Guardian Music — Not all politicians are tough on grime, tough on the causes of grime. In fact, some of them are making hopeless attempts to be down with the kidsIt's normal for politicians to try and gain some cred by talking about music (who can forget Gordon Brown... more info

Guardian Music — The new album from the Television Personalities songsmith confirms that he is the poet laureate of working-class LondonSometimes pop music surprises me. Who would have thought MGMT were big Television Personalities fans? I was shocked to see they had... more info

Altsounds — Sleepy Sun is a California band from many Californias. They hail from the rolling oak and sage hills of Sierra Gold Country, The San Francisco Peninsula, where Kesey raged and the Dead were once Warlocks, and the forever-sunshine climes of the So... more info

Totally Fuzzy — a r n e l said... Robert Cray Arctic Monkeys 2 albums Vampire Weekend 2 albums Groove Armada Cinematic Orchestra Black Eyed Peas 3 albums Amy Winehouse http://bestfbothworlds.blogspot.com YoungMossTongue said... ALICE DONUT - Bucketfulls Of Sickness... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — This Bank Holiday Monday, Xfm is once more saluting the greatest music to hail from these isles...On the May Day Bank Holiday (May 3), Xfm will be counting down the top 100 Best British Songs Of All Time. Last year, Oasis claimed the top three spots ... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — Happy Hump Day! I can't think of a better way to get you through a long week and into the weekend than another episode of I Guess I'm Podcasting. This is the fourth episode of our new podcast feature and with each publication, they just get better ... more info

Guardian Music — What's it like to have taught someone who went on to be a pop star? The teachers of Alex Turner, Leona Lewis, the xx and others talk about raw talent, hugs and hard graft'He's the coolest man on the planet and he calls me sir'Name Steve BakerJob Engl... more info

Guardian Music — Last week was all about diss tracks and hatchet jobs. This time, we want you to suggest songs about our feathered friendsTry these out for size. Your posts are so short, Mickey Rooney uses them for trousers. You repeat post so often, you've got a dig... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — I haven’t posted anything Arctic Monkeys related for a while because…well..there hasn’t been too much to report. They just released the My Propeller EP/Single and now they are just touring. However, my buddy Blake is lucky enough to go to multi... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — The only thing I wish Vampire Weekend would do more of is release more b-sides and EP’s. I guess I’m just spoiled by Arctic Monkeys in that aspect. Vampire Weekend was recently interviewed by BBC 6 Music and Ezra mentioned that we can expect some... more info