411 Mania — They were terrible... more info

Stereogum — Swedish garage-rock peacocks the Hives had their big moment in the sun a decade ago, but they’re still out there, playing shows and releasing music and sounding just as feral as they did back in the Return Of The Rock days. Their new self-produced ... more info

Gigwise — Swedish rockers return with first new music in over five years - listen now more info

ContactMusic — Coachella announced its line-up for 2012 on Monday January 9 2012 naming the likes of The Kaiser Chiefs Noel Gallagher and The Hives among its three-day bill to take place firstly between April 13th to 15th and then a weekend later on the 20th to the... more info

Metalsucks — Well, I feel vindicated. See, I’ve been telling friends that Jack White was an idiot for years. YEARS. Like, pretty much since the first time I saw/heard The White Stripes. (In fact, I was opposed to entire movement of “The Plural” bands of the... more info

NME — Bands to join Pulp and Black Eyed Peas in London's Hyde Park more info

Totally Fuzzy — Ted Barron said... Patti Smith @ the Boogie Woogie Flu http://boogiewoogieflu.blogspot.com Record Fiend said... Muddy Waters - Folk Singer - Original Master Recording (1993 Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab gold Ultradisc II version of Muddy's proto-unplugg... more info

Altsounds — Given their country's population of around ten million, and the constant stream of new sounds emanating from its borders, it's easy to assume that one in four Swedes are in a band worthy of time and attention. Some names come easy: The Knife, Rob... more info

Pop Justice — Right so you know Sophia Somajo, don't you. Yes you do, we've written about her briefly before (index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4705&Itemid=279) and they have also been chatting about her on the Popjustice forum. In the time since she als... more info

Guardian Music — Our music team pick the songs or albums, old or new, they just can't turn offThe Smiths Reel Around the Fountain A collection of Smiths demos that circulated on the web this week offered a reminder of what a phenomenon they were: a band who emerged... more info