Guardian Music — The Electras have got to find themselves some action, a little satisfaction – anyone know a woman who might lend a hand?In his magnificent autobiography, Head-On, Julian Cope recounts one of the arguments that would rend asunder Liverpool's music h... more info

Guardian Music — How to wind up fans of classical music: book Kylie for the ever-less-Promsy Proms In The Park. (8 Sep, Hyde Park, W2). Predictions: a Confide In Me/Nessun Dorma mash-up, plus Hazell Dean and Brother Beyond in an encore of selections from HMS Pinafore... more info

Impose Magazine — Holy cats, Batman! This NYC band is one prolific musical factory (and one of the most dis-associative bands on Thrill Jockey Records). I counted at least nineteen releases dating back to 2003 on a couple discographies I found on-line. Julian Cope re... more info

Guardian Music — Croissants in a London hotel with the singer in 1987Courtney Love remained in bed throughout my audience with her in a small hotel room in west London in 1987. She had attached a poster of Bon Jovi's singer to the wall and several times screeched "Jo... more info

Guardian Music — Colloquial and parochial, this Merseyside MC may be the first high-profile rapper to emerge from LiverpoolHometown: Liverpool.The lineup: Elliot Egerton (vocals).The background: Elliot Egerton aka Bang On!, raved about of late by Toddla T and Semtex,... more info

Guardian Music — This Leeds band, who want to be known by their initials, throw some Loop, Spacemen 3 and early Verve into their untamed mixHometown: Leeds.The lineup: MB, EG, MJ, SS and JW.The background: Hookworms are a Leeds band but the new Pigeon Detectives/Kais... more info

Guardian Music — Singer moves beyond Pulp to take a 'broad commissioning role' with upmarket publisherHome to 12 Nobel laureates and six Booker prize winners, venerable publisher Faber & Faber is now looking to bring a little Britpop magic to its list after hiring Pu... more info

Altsounds — *Julian Cope* is a *singer, poet, occultist and photographer* who has enjoyed a 30-year career in the rock business, and is described by his Bloomsbury book publishers as a *'visionary rock musician and musicologist, hip archaeologist and one-time fr... more info

NME — Velvet Underground, Suicide and Julian Cope also feature on US duo's mixtape more info

The Music Fix — Julian Cope takes the day off work. Or whatever it is he does these days. more info