Guardian Music — From lilac wine to champagne supernovas, we drink deep from your vintage selection of songs about the sauce. HicAlcohol is intrinsically associated with rock'n'roll, so it was unsurprising that there were crate loads of recommendations for songs abou... more info

Guardian Music — Information and lineups for the UK's best city based festivalsThe 1234 ShoreditchWhen: 9 JulyWhere: Shoreditch Park, LondonWhat: East London festival for emerging indie acts.Who: Black Lips, The Raveonettes, Lydia Lunch, Becoming RealHow much: £22.... more info

Guardian Music — Information and lineups for the UK's best day festivalsThe Big MixWhen: 18 JuneWhere: Shoreditch, LondonWhat: Formerly known as The Brick Lane Takeover. Music, comedy, fashion, art and cabaret in various venues around east London in aid of Macmil... more info

Indie Selections For Your Erections — Finally! I have my own FM radio show! This is a very exciting week for me as though I’ve had various college radio shows over the past few years, they’ve all been internet streaming only. Now ... more info

NME - The Daily Download — Following the latest Arctic Monkeys tidbit; namely that ‘Suck It And See’ was influenced by ”Nick Cave, John Cale, Lou Reed, (David) Bowie (and) Leonard Cohen”, let’s see if you can spot the handiwork of any of those past masters on the lat... more info

Guardian Music — The musician and composer talks about his familyThe whole idea of my grandma is repulsive to me. There are certain things that you can't get out of your mind. It's embedded in me. I was treated by her as not worth the time, and she treated my father ... more info

Guardian Music — Captain's Rest, GlasgowThe UK is slowly figuring out what northern Europe has known for a while – that Copenhagen-born, Berlin-based classically trained pianist and singer Agnes Obel is a master of her craft with a bright future ahead of her. Obel'... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Radio Free Wohlman said... Transmission 4111 One musical door leads to another. Crack open your mind and jam with Mother Superior, Dwight Twilley, The Beatles, John Cale, Motorpycho, James Blood Ulmer/Bill Laswell/Ronald Shannon Jackson and Eric Burd... more info

Totally Fuzzy — mercurochrome said... YoungMossTongue is still Fall-tastic! THE FALL - The Fall Boxset 1976-2007 THE FALL - Slippy Floor THE FALL - Slates (Expanded) MARK E SMITH/ED BLANEY - Smith and Blaney thanks fuzz e. smith! http://youngmosstongue.blogspot.com ... more info

Guardian Music — They may be unlikely rock stars, but Elbow's latest album shows their success is anything but implausible, says Alexis PetridisThe shelves of your local newsagent currently offer at least one unlikely sight. A chubby, bearded man in a suit stares out... more info