Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis Yuck @ Barbarella (BV Party photo by Amanda Hatfield_ Moving on from Wednesday... Thursday, in some ways, was a bit of a bust for me. I blame St. Patrick's Day, one of my least favorite holidays. It... more info

The Vinyl Villain — A few weeks back, I had to head off out of the UK at very short notice. My time away coincided with a couple of gigs that I had long been looking forward to including British Sea Power.There are many bands who are labelled as the best live act in th... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Dana (DISTORTION) Yavin Edwyn Collins, now down at SXSW, passed through NYC for two shows on Sunday and Monday. The first was at the Rock Shop. The second was Bowery Ballroom and that's where the pictures in this... more info

Guardian Music — The National and Paolo Nutini also headline, with Rob Brydon, David Morrissey and Simon Armitage confirmed for other tentsThe line-up for this year's Latitude festival has been announced, with the revived 1990s band Suede headlining, alongside The Na... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis DOWNLOAD: Still Corners - Endless Summer (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Still Corners - Don't Fall in Love (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Still Corners - Eyes (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Withered Hand - Still Dawn (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Withered Hand - Religious Songs (MP3) DOWNLOA... more info

The Vinyl Villain — But I reckon it will still be a day or two before my brain and body get back in sync after the trip back from Florida. Wish me luck coping back at work today.This is a very appropriate song for the way I'm feeling:-mp3 : Edwyn Collins - Losing Sleep ... more info

The Telegraph — Perched on an amplifier, the two-time stroke sufferer performed a superb and uplifting set. Rating: * * * * * more info

NME — 'King of the Waves' set for release in May more info

Altsounds — Delicate, fragile and from simple to intricate these lovingly observed studies of birds by Edywn Collins demonstrate the retrieval of Illustration skills by one of Britain's best loved artistic talents. Idea Generation will host the largest exhib... more info

The Vinyl Villain — One of my favourite and I reckon one of the most under-appreciated bands in Scotland, Sons and Daughters have been releasing records since late 2003. So far we've had one mini-LP and two full-length LPs of mostly excellent music.It's been a while ho... more info