NME — 'Hawk' will be released on August 16 more info

Guardian Music — Alt-rock's ultimate odd couple take another trip to the dark heart of country on their third LP as a duoMark Lanegan and Isobel Campbell are to release their third album as a duo. The new LP, Hawk, is due in August, and will feature cameos by singer-... more info

NME — Teenage Fanclub, Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan, The New Pornographers all set to perform more info

Totally Fuzzy — Jeffrey Siegel said... Podcast 178 is a conversation with Catherine Russell on the occasion of the release of her latest CD "Inside This Heart of Mine". Listen to tracks from her new CD, her cover of the Grateful Dead's "New Speedway Boogie" and othe... more info

NME Radio — I love getting people talking about music and last night on the show I decided I'd get the collective NME Radio mind to help me create an Indie Family Tree. I'd been inspired by tracks from Monsters of Folk and Broken Bells on our playlist at the mom... more info

Guardian Music — Last time was all about being softly spoken. Now we want you to take the plunge with this week's topicEvenin' all. And many happy returns to each of you. It seems like a long time since I rapped at ya, what with Hey Jude, the Brits and a brief dallia... more info

Guardian Music — If you're a kid, whispering can be comforting, soothing or even fun; for adults, it often takes on a much more sinister hue, as this week's selections provePerhaps as a result of one too many nights spent ­demanding that my mother mop my brow and... more info

The Vinyl Villain — When I was looking to find out the release date of Legal Man, I found this in wikipedia:-"Legal Man" is a single released by Belle & Sebastian on Jeepster Records in 2000. The title track also features Jonny Quinn and Rozanne Suarez of The Maisonett... more info

The Yellow Stereo — There’s something about a Scottish accent that allows a singer to be as emotionally ragged as he wants without crossing over into dreaded ‘emo’ territory. Broken Records will probably remind some of the Twilight Sad in this respect, as both voc... more info

Guardian Music — And that's not all. Faith No More's Mike Patton, Spiritualized's Jason Pierce and Butthole Surfers' Gibby Haynes complete a grizzly, gravel-voiced lineupThe production duo Soulsavers have announced their third album – and yet another team-up w... more info