The Independent — This year was always going to be a good one for The Drums. The 'next Strokes', as they have lazily been labelled, were the winners of the NME Philip Hall Radar Award 2010, an accolade picked up by the likes Glasvegas in the past. The gong is awarde... more info

The Vinyl Villain — So far, the series has featured what could be accurately described as classic acts – The Jam, The Police, Orange Juice, Joy Division, Lloyd Cole & The Commotions, Magazine and Talking Heads none of whom have released a new LP in years. Not so with... more info

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Guardian Music — Our music team pick the songs or albums, old or new, they just can't turn offBlack Randy and the Metro Squad Trouble at the Cup Among the delights of the forthcoming California punk compilation Black Hole is Black Randy, responsible for perhaps the b... more info

Totally Fuzzy — zero said... - B. B. Seaton - Revolutionary Dub (1976) - Buffy Sainte-Marie - Many A Mile (1965) - Malaria! - Emotion (1982, vinyl rip) - Art Bears - The World As It Is Today (1981) - Buffy Sainte-Marie - Little Wheel Spin and Spin (1966) - Erns... more info

Its Getting Boring By The Sea — The Heartbreaks are a very old fashioned band in more ways than one. For a start they're an unashamedly open indie band. They don't hide by diluting their sound with another genre, their sound is made up of jangly guitars and anthemic choruses last ... more info

Guardian Music — You get two bands for the price of one (one noisy, one quiet) from these London youngstersWho are they?Yuck are Londoners Daniel Blumberg (vocals), Max Bloom (guitar), New Jersey's Jonny Rogoff (drums) and Hiroshima-born Mariko Doi (bass). Their Yu(c... more info

Guardian Music — Move out of the way! Here comes would-be Wigan peer Richard Ashcroft to talk royalty, rats and rock'n'roll with Rich PelleyHello, Richard. Your new band is RPA (1) & The United Nation Of Sounds. Do you also sell jumpers like the United Colours Of Ben... more info

Guardian Music — Our music team pick the songs or albums, old or new, they just can't turn offPrince Future Soul Song Prince's giveaway album 20Ten isn't a classic, but contains enough to remind long-suffering fans why they love him. This FX-laden slow jam wouldn't s... more info