NME — Sunderland newcomers have top tips as they play in the sunshine more info

Guardian Music — Frankie and the Heartstrings are flying the flag for the surprisingly fertile Sunderland scene. They tell Dave Simpson how classic kitchen-sink dramas and the miners' strike are still alive in their musicFrankie and the Heartstrings played at Sheffie... more info

Guardian Music — A new campaign to 'fix' the pop charts and a band with enough ideas for two whole websites get Chris Salmon's clicksSince downloads began counting towards the UK chart in 2005, there have been countless campaigns to sock it to The Man by getting old/... more info