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

Totally Fuzzy — Peter said... 10 Songs You Didn’t Know Were Covers Until recently, I thought that some of the best songs of the 80s were originals. Boy, was I shocked... My hmphs http://www.myhmphs.com Black Sand said... The Art Of Noise - Selected Remixes by da... more info

Guardian Music — Woozy, druggy, sexy pop classicism from east London duo Alice Costelloe and kc UnderwoodWho are they? Alice Costelloe and kc Underwood, based in east London. They met, Underwood says, when Costelloe's mother hired him to give her daughter guitar less... more info

Totally Fuzzy — S R Management said... The Lost Back 2 Back Episode featuring: Sookie, Sookie - Ascots / Waistcoats / John Kay; Another Brick In The Wall - Mostly Autumn / Luther Wright and the Wrongs; Six Days On The Road - Gram Parsons / Taj Mahal; Mexico City - J... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Pinhead said... Red Red Wine On A Sunday #44 - Motivation Here's the Playlist: Statue Of Liberty, New Bomb Turks,Switchblade Tongues, Butterknife Brains Motivation,Tommy Stinson,Village Gorilla Head The Future, Turbo AC´S, Automatic Call Waiting, Bl... more info