The Vinyl Villain — In the days before blog'n'roll I used to spend quite a few hours watching music videos on MTV2. Most of the time it was the same old, same old hour after hour, but every now and again something would come on by a band or singer I was completely unfa... more info

Totally Fuzzy — bumkuncha said...Evan Lurie - Il Piccolo Diavolo (1989) OSTNic Potter & Guy Evans - The Long Hello Vol.2 (1981)Man / Deke Leonard's Iceberg - BBC Radio One Live In Concert (1973)Evan Lurie - Joe Gould's Secret (2000) OSTJack Bruce - Monkjack (1995)Jo... more info

Pop Tarts Suck Toasted — In the last few weeks we have been treated to a couple of brilliant sophomore releases. Both St. Vincent and the White Rabbits managed to trump their previous efforts with albums that are better in every possible way. The two albums got me wondering ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — a r n e l said...Saint Germain - Tourist (2000)Jackson 5 - The Best of Michael Jackson & The Jackson Five, the Motown YearsThe Jackson 5 - Christmas Album (1970)MaCaCo - Ingravittohttp://bestfbothworlds.blogspot.comBarrabas said...Sin Alley - Vol 3 h... more info

NME — Banks' Julian Plenti project is go for summer release more info

I Guess I'm Floating — Here's a band I've been sitting on for a couple of months (such is the bane of having an inbox stuffed with hundreds of MP3s to sift through) but in this case it's "better late than never." Parlovr is another notable band from the land of the mounti... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — As I am typing this sitting on my bed in my room, I glance at my Interpol poster. I miss the days of Turn On The Bright Lights and Antics. Don’t get me wrong, I think that Our Love To Admire has a lot more going for it than critics/fans give it cre... more info

Undercover, Australia — Interpol front man Paul Banks will slip into the pseudonym of Julian Plenti for his first solo album, which is due to be released on August 4 in the USA on Matador. more info

Chorus.fm — Paul Banks of *Interpol* will be releasing Julian Plenti Is...Skyscraper, produced by Peter Katis (who produced the first two Interpol albums), on August 4th through Matador Records. It features guest appearances by members of Ratatat and The Occasi... more info

Stereogum — We told you Interpol frontman Paul Banks grew a questionable bad teenage mustache (Carlos D envy?) and recorded a solo album as Julian Plenti. The reportedly "cocky" and "sexy" collection, titled Julian Plenti Is... Skyscraper is out this August via ... more info