Altsounds — David Bowie’s often overlooked debut album, was released by Deram in 1967. Along with Cat Stevens, Bowie was one of the label’s earliest signings and both performers - in the fullness of time - would prove very wise investments inde... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Antlers @ Music Hall of Williamsburg in Oct (more by Tim Griffin) Life of Agony @ Starland Ballroom in November (more by Tim Griffin) tonight in NYC * song of Bowie @ Living Room * Wild Yaks, Nightmare Air,... more info

Guardian Music — Dropping her aitches like her Pygmalion namesake, the London songstress's whimsical mockney sounds a little familiarHometown: London.The lineup: Eliza Doolittle (vocals, guitar).The background: So Lily Allen throws in the towel, at least for a while ... more info

Guardian Music — The new wave icon, who died last month, founded the Parisian punk scene and pioneered French electropop"Denis Denis, oh with your eyes so blue/Denis Denis, I've got a crush on you." So sang Debbie Harry on Blondie's first European hit in 1978. At the... more info

Guardian Music — With his strutting disco rock, this Bowie acolyte looks set to oust Mika and Scissor Sisters in the glam departmentHometown: Bristol.The lineup: Rollo Jean (vocals, music).The background: Once upon a time, more than the Beatles or the Stones, the Vel... more info

NME - The Video Blog — Check this out - David Bowie (back when he was known as David Jones) in his first ever TV appearance, founding the "Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Long-Haired Men"... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — Many of our English readers are probably familiar with London-based The Leisure Society, the brainchild of musician Nick Hemming formerly of early 90s outfit She Talks To Angels. While Hemming has quite the decorated and diverse musical past, only r... more info

Guardian Music — Moon scoops best film and Jones best debut director at British independent film awardsAs a child, he was called Zowie Bowie. These days it's the far more sensible Duncan Jones, and tonight he emerged triumphantly from the very large shadow of his fat... more info

Live Daily — The BBC has referred to Morrissey [ tickets ] as "one of the most influential figures in the history of British pop”--and critic Steven Wells called him "the man who more or less invented indie." However you slice it, the former frontman of â�... more info

Stereogum — We've gone on and on and on about how great Apes & Androids' live show is. Well, was. Past tense, because sadly, Apes & Androids are no more. In talking about last year's greatest concerts, I said: "Live A&A are something like of Montreal by way of S... more info