NME — July bash also features Death Cab For Cutie and 10CC more info

ContactMusic — NEIL SEDAKA is scouring the U.K. for new music talent - he's judging a competition to find the next great songwriter.The pop icon is teaming up with 10cc rocker Graham Gouldman and lyricist Don Black to judge the search for a composer to contribute t... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Tongue said... BROADCAST - Extended Play SOUTHERN CULTURE ON THE SKIDS - Dirt Track Date fuzzlove http://youngmosstongue.blogspot.com Radio Free Wohlman said... Transmission 711 I believe in long-distance love affairs, collect obscene calls and t... more info

Guardian Music — Darren Williams trawls second-hand record shops like a music-store magpie, giving old R&B hits the J Dilla treatmentHometown: Manchester.The lineup: Darren Williams (music, production).The background: We're feeling a bit nervous because in about five... more info

Guardian Music — It's been another bumper year for our tireless New Band writer. Join him as he runs through his playlist of 2010's best tracksAs with any 12-month period since time immemorial, 2010 was hailed by some as a weak year for music, while others claimed it... more info

Guardian Music — The Observer's critics pick out their favourite overlooked albums, from Salem's witch house to Lau vs Karine Polwart's Scottish folkPOP Salem King Night (Sony)You can't fault a micro-genre called witch house, even if the tag comes with an eyebrow rai... more info

Guardian Music — (Jagjaguwar)At first glance, Relayted seems like a joke, a latterday album-length equivalent of the knowing cover versions with which indie bands used to pad out Peel Sessions: an album by a group of US alt-rock luminaries – Justin Vernon of Bon Iv... more info

Guardian Music — The Word magazine editor Mark Ellen and Observer columnist Barbara Ellen debate the relevance of Rolling Stone Keith Richards, after the publication of his controversial autobiographyYES – Mark Ellen, editor of The Word magazineIn 1976, the Rolling... more info

Guardian Music — First as Felt, then as Denim, Birmingham's Lawrence had hype, talent and was tipped for stardom. Here's how it all went wrongThe point at which Britpop became a movement rather than just a notion could be in April 1993, when Select magazine put Suede... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Willard said... HERMAN'S HERMITS Blaze (1967) Their last and best. With production from Mickie Most and songs by Donovan and 10cc's Graham Gouldman. 8 rare bonus tracks and b-sides. Listen Before You Download NEVER GET OUT OF THE BOAT http://neverge... more info