Guardian Music — Last week was all about bicycles. Now get back on the saddle, it's time to thin out their numbers ...Attention please. Attention please. Welcome to another edition of Readers Recommend, the feature in which journalists and music lovers combine to sel... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Not sure how I had never seen this gem before (high five, Reid). Like a lost Jonathan Richman project from another dimension, Son Seed (?) kicks out the jams with “Jesus Is My Friend.” So many “special” moments…too many to go into here. Wow... more info

Pitchfork — Björk photo by Inez & Vinoodh Matin/ILC Ólöf Arnalds: "Surrender" [ft. Björk] Surrender "Surrender" is a hushed acoustic song featured on Icelandic folk songstress Ólöf Arnalds' forthcoming sophomore album, Innundir Skinni (translation... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 07-19 New York, NY - Rockwood Music Hall07-21-23 San Francisco, CA - Swedish American Hall * 09-14 London, England - Bush Hall * with Jonathan Richman more info

Totally Fuzzy — glenn said... Here's the latest mix. Thanks Fuzz team! 1. "Back in the 60s" - Mystic Surfers - from the 2007 album of the same name - the Mystic Surfers = Merrell Fankhauser 2. "Turn Down Day" - The Cyrkle (Columbia 43729, 1966) - I can't think of a ... more info

Guardian Music — Last week, it was music set in ale houses. This time we want your favourite songs about people performing songs. Merchandise will be available afterwardsThe statistics are clear, the pub is in decline. Faced with fierce competition from supermarkets ... more info

Guardian Music — Join Johnny Marr and Jon Savage in telling us about your favourite record stores past and presentToday's G2 celebrates that endangered species, the independent record store. A selection of musicians and music writers – Johnny Marr, VV Brown, N... more info

Live Daily — (LiveDaily.com) Singer/songwriter Jonathan Richman [ tickets ] will hit the road in May for a headlining run of small nightclubs in West Coast cities. more info

The Vinyl Villain — THREE MINUTES IS LONG ENOUGH....On the coat tails of the punk revolution of mid to late 1970’s came New Wave and Power Pop. Much has been written about New Wave but Power Pop seems to have disappeared under the radar.It was Pete Townshend who... more info

Guardian Music — A new indie sound is emerging – from behind closed doorsIn 1963, as a decade of dedicated debauchery began to find its stride, Brian Wilson recorded one of the least rock'n'roll-sounding songs of all time. The Beach Boys' "In My Room" was a hy... more info