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Album review: Coldplay's 'Mylo Xyloto'

4890 days ago
L.A. Times - Pop & HissIt can’t be easy being Coldplay vocalist Chris Martin, with so many critics working overtime to justify their contempt, picking apart his band’s words not for enjoyment but in a search for the cheesiest mixed metaphors, listening to melodies not ... more info

Nothing Can Hurt Me: The Big Star Story :: Trailer

4907 days ago
Aquarium DrunkardTrailer for the upcoming Big Star Documentary Nothing Can Hurt Me: The Big Star Story. more info

Albert Hammond Jr. Covers Big Star (Stereogum Premiere)

4910 days ago
StereogumCool For School, a digital-only compilation that benefits The Lunchbox Fund, features covers by the likes of Bright Eyes and Albert Hammond, Jr. Today, we’re sharing a track that features the second-most-famous Stroke covering Big Star’s 1972 cla... more info

Raincoats to finally make Chicago debut

4929 days ago
Chicago TribuneKurt Cobain and the riot grrrls would approveLike the Velvet Underground and Big Star, the Raincoats were one of those bands who were better at inspiring future generations of bands than selling records. more info

Matthew Sweet's 'Modern Art' out Sept 27th + More Autumn Tour Dates!

4930 days ago
AltsoundsThe official release of Matthew Sweet's new album Modern Artis fast approaching. Due out September 27 on Missing Piece Records, the tracks on the new album recalls some of this power pop legend's touchstones: The Beatles, Beach Boys and Big Star. ... more info

Readers recommend: songs about September – results

4936 days ago
Guardian MusicTake a breath of that brisk fresh air and inhale your top songs of autumnal wistfulness – and its oppositeSeptember marks the end of the summer, the start of the school term, and a definite return to "normality" after the craziness of the summer. F... more info

Girls – Father, Son, Holy Ghost: exclusive album stream

4938 days ago
Guardian MusicListen to the San Francisco duo's second LP and tell us what you thinkWhen Girls emerged a couple of years back, their fondness for waxinglyrical about chemicals – plus a truly couldn't-make-it-upbackstory – seemed to get in the way of the fact t... more info

Monday Morning Video: Big Star

4967 days ago
TwangvilleA classic song performed by a legendary songwriter. What better way to start the week. more info

The Jayhawks – review

4970 days ago
Guardian MusicAcademy, ManchesterThe Jayhawks have never had great timing. They honed their country-rock sound just as grunge went global. They released their second album, 1992's Blue Earth, on a major label just as the US media attacked the huge sums of money s... more info

Lanterns on the Lake (No 1,052)

5006 days ago
Guardian MusicThis plaintive Newcastle sextet, whose debut was recorded in Northumberland isolation, are the anti-Geordie ShoreHometown: Newcastle.The lineup: Hazel Wilde (vocals, guitar), Adam Sykes (vocals, guitar), Paul Gregory (guitars, electronics), Brendan S... more info

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