Live Daily — The Cult [ tickets ] and Old 97's [ tickets ] will each headline one weekend of the third annual Musink tattoo convention and music festival scheduled for early next year. The three-day event will first set up camp Feb. 19-21 in Costa Mesa, CA. Co... more info

Guardian Music — Hammersmith Apollo, LondonSeven years after being crowned winner of Britain's first Pop Idol television show, Will Young is celebrating the release of a greatest hits album, starting with two shows five minutes from his front door. But his thoughts a... more info

Stereogum — San Francisco's the Fresh & Onlys make for great autumn listening. There's something gothy about their psychedelic rock 'n' roll swing, but the sort of vintage wind-blown vibe that's more internal than dyed hair or eyeliner. That atmosphere was defin... more info

Live Daily — Yorkshire's band of punk brothers The Cribs [ tickets ] unveiled their new collection of songs and their newest member--Johnny Marr, formerly of The Smiths--on Monday (11/9) at the first of two US stops. Long on energy yet short on the melodic nuance... more info

Guardian Music — Founded in 1981, the same year as the Walkman, this NYC underground label put out cassette-only releases that helped shape the US hardcore punk sceneTapes have always been the lo-fi ruffians of the stereo age. But in the 1980s, the only way you could... more info

N-DUBZ star suffers a case of mistaken identity on Never Mind The Buzzcocks more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — They are the legends of Manchester music – but not as you have ever seen them before.Some of the city’s best loved and most infamous music icons are being depicted in pop art style at an exhibition in Chorlton.Artist Pete McKee, who des... more info

Scotsman.com — PICK OF THE WEEK Life Wednesday, ITV3, 10pm more info

NME — Modern Sky Festival drops all foreign bands from bill more info

Scotsman.com — PICK OF THE WEEK Never Mind The Buzzcocks BBC2, Thursday, 9.30pm more info