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This Week's Singles: 02/07/12 Dirty Projectors, TEMPA T, Field Music, Scuba, Rudi Zygadlo

4526 days ago
DrownedInSoundSingle of the Week! Dirty Projectors - ‘Gun Has No Trigger’ (Domino) The handsomest band in Christendom have written a song which sounds like a warning, and it is the kind of song men ruined by witchy women sing to other chaps, to put the... more info

New band of the day – No 1,283: Zeus

4550 days ago
Guardian MusicThis Canadian band's divinely daft pomp-pop is like a thunderbolt from on highHometown: Toronto, Canada.The lineup: Rob Drake, Carlin Nicholson, Mike O'Brien, Neil Quin.The background: Sting, of course, would call it synchronicity. See, only last nig... more info

Sunderland and Music: the people, the place, the culture.

4582 days ago
Guardian MusicIn the last of the Guardian Northerner's posts on Wearside's great music debate, musician Neil Wood and student Hannah Matterson put their viewsNeil Wood is a musician and blogger in Sunderland. He's on Facebook and there's more here too.At 21 years ... more info

Live music booking now

4584 days ago
Guardian MusicHow to wind up fans of classical music: book Kylie for the ever-less-Promsy Proms In The Park. (8 Sep, Hyde Park, W2). Predictions: a Confide In Me/Nessun Dorma mash-up, plus Hazell Dean and Brother Beyond in an encore of selections from HMS Pinafore... more info

A football stadium, a mammoth promotions corporation and 'infrastructure' maketh not a music scene.

4586 days ago
Guardian MusicAnother slant on the who, whats, whens and whys of how Sunderland became the north-east's hotbed of musical creativity. Dan Carson speaks to today's young musicians and promoters on Wearside"What is it that transforms an area's local musical landscap... more info

The Sunderland sound - where credit is REALLY due

4587 days ago
Guardian MusicDavid Brewis of Field Music takes issue with yesterday's Guardian Northerner post, recalling the free-wheeling, spirited genesis of the city's contemporary music, and the role of an inspirational youth workerAllan Glen's Guardian Northerner post yest... more info

What lies behind the success of Futureheads, Field Music and the rest of the Wearside Sound?

4588 days ago
Guardian MusicA lot of thought and planning, that's what. Allan Glen explains the clout behind Sunderland's progress towards becoming music's new Liverpool or ManchesterWhat is it that transforms an area's local musical landscape into a national credible scene? We... more info

Sleeve notes: Guns N' Roses N' hissy fits

4606 days ago
Guardian MusicMusic news, reviews and discussion from the last seven daysIn the newsAxl Rose declines induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of FameRough Trade to open store in New YorkBritney Spears set to join US X FactorLeonard Cohen announces only UK gig of 201... more info

New music: Field Music – Heart

4607 days ago
Guardian MusicHear 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

(Selector) Field Music prefer minimalism in video

4652 days ago
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

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