Guardian Music — Songs set at dawn – they'd be full of sun-dappled reawakenings and hope for a new day, right? Wrong – it's mostly just a load of drunk people who haven't been to bed yetWhen coming up with this week's theme, I had it in my head that a trawl throu... more info

Guardian Music — (Universal)This album of collaborations came about after Davies recorded a version of "'Til the End of the Day" with the late Alex Chilton of Big Star. There are some good covers here: Mumford & Sons are pleasantly rugged on "Days", which speeds up a... more info

Said the Gramophone — Big Deal - "13 (Big Star Cover)" When I received a cover of Big Star's "Thirteen" today, I thought, "oh, that's a nice one, plus we have a strong history of posting covers of 'Thirteen'." So I went into... more info

All About Jazz — Poetry and jazz is about one+one=one, the spoken word as instrument, its meaning become tone and tempo, another voice in the band. "Driving the Poem" takes its cue from Hettie Jones's first poetry collection, Drive, plus the complementary pulse of th... more info

Abeano — For the first time in a while, Manchester’s annual industry showcase In The City starts tonight, with a degree of excitement in the air. For the first time in maybe 5 years, there’s a few bands who seem to be on the verge of something. Below... more info

Abeano — Massive move naming your band Big Deal. London duo kc Underwood and Alice Costelloe have just done that and may just have the goods to back it up. Forthcoming single ‘Homework’ and it’s b-side below – a cover of Big Star’s ‘13’ are... more info

Totally Fuzzy — -nits- said... el debarge-heart, mind & soul (1994) per request from 1 of my readers, i'm adding el debarge's 'heart, mind & soul' from 1994. el is featured in the october issue of ebony magazine and he has quite a story to tell: prison, heavy drug u... more info

All About Jazz — Bid on Autographed St. Blues Guitar From the Big Star Concert and Tribute to the Late Alex Chilton On a beautiful night this past Spring in Memphis, many friends, family, and fans gathered for the season opening of Memphis' historic Overton Park She... more info

NME — 'See My Friends' also includes songs with Billy Corgan, Bruce Springsteen and the late Alex Chilton more info

Silent Uproar — According to TwentyFourBit, a nice group of collaborators are turning out to rework past material from The Kinks. Several sources, including Ray Davies, have confirmed Spoon, Billy Corgan, Bruce Springsteen, Frank Black, Alex Chilton, Lucinda William... more info