Guardian Music — Two biographies of independent rock labels take John Harris back to a time when popular music mingled with ideologyOne of the more overlooked figures in the subculture that swirled around punk rock was a sometime resident of Cambridge named Jolyean M... more info

Totally Fuzzy — armeur H said... alicerabbit.blogspot.com another unnecessary blog with music inside. the July's posts • Esplendor Geometrico - EG-1 (1981, cassette) • VA - Luna y Panorama De Los Insectos (1986, cassette, spanish industrial bands) • VA - Night... more info

Nialler9 — Dirty, gritty, dystopian, hypnotic, trance-inducing, industrial, loud. All of these words can be applied to London trio Factory Floor who channel the spirit of ’90s techno in their own way, sounding like The Velvet Underground on pills. There’s ... more info

The Mirror — As a new exhibition celebrates the life of cult Joy Division star Ian Curtis, MIRANDA SAWYER explains his enduring appeal more info

Guardian Music — Shoreditch, LondonLondon's trendiest festival is back for a third outing, but this year the young fashion rebels, with undercut hair and sock-suspenders, face an assault by the older generation. Survivors of punk circa 1976, Subway Sect mesh catchy m... more info

Dlisted — Star Magazine has published a set of pictures they say will split the Church of Brangelina down the middle and send St. Angie and Brad Pitt running in opposite directions. The ESCANDALOSO pictures are from Andrew Morton's unauthorized biography ... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Bobby Gillespie unveiled his garage rock supergroup The Silver Machine for a one-off show at London's 1234 Festival tonight (July 24).As promised, the Primal Scream frontman teamed up with Sex Pistols founder Glen Matlock, sometime Oasis drummer Zak ... more info

Guardian Music — Martha Reeves, the Damned, Lightning Seeds and Rox (pictured) are confirmed for the 10th Croydon Summer Festival (31 Jul-1 Aug, Lloyd Park, croydonsummerfestival.org), with Jassi Sidhu, TAZ and Raghu Dixit among the attractions of the Sunday's Mela �... more info

ContactMusic — Former NEW ORDER and JOY DIVISION star PETER HOOK is spearheading a new TV talent search in Britain.The bass player will host new show The Source at his Manchester,... more info

Stereogum — French coldwavers and recent Band To Watch Frank (Just Frank) earned their BTW stripes on the back of “Couer Hanté,” a jangling and arpeggiated, guitar-and-synth lined track that had us reaching for reference points in the directions of early R.... more info