Sorry this is a tad late - only just torn myself away from Nicki's verse to post properly. more info

Wow, what a month. Starting with a sweat-inducing Best Coast gig and ending with an even hotter Libertines reunion August has been one of the biggest of the year to date with brilliant albums released every single week. Far ahead from the crowd for m... more info

A pet hate of mine is bloggers telling you to listen to something because A&R men are loving it at the moment or that 'big things' are expected of a certain band or artist. So take this with a pinch of salt because 2011's Tips seem to be taking shape... more info

Brand new from Perfume Genius. As has become custom this is desolate, end of days stuff from Mike Hadreas. Keep your eyes peeled for my interview with him coming some time this week. more info

Last week in my review of the Vivian Girls bandstand busking gig in London I mentioned how great the new bands new tracks are sounding. Now, via the medium of creeps filming girls at gigs, we can get a sneak peek of said songs. Below are the short an... more info

Nice Ray-Bans guys. more info

I'm somewhere between having nothing and far too much to post so in the mean time just let me say that I really, really hope Magnetic Man crash the top five this weekend. 'I Need Air' is bottled euphoria and the start of something very exciting indee... more info

Brand new Les Savy Fav taken from their forthcoming new album 'Root For Ruin'. You can grab this track for the price of an email address. The album might have leaked but don't be a dick, have some patience and wait for the September release. more info

In the week that Magnetic Man look set to take dubstep to it's inevitable chart dominant peak Moshi Moshi announce their first foray into the genre by bringing Disclosure into their singles club. London duo Disclosure are brothers Guy and Howard, chi... more info

Carrying on from the song of the year contender 'Marathon' comes the first official release from the best married-couple-sailing-in-a-boat-and-writing-songs duo in like, ever. Baltimore is a more basic, garage rock track and lacks the wall of sound s... more info