Guardian Music — (Agitated)Ethan Miller found cult adoration in the mid-00s with scorching psych-rockers Comets on Fire. When they went on hiatus in 2008, his No 2 band Howlin' Rain took over, starting out as a kind of cosmic Creedence before moving toward big, glo... more info

Guardian Music — 10cc's blend of musical invention and lyrical wit brought pop perfection to the mid-70s charts Few bands survive for long with four equally strong songwriters, so it was inevitable 10cc would implode one day. But in the mid-1970s they brought musical... more info

Guardian Music — Even if you like the right music at the wrong time, there's never a wrong time to discover Joni MitchellI liked all the right music. Just not always at the right time. Bowie was already clean and dull by the time I discovered him; ditto Lou Reed, Bry... more info

ContactMusic — British rockers 10cc are marking their 40th anniversary in 2012 by embarking on a tour of the U K The Dreadlock Holiday hitmakers will celebrate their four decades in the spotlight with a nine-date trek in April and May next year 12 However the... more info

Guardian Music — Since Air's Moon Safari, Gallic hipsters have doused themselves liberally in l'eau du fromage. Mais, pourquoi?The trailer for Phoenix's new tour documentary, From A Mess To The Masses, is all cold hard urban underpasses and sweaty stage invasions, pa... more info

Guardian Music — What did St Patrick banish from Ireland – snakes or Druids? More pop rhyme crimes; Why Americans invented the hamburgerIt is said that St Patrick banished all snakes from Ireland. Is it correct to assume there are no grass snakes or adders there?No... more info

Guardian Music — If you like the hypnagogic soft rock of Ariel Pink and glo-fi slow jams of Washed Out, this will be right up your alleyHometown: Philadelphia.The lineup: Benjamin Louisiana (more instrumental/less vocal) and Thomas Crystal (more vocal/less instrument... more info

Guardian Music — There are various cruel reasons why we should chuck this Motown-influenced pop act right in the bin. But we like themHometown: White City.The lineup: Liam O'Donnell (vocals), Beanie Bhebhe (guitar), Adam Coney (bass), Dean Valentine Smith (drums).The... more info

Guardian Music — He's a 23-year-old prodigy channelling Stevie Wonder, Yes and 10cc. The question, with this artist, is 'why not?'Hometown: New Jersey.The lineup: Steve Marion (instruments).The background: Here's a little curio – a mostly non-vocal album on David B... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Greatest Hits 1972–1978 was the first compilation by 10cc to include their recordings with UK Records and with Mercury. It was released in time for Christmas 1979 and was intended as a stop-gap between albums, whilst Eric Stewart recovered from hi... more info