Consequence of Sound — We're gonna need a bigger stage. more info

ContactMusic — “The Brits are coming,” yelled Paul Revere in the 1800s, though we’re not sure he was talking about Mumford and Sons and One Direction.... more info

DrownedInSound — Today the organizers have announced a new batch of news including: Chilly Gonzales, Van Dyke Parks and Britten Sinfonia, Demdike Stare, Revere, Deap Vally, Splashh, Mick Flannery, The Staves, Twin Shadow, Mark Lamarr’s God’s Jukebox prese... more info

Guardian Music — To mark this weekend's jubilee celebrations, we visit Rock's Backpages – the world's leading archive of vintage music journalism – for this classic account of the Sex Pistols boat trip down the Thames on 7 June 1977 to herald the release ... more info

ContactMusic — Aretha Franklin has announced that she plans to record a new album The Queen of Soul was speaking at her 70th birthday party in New York when she revealed the plans A number of stars were in attendance at the birthday bash including Diane Sawyer the ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Stephanie Crumley, words by BBG American Nightmare in MA American Nightmare (aka Give Up The Ghost) reunited for two shows: Club Lido in Revere, MA on December 29th and one in Los Angeles on 12/31. The shows, their... more info

Guardian Music — (Rainbow Quartz)Powerpop, especially the kind that takes its cues from the mid-60s, seems like a good choice for Christmas albums. After all, when is the sound of the Rickenbacker guitar ever described as anything but "chiming"? And veteran New Jerse... more info

Guardian Music — Union Chapel, LondonToumani Diabaté specialises in mixing virtuosity with surprises. The greatest exponent of the kora, the West African harp, he is both a griot – a traditional musician – and a musical adventurer who mixes ancient styles... more info

KEXP Seattle — For two albums, New York’s Crystal Stilts have managed to stand out among other bands with similar sounds. While some bands merely trespass in the garages of their forebears (of bands like Paul Revere & The Raiders, The Standells, The Electric ... more info

Popdose — Famed bass players the likes of Brian Wilson and Will Lee have all flipped their instruments of choice in tribute to Phil “Fang” Volk, best known as the grinning bassist of ‘60s rock band Paul Revere and the Raiders. Today, “F... more info