Guardian Music — Founder Chris Wright goes into 'semi-retirement' after sale of firm to consortiumWhen he was social secretary at Manchester University in the 1960s, two of the bands Chris Wright booked to perform there were Cream and the Yardbirds. It marked the beg... more info

Altsounds — Wheels are George Runciman (Vocals/Guitar), Felix Howes (Guitar), Yacob Andersen (Bass) and Stirling Mitchell (Drums), a band of fresh-faced London boys who emulate Britpop cool and create credible guitar pop - think Blur, not Busted. Their influ... more info

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Guardian Music — The Fab Four finally join the year 2010. Elsewhere, Neil Young's eco car explodes, and Swans are invited to play at the royal wedding (er, by Guardian readers)Five things we learned from the news•OMG, you can buy the Beatles on iTunes? Why didn't a... more info

Guardian Music — This week Jason Solomons meets the Italian actor Violante Placido to discuss her electric performance with George Clooney, and how her role in Anton Corbijn's The American might propel her to international fame as Italy's new Sophia Loren.Hammer & To... more info

The Vinyl Villain — Dubstar began life in the early 90s as a two-piece consisting of Chris Wilkie on guitar abd Steve Hillier on keyboards and vocals. By 1994 they had a new vocalist in Sarah Blackwood.Like an awful lot of bands kicking around in that era, they were ab... more info

Guardian Music — Shepherd's Bush Empire, LondonThirteen years after forming in Austin, Texas, Spoon have matched their long-standing indie credibility with hard-won mainstream success. Their seventh album, Transference, debuted on the US chart at No 4, and in May the... more info

The Vinyl Villain — I mentioned the other week that I had been lucky enough to get along to the Halloween edition of nationalpopleague, the club night run by John Blain Hunt, the lead singer with the fabulous Butcher Boy.A number of people came along to the night in fa... more info

Guardian Music — Damon Albarn hints at recording new material, saying the Britpop band will 'probably do something' in JanuaryBlur will "probably do something" in January, according to Damon Albarn. More than a year since their last gig together, the band recently di... more info

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