The Quietus — Cardiacs' Tim Smith and vocalist Jo Spratley's band the Spratleys Japs will end the year with a London show tomorrow night more info

The Quietus — Sean Kitching talks to Tim Smith about the conferring of an honorary PhD on the much loved cult musician, and gauges reaction to the news from some of his fellow musicians and advocates more info

Core News — “Stuart hears new information about the long-term illness of Cardiacs singer Tim Smith from his bandmate Kavus Torabi. Tim has battled with a rare brain disorder since suffering a cardiac arrest 10 years ago, the full details of his condition and h... more info

Core News — “Post-garage, cassette inspired, cosmic popster Gary War picks his favourite tunes. Including Gerry & The Holograms, Cardiacs, Steve Linnegar’s Snakeshed and Suicide.” Freak Zone Playlist 2018-01-21 Gary War [Uploaded.net download] Tracklist: S... more info

The Quietus — Campaign to help fund Tim Smiths' health care for the next year reaches half way mark... Here, the revered musician talks to Sean Kitching about the frustrations caused by his severe illness more info

Uncut — The target is currently £100,000 Photo by Sarah Mayer The target is currently £100,000 The post Appeal launched to fund medical treatment for Cardiacs’ singer, Tim Smith appeared first on Uncut. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — By Doug Moore Misery Index at Europa, 2011 (more by Samantha Marble) Let's get started with news: Napalm Death (no introduction necessary, one hopes) have recorded a cover of Cardiacs' "To Go Off And Things" and are selling it for... more info

Metal Injection — Mutation, an all-star group that features members of Napalm Death, Cardiacs, Sisters of Mercy, Japanese noise artist Merzbow, and everyone else under the sun, has debuted the first single from their upcoming Error 500 album. It's indescribably a... more info

Guardian Music — Supersonic Festival Tasters, Birmingham & LondonSupersonic is an excellent small festival of boundary-chafing music that takes place at Birmingham's Custard Factory every October. As a hint of what to expect, the organisers are hosting a couple of "t... more info

The Music Fix — Cardiacs man achieves his prog-rock vision. more info