Guardian Music — Artists including Thom Yorke, Michael Stipe, Dinosaur Jr, Frank Black and Mercury Rev have chipped in on an album of Mark Mulcahey cover versions that left the bereaved singer misty-eyed"Someone said, 'Hey, what's going on with that record?' I said, ... more info

Rock Sellout — Now that enough space and time has come between the ’90s and our modern era, it’s OK to fly the flannel once again. This is simultaneously a timely coincidence and complete non-issue for Pride Parade, who are less a product of their times and mor... more info

Here Comes The Flood — photo: Leila Batmanghelidj Post-rock never made into the mainstream, but it had a huge influence on alternative music in the earlu nineties. Washington DC band Last Tide keep the wall-to-wall music alive on their EP The Broken Places. In the five tr... more info

NME — Band tell NME they're 'honoured' to be warming up for Frank Black and co more info

The Music Fix — Gig Review: Feel the pain as hipsters require hip replacements more info

Sky News — An unusual item is going under the hammer at a Las Vegas auction - a 66-million-year-old Tyrannosaurs Rex dinosaur. more info

Live Daily — Ben Lee [ tickets ] has enlisted Lou Barlow of Dinosaur Jr./Sebadoh and Lara Meyerratken of El May to reform Noise Addict [ tickets ]. The band's new, 15-song album, "It Was Never About The Audience," was released yesterday as a free download via the... more info

Nialler9 — This might just be my post of the year. 20 songs from 24 artists (remixes double it up) who appear at Electric Picnic this year clocking in at 63 minutes. This mixtape has some of my favourite music of the year contained within it, mixed to the best ... more info

NME — Win tickets to the one-off 'Dirt 2' gig now more info

I Guess I'm Floating — Blind Man's Colour stopped by the Tripwire's Backyard video series to record a pair of live/acoustic cuts from their debut Season Dreaming. In addition to a expertly stripped down version of "Jimmy Dove" they gave us a look at a lesser known album j... more info