Guardian Music — 4 June 1976: Number 8 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of indie musicGoogle the words "Sex Pistols Lesser Free Trade Hall 1976", or simply "4 June 1976", and you can use the resultant 22,600,000 pieces of information to piece togethe... more info

Guardian Music — 2003: Number 44 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of R&B and hip-hop musicIt's somehow appropriate for its DIY ethics that the seminal moment in the history of modern British urban music is a four-part YouTube clip. Ripped from a home... more info

Dalston Oxfam Shop — I am reposting this blog post from 2009 because it was offline for a while and has a lot of tracks that are rare and sought after.Here is another of the rare NME cassettes released with the magazine in the early 80s, a number of which you can find el... more info

Guardian Music — Music producer who worked with the Stranglers, Buzzcocks and the Human LeagueThe record producer Martin Rushent, who has died aged 63, established himself as a pivotal figure in British pop music through his work with the punk-era bands Buzzcocks and... more info

Guardian Music — Tributes pour in for award-winning producer who worked with the Stranglers, the Human League and T.RexOne of the leading figures of early electronic music, producer Martin Rushent, has died. Rushent, who worked with bands including the Human League, ... more info

The Vinyl Villain — The retuen of a series which will feature when I cant really come up with anything original to say or do. Loads of great acts went into the studios and recorded sessions for the John Peel Show over the years. Indeed there are blogs out there dedicat... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Series charting the musical and human dramas behind some of the best-known rock and pop groups in history. This programme looks at some of the best bands to come out of Manchester over the past 20 years. The stories of Buzzcocks, Joy Division, New ... more info

Altsounds — After an incredibly impressive run of announcements, **SONISPHERE **completes its comedy line up with additions that perfectly showcase the organisers' ability to combine outside-of-the-box thinking with top class entertainment, reminding the world w... more info

Altsounds — The Cute Lepers are 100% proof that '77 punk rock/powerpop in the vein of Generation X, Buzzcocks, and The Boys is timeless in both sound and spirit. Since their arrival on the scene in 2007, they've toured the US and Europe extensively, re... more info

Guardian Music — Singer-songwriter Kate Nash is setting up girls-only after-school rock music clubs to encourage young musiciansKate Nash – tall, smiley, charismatic – talks in a rush when she's excited. Her words tumble over themselves, in fits and starts; she... more info