Guardian Music — Garage, LondonHayden Thorpe's voice has been called "divisive". This is a polite way of describing the three-octave whoop that makes Wild Beasts sound unlike any other young British guitar group. And divisive it is: when his falsetto was in fruity fl... more info

The Vinyl Villain — Almost five years ago to the day, (11th October 2004 to be precise) Morrissey released his 27th solo single. It was called Let Me Kiss You and was the third lifted from the LP You Are The Quarry.Also on the 11th October 2009, Nancy Sinatra released ... more info

The Vinyl Villain — Picture the scene. Student Flat, August 1984.It was back in the days of student grants and not loans, and the months of July and August could be as laid-back as you wanted them to be (assuming you had no re-sits). One flat mate comes in late one nigh... more info

Guardian Music — Hull UniversityIf you want to turbocharge your band's prospects, recruit Johnny Marr. It worked for Modest Mouse – it was the hiring of the former Smiths guitarist that gave them a US No 1 album – and it's working for the Cribs. Ignore ... more info

The Vinyl Villain — Some of you might think that the inclusion of singles that were released only in the USA is cheating a bit. But I'm looking to feature every actual 45 or CD single that Morrissey has issued since 1988. All 37 UK releases....plus these two efforts th... more info

Guardian Music — Empire of the Sun's Nick Littlemore wins the award for Biggest Cop-Out Ever with his explanation for 'disappearing'. But what other lame reasons have pop stars given for failing to deliver?We've all told a few white lies to get us out of a "situation... more info

The Red Radio — So much to post, so little time. We will occasionally run a little round up for you all on stuff we find of interest in the land of music. Ready, set, go... Actress will play the New Noise Festival in... more info

Mercury News, California — Faithfull's latest album, 'Easy Come, Easy Go,' finds the 62-year-old singer tackling a version of jazz great Duke Ellington's 'Solitude,' 'Sing Me Back Home' by country legend Merle Haggard, 'Dear God Please Help Me' by the master of moan, Morrissey... more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: Winter/Getty Morrissey embarks on a West Coast tour in support of his upcoming B sides collection Swords, Los Angeles punk rockers X plan out four California holiday time shows as Exene Cervanka continues to play through her MS diagnosis and S... 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