q
, including journalist
David Stubbs
,
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current
BBC Radio 6
DJ
Steve Lamacq
, Professor
Simon Frith
and
Simon Price
among others.
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Among its best known columns is its "Baker's Dozen," in which artists select 13 personal favourite albums. Content from the site's interviews have been used by other national and international media outlets.
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The site's news has been cited by publications from Russia to Brazil and Indonesia.
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The Quietus
also organises
independent music
gigs in tandem with entertainment venues.
Accolades
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In 2008,
The Quietus
won Student Publication Choice at the Record of the Day Awards.
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In 2009, the site won Best Digital Publication at the same awards ceremony, where Doran won Live Review Writer of the Year.
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The same year, it was chosen as one of The 25 Best Music Websites by
The Independent
.
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