Guardian Music — The diverse station provides unique daytime programming for a huge section of disenfranchised listenersBeing a deejay was never really in my game plan, but when I was asked to launch BBC 6 Music and present the breakfast show, I thought I'd give it a... more info

Gigwise — He backs the ill-fated station... more info

The Vinyl Villain — While fannying around on the PC tonight drafting up blog posts for the days that lie ahead, a very welcome email hit the Inbox:-It's been a long time since we did a mail-out, but at least when we do it's something special. Besides all the usual news ... more info

The Vinyl Villain — NO ELVIS, BEATLES OR THE ROLLING STONES....Much as I like some of what JC writes about most days on this fine blog, I feel he often paints a misleading picture of the music that what most men and women of his age were really listening to and enjoyin... more info

Guardian Music — Xiu Xiu, On tourFrom America, and named after a Chinese film, it might be tempting to think of Xiu Xiu as a cosmopolitan and exotic sort of band. One listen to the voice of main man Jamie Stewart, however, and you'll feel right at home. Arch, meticul... more info

The Vinyl Villain — I'll often defend Franz Ferdinand if anyone ever has a go at them. For one thing, their 2004 self-titled debut LP remains an excellent and consistent piece of work which deservedly made them not just media darlings but hugely popular with the record... more info

The Vinyl Villain — I don't think anyone else has ever come up with consistently better song titles than Gordon Macintyre.A primary school teacher by profession, Gordon Macintyre formed the band Ballboy in 1997, and they have gifted us 5 LPs (if you include a compilati... more info

The Vinyl Villain — I'm conciosus that more people have discovered TVV over the past 12 months or so than ever before, and it's a very fair bet that not many go back too far in the archives, especially as the mp3s attached to the writing have long been made unavailable... more info

Guardian Music — Roundhouse, LondonThe magazine Roots has played a key role in promoting folk, world music and the varied fusions of the new roots scene, and this brave, unexpectedly slick 30th-anniversary show managed to mix experiments, history and surprises, with ... more info

Roundhouse, LondonThe magazine Roots has played a key role in promoting folk, world music and the varied fusions of the new roots scene, and this brave, unexpectedly slick 30th-anniversary show managed to mix experiments, history and surprises, with ... more info