Guardian Music — Cardiacs singer Tim Smith suffered a heart attack and a paralysing stroke two years ago, and musicians are now flocking to cover his strange, unique songs to help fund his treatmentIn June 2008, Cardiacs singer Tim Smith attended the last night of My... more info

Altsounds — On the heels of announcing the US release date of his new album, *Losing **Sleep*, indie music icon *Edwyn **Collins *has revealed his long-awaited return to Stateside shores for some live dates. Shortly after the album hits stores (March 8th; *Heave... more info

Guardian Music — With no clear frontrunner, it was a tough call. But the winner's warm, lo-fi feel and crackly samples made the jury return to it again and againOn the phone from his new home in Germany, the electronic auteur Gold Panda – who offers only Derwin as ... more info

Guardian Music — Gold Panda wins first album award for Lucky Shiner, while documentary The Arbor is named best first filmThe last time Gold Panda was up for a prize, he won a McDonald's voucher for coming second in a paperboy of the year contest. Now the electronic m... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis DOWNLOAD: Edwyn Collins - Losing Sleep (MP3) Former Orange Juice frontman Edwyn Collins is set to play his first American shows since suffering a near-fatal brain haemorrhage in February 2005. He'll play The Rock Shop on Sunday, Marc... more info

Guardian Music — One of the pillars of British indie rock tells Gareth Grundy about influences from Donovan to BowieEdwyn Collins is one of the more inspirational figures in British music, and not just for his achievements on record. As a founder member of Glasgow's ... more info

Guardian Music — Originally published in the Guardian on 21 January 1985BRIXTONOn a Saturday night in the large and freezing Brixton Academy, four British pop bands raised an estimated £18,000 for the striking miners in a remarkable show that mixed political idealis... more info

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Chorus.fm — *Edwyn Collins* (http://www.edwyncollins.com/)' new single will be "In Your Eyes," which was co-written by and features *The Drums* (http://www.myspace.com/thedrumsforever). The song comes fromm his new album, Losing Sleep. more info

Guardian Music — Will A Single Man overcome Monsters? Can Rumer conquer Mount Kimbie?An alien invasion movie, a stately adaptation of a Christopher Isherwood story about a man in mourning, a vibrant piece of UK hip-hop and the debut from Burt Bacharach's latest prote... more info