Stopcryingyourheartout.com — 8 out of 10Album InfoRelease Date: October 17, 2011Producer: Noel Gallagher and Dave SardyLabel: Sour MashFact: High Flying Birds is a reference to a Jefferson Airplane trackIs Noel Gallagher fucked? Less than 100 days since his comeback press confer... more info

Guardian Music — From the Manics to Mark E Smith, this week's playlist is the businessIn Japan they have company songs, musical expressions of employee loyalty sung by salarymen. Unfortunately, as regular RR commenter HoshinoSakura points out, "most are horrible". No... more info

Guardian Music — He learned American pop via a hand-built radio, became a psychedelic pop star in his own right, then was tortured by South Korea's dictatorship. Meet the remarkable Shin Joong HyunIt was in 1957, at the spring variety show at the Eighth US Army base ... more info

Guardian Music — Queen Elizabeth Hall, LondonThis was one of the most remarkable reunion concerts of the current English folk revival. Twenty-one years on from the release of their classic folk-rock album Freedom and Rain, Oysterband were back on stage with June Tabo... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Noel Gallagher's new project Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds came together in large part because he was bored. "I was in a band, right?" the former Oasis guitarist says. "And I left. And then I wrote some songs. I had a lot of songs left over from... more info

NME — Ex-Oasis leader admits wife Sara MacDonald prefers Kasabian to '…High Flying Birds' more info

We Like it Lossless! — Holy Mountain / 2007Wooden Shjips, a four-piece pysch combo from San Francisco, feature a bassist named Dusty, a guitarist named Ripley, and an organist named Nash. On their debut release for Holy Mountain, the Shjips, like the Jefferson Airplane and... more info

Altsounds — "“8/16" is the band at their most eclectic, riding a swerving tsunamic riff into creeping female vocals. When Ben Verellen joins in with his stomping war cry, the song blossoms into the deranged lovechild of Jefferson Airplane, Boston and Sc... more info

Guardian Music — It's your party and you can cry if you want to, but here are your favourite songs about that most bittersweet of celebrationsBirthdays are supposed to be happy occasions. Presents, parties, surprises and treats. But they're also a stark reminder of t... more info

Guardian Music — XOYO, LondonAlister Wright's eyes widen. "I can't believe we sold this place out!" The excitement of the bouncy guitarist and sublime singer of Cloud Control is touching, considering the success the Sydney four-piece have achieved back home. Their de... more info