Guardian Music — Hear Pet Shop Boys reinvented by the Brewis brothersBefore Heart became the fourth single to be released from Pet ShopBoys' Actually album (it reached No 1 in 1998), they'd toyed with idea of giving it to Madonna. Unfortunately (or fortunately) the b... more info

Impose Magazine — Harry Nilsson, "Life Line" I never actually seen The Point but I love Nilsson's soundtrack album, and I love this style of animation. Minimal and a bit shaky, but you can tell a story with line drawings and beautiful imagery just as well as y... more info

DrownedInSound — It seems to me that late February is when singles start to get really interesting. And all those smart (or fortunate) enough to have avoided the inanity of new year tip lists pop up their heads, sleepy eyes washed of their clag. Hooray for nearly-Spr... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The Newark Star-Ledger interviews Christopher Bram about his new book, Eminent Outlaws: The Gay Writers Who Changed America. Q. Why did you write this book? A. A writer named Sam Wasson was doing a book on the movie "Breakfast at... more info

Guardian Music — Sunderland siblings Field Music have had nothing but acclaim. So why are they still penniless?It's endearing as well as illustrative that Peter and David Brewis, siblings from Sunderland who together make up the band Field Music, insist our little ju... more info

Stereogum — Lately, in the wake of the master’s triumphantly bedraggled new album Old Ideas, lots of people have been covering Leonard Cohen: Cass McCombs, Field Music, Bill Callahan, Bradford Cox, Greg Dulli. And now we can add New Pornographers frontman A.C.... more info

DrownedInSound — Can being a musician, writing pop songs and gigging around the country, ever be considered a ‘proper job’? Most musicians might not delve too deeply into the true dynamics of what they do to make a living, but it’s definitely something that occ... more info

Guardian Music — (Field Music)On first play, the Sunderland Brewis Brothers' fourth album sounds baffling. There are innumerable time signatures and gear shifts – a dozen just in the opener, Start the Day Right. However, perseverance brings rich rewards, as the com... more info

Stereogum — A few days ago, we posted Bill Callahan’s cover of Leonard Cohen’s “So Long Marianne” from the forthcoming Leonard Cohen covers compilation UK music mag MOJO is putting together to celebrate Cohen’s new album, Old Ideas. Today, we have two ... more info

DrownedInSound — That we’ve got a band asking such questions of themselves, whilst making some of the most thoughtful, intelligent pop in the country, should be celebrated. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info