Altsounds — Frankie & The Heartstrings are a five-piece guitar based rock band from Sunderland, Great Britain. Edwyn Collins (Orange Juice) produced their debut full length, Hunger, released in the UK and Europe earlier this year. The critically acclaimed album ... more info

The Vinyl Villain — There's only clip of mine up on youtube.  It wasn't me that put it there...but i'm so glad it is as otherwise it would have been lost forever.I do have hundreds of old VHS tapes with stuff from all sorts of telly shows.  I've always been too busy w... more info

Guardian Music — Midland Railway Centre, ButterleyStaged at a vintage railway centre – a site patrons travel to on a Thomas the Tank Engine-like steam train while serenaded by artists so obscure you have to wonder if they've even heard of themselves – Indietrack... more info

Guardian Music — Newton Faulker and ex-Busted lead guitarist Charlie Simpson are ready for some seaside frolics at a special Beach Sessions event on the second day of Relentless Boardmasters (10-14 Aug, Newquay) ...The hungry Kooks headline both Harvest food and mus... more info

Guardian Music — 12 April 1965: Number 1 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of indie musicThe distinctive jangle of the Rickenbacker on Mr Tambourine Man wasn't actually the invention of the Byrds. The Beatles had already been there: the Byrds had hear... more info

Guardian Music — February 1980: Number 21 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of indie musicOrange Juice's influence over indie music is so vast that it's hard to imagine how shocking they once seemed, not least to the audiences who reacted to singer Ed... more info

Totally Fuzzy — HVNLP89 was released by Heavenly as a taster of what we've got going on at the moment. It was initially given away on Brighton pier as the label for our Heavenly stick of rock. We hope you enjoy. This is a beautiful sampler, even if you're not re... more info

The Vinyl Villain — It was my mate Jaques the Kipper who brought this to my attention via a compilation tape put together in the early 90s:-mp3 : The Rockingbirds - Gradually LearningThey sound as if they should come from deep in the heart of Texas, but in fact The Rock... more info

The Music Fix — Edwyn Collins produces this impressive new slice of inventive guitar-pop. more info

Guardian Music — The BBC's extension of Big Weekend festival video highlights from seven to 30 days tops this week's roundup of music onlineOver the last few summers, the BBC has extended its online coverage of Glastonbury, Reading, T in the Park and its own Big Week... more info