DrownedInSound — This week: blog-raged 'Hollywood sadcore' (shutupshutupshutup), Aidan Moffat doing Bananarama, Django Django not putting a foot wrong and Connan Mockasin forging his own, peculiar path. And some other things. Read the full story on DrownedinSo... more info

DrownedInSound — Aidan Moffat & Bill Wells released a quite wonderful album earlier this year, with Michael Wheeler waxing lyrical about it, and giving it 9/10. Fully deserved, don't you think. There's a new EP on the way from them, released on October 17 through Che... more info

DrownedInSound — Aidan Moffat has always been good value, as have Slow Club. Chuck in Malcom Middleton and you've got something. Something that we're writing about. In short, Middleton and Moffat - formerly of Arab Strap - got together to record a cover of a new Slow... more info

DrownedInSound — We at DiS love Aidan Moffat. And that Bill Wells ain't a bad fella, either. We also absolutely bloody loved their album together, scoring it a massive 9/10. Deservedly so. Read our review here. Anyway, that's why we're quite delighted to show you the... more info

DrownedInSound — New bands for festival funtimes. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

Guardian Music — Platform, GlasgowDressed in khaki shorts and loose white shirt, streaks of silver in his beard, Aidan Moffat's feeling his age tonight. "I've got a sair back from touring, years of bending down picking up bottles," grumbles Falkirk's vulgar versifier... more info

Guardian Music — Snubbed by Scotland's jazz scene, guitar virtuoso Bill Wells has teamed up with ex-Arab Strap man Aidan Moffat for a panoramic meditation on life and death'I like to think I can do things over a very wide musical range," Bill Wells says. "Even if you... more info

Guardian Music — Special guest reviewer and former Arab Strap man brings a gruff, beardy perspective to this week's new releasesGrindermanMickey Mouse And The Goodbye Man (Mute)I'm not even going to bother to describe this. If you don't know who Grinderman are, you c... more info

The Vinyl Villain — One thing I rarely do is review current LPs.  That way, I rarely feature newish songs that bands/singers are hoping folk will go out and buy, digitally or in physical form on vinyl/CD, to help them earn an honest crust.  I'd rather wait a couple of... more info

The Vinyl Villain — She might not quite know where she is and whether or not she has company, but this is a nice little bit of ambient/pop music from the summer of '99.mp3 : Dot Allison - Message PersonnelI can't admit to buying this single back in the day it appeared, ... more info