Star Online, Malaysia — More than 30 years later, Buzzcocks' main man Pete Shelley is both flattered and baffled by the wealth of bands that claim to be influenced by them. more info

Totally Fuzzy — a r n e l said... Kelis - 4 albums Rihanna - 2 albums Wir sind Helden 3 albums Rodrigo y Gabriela Gilberto Gil Brand New Heavies Ian Dury & the Blockheads http://bestfbothworlds.blogspot.com Gumshoe said... Ariel Pink's new album, "Before Today," is... more info

Reuters — Pete Shelley, the lead singer of the Buzzcocks, wrote those wistful words 32 years ago, during the short-lived punk revolution that unleashed bands like the Sex Pistols and the Clash on the musical landscape in the late 1970s. more info

Guardian Music — Simply Red vocalist Hucknall is rock'n'roll enough to step into original front man Rod Stewart's shoes, insists Ronnie WoodThey were as celebrated for rock'n'roll excess as for their influential music, and counted among their members two of the most ... more info

Guardian Music — Hoxton Square Bar and Kitchen, LondonLike fellow pop offspring James McCartney, who also recently played this venue, Paul Simon's son Harper is a late bloomer. He left it until the age of 37 to release his debut album because until then he had "had ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — "No smoking at the Buzzcocks show, apparently there's a bomb scare outside. Fuckbeans..." - Joey Outten Irving Plaza - 5/13/2010 (pics via tonearmmgmt & domifanotherkid) "New York City police evacuated several floors of a building and several streets... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — tonight in NYC * The Buzzcocks @ Irving Plaza * Ricky Gervais @ the Theater @ MSG * The Big Sleep (late) @ Mercury Lounge * TBA @ The National's High Violet Annex * Crooked Still, Gabriel Kahane @... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Mister Moods said... BRAND NEW MOODS presents: - Le Peuple de l'Herbe "Tilt" Still mixing loud indie rock with electronica, hip-hop and dub, they've cooked something a lot easier to digest than 2007's concept album "Radio Blood Money". Actually, thei... more info

The Vinyl Villain — So, I'm off sunning myself many thousands of miles away. I was tempted to repeat the 2009 exercise of looking for a whole series of ghost postings, but instead will use the two weeks to look back at a couple of compilation LPs that sit in the cupboa... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Radu said... Babe(b)logue's Last Updates: Magic Carpet - Same (England 1972) Cissoko - Bakine Percussion (Senegal 2001) Rogèrio Tavares - Galope (Brazil 2004) Urban Trad - Erbalunga (Belgium 2007) Riccardo Tesi - Presente Remoto (Italy 2007) Gladys ... more info