The Vinyl Villain — It had been 15 years since Sandie Shaw had last made an appearance in the UK charts when her version of Hand In Glove reached the #27 spot in April 1984. The connection with Morrissey/Marr brought a whole new fanbase and there was a fair bit of dema... more info

Chicago Sun-Times, IL — Lloyd Cole will enter the studio March 8 to record his new album -- with a little financing help from his fans. more info

The Vinyl Villain — OK, so this is the luxury item on this ongoing list of suggested Xmas presents, retailing for the best part of £40. But for the Lloyd Cole fan in your life, believe me they will love you forever if you manage to get Santa to deliver Cleaning Out ... more info

The Vinyl Villain — I surprised myself by finding out that I last did this feature in February. I guess therefore that I better explain it for any new readers....The idea is to feature different songs but with the same title. So far the series has featured:-Part 1 - Car... more info

The Vinyl Villain — And the final couple of things to note about the singles that will be featured in the forthcoming Friday series is that they didn't have to have been released on a 7" bit of plastic.....and they can have been featured on TVV before. Maybe even more t... more info

Totally Fuzzy — McKinon said...New Podcast 43, with 80's and 90's new wave , rock and pop songs, Here is the playlist1. The Origin - Set Sails Free (4:25) 2. Wild Swans - Mythical Beast (3:14)3. Another Sunny Day - You Should All Be Murdered (4:38) 4. The Clash - Sp... more info

3hive — Among my punk friends your credibility diminishes in direct correlation to each subsequent Dag Nasty album you profess to enjoy. Those punk friends then, according to their criteria, are much more punk than I. "Can I Say" (the beginning and end of Da... more info

The Vinyl Villain — This was originally posted on Thursdau 29th March 2007 during a short series looking at Compilation CDs.Some of my favourite performers have been the subject of tribute albums, the results of which have, to put it mildly, been mixed. There was a grea... more info

The Vinyl Villain — During a career that spanned 1984-1987, Lloyd Cole & The Commotions were one of those bands that divided opinion. To some, they were part of an era that gave us a great cannon of intelligent indie-pop (see also The Go-Betweens and The Smiths), but to... more info

Guardian Music — So, secret vices was a pretty tricky subject, and one that revealed a lot about people by the suggestions they made. Drinking, extra-marital affairs and the singular delights of onanism dominated the entries, three avenues of potential pleasure each ... more info