Here Comes The Flood — From the archives: a vintage promo poster for the John Cale album Helen Of Troy. » More about Helen Of Troy (Thanks: Ken Clark) more info

Guardian Music — Castaway Chris Salmon loses himself in the BBC's vast Desert Island Discs archiveThere was a splash of publicity earlier this year when it was revealed that the BBC was to create a full Desert Island Discs archive on its website. A few months on, it... more info

Guardian Music — This week Bestival drew the summer festival season to a close, Amy Winehouse's final studio session was released, and our readers got physical with their top workout tunesHighlights from our Bestival coverageThe five best things about Friday, includi... more info

Guardian Music — Listen to the former Velvet Underground man's new EPJohn Cale is back with some typically off-kilter pop. His first release on Domino imprint Double Six is this five-track EP, which ranges from skew-whiff beats to dirty guitar riffs. Domino describes... more info

DrownedInSound — For a man who, after years of drugs and alcohol use now claims to drink nothing stronger than coffee, this is one hell of a caffeinated record. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

Guardian Music — Musicians choose which sounds they've been listening to this summer Listen to a selection of these tracks on our Summer Music Spotify playlist, guardian.co.uk/spotify-playlistsFaris Badwan, the HorrorsOld Man Willow Elephant's MemoryI first heard Ele... more info

Guardian Music — This bafflingly brilliant Brazilian's 'sci-fi torch songs' sound like jungle music from a galaxy far, far awayHometown: Rio De Janeiro.The lineup: Manuela Leal (vocals, instruments).The background: It's not absolutely essential for potential New Band... more info

The Vinyl Villain — This is the story of the song Roadrunner.  It's a bit confusing but stay with me.Roadrunner was first recorded in April 1972. The producer was John Cale of  The Velvet Underground fame.  However the song did not see light of day until its release... more info

Guardian Music — March 1972: Number 5 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of indie musicThe young Bostonian Jonathan Richman fell under the spell of the Velvet Underground as a teenager, and when he formed his own band, the Modern Lovers, he sought to c... more info

Guardian Music — July 1965: Number 2 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of indie musicThe most influential group in indie history – crucial to punks, goths, postpunks and indiepoppers – first set music to tape in a loft apartment on Ludlow Street, ... more info