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Rock music under threat as small venues go bust across Britain

4690 days ago
Guardian MusicVenues where top bands started out are shutting down as rent rises and falling audiences spell crisis for gig promotersIt has been a weekend of Polish hip-hop and drum and bass at the Bongo Club. But even when you throw in the rock'n'roll ping pong, ... more info

This Is No Wind-Up

4694 days ago
The Devil Has The Best TunaThe Wind Up BirdsFrom: Leeds, United KingdomThe Wind-Up Birds are from Leeds. They are named after a book by Haruki Murakami. They use good Yorkshire words like owt and nowt. They write songs about independent record shops, the reality of life, the m... more info

Listen to an Antony Meltdown 2012 playlist on Spotify

4697 days ago
Guardian MusicThe Southbank Centre in London has curated this playlist on Spotify to mark the Meltdown 2012 festival in August, curated by Antony of Antony and the JohnsonsThis year's Meltdown festival at the Southbank Centre in London is curated by the musician a... more info

Rewind radio: Saturday Live; James O'Brien; Front Row – review

4704 days ago
Guardian MusicThe smooth Sian Williams was ill-suited to the quirky Saturday Live, while James O'Brien was charm personifiedSaturday Live: (Radio 4 | iPlayer)James O'Brien (LBC)Front Row (Radio 4 | iPlayer)Saturday Live is a strange programme; which is, of course,... more info

Rob da Bank 2012-05-12 The Milk in session!

4704 days ago
Core News“Essex boys The Milk bring their instruments down to Maida Vale to record a session track and Rob gets a little dusty as he digs deep into John Peel’s record collection for a special archive track. Rob continues through the alphabet, repeating cl... more info

Old music: Spirit – Fresh Garbage

4706 days ago
Guardian MusicA cut-price sampler album opened the doors of perception to those with a yearning for 'progressive' musicIt cost 14s 11d (just under 75p) and changed my life. The Rock Machine Turns You On, a cut-price sampler of new tracks from the CBS label, was th... more info

Rob da Bank 2012-05-05 Grimes interview!

4711 days ago
Core News“Grimes is in the building for an interview, sharing some of the musical secrets of her hometown Montreal ahead of her UK live dates. Rob gets a little dusty as he digs deep into John Peel’s record collection for a special archive session. Celebr... more info

Sleeve notes: John Peel's records, Jack White's problems and My Bloody Valentine's Loveless

4713 days ago
Guardian MusicCatch up with the last seven days in the world of musicIn the newsJohn Peel's record collection goes onlineCourtney Love loses rights to Kurt Cobain's imageDuran Duran to represent England in Olympics opening concertThe xx announce three intimate UK ... more info

Flipping digitally through John Peel's record collection

4713 days ago
L.A. Times - Pop & HissLegendary British DJ John Peel's record collection is going up online. Times pop music critic Randall Roberts looks at the first batch of vinyl. more info

Culture coach: The week's essential arts stories

4713 days ago
Guardian MusicEvery week I'll round up the biggest arts stories from around the web, recommend a long read and look ahead at what's coming upEach Thursday, I am going to round up the main arts stories of the week. Here's the first instalment.• It was Turner priz... more info

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