Guardian Music — This Birmingham band's ambitious Afro-pop suggests Wu Lyf's frontman has suddenly hijacked Vampire WeekendHometown: Birmingham.The lineup: Harrison Koisser (vocals, guitar), Sam Koisser (bass), Douglas Castle (guitar), Dominic Boyce (drums).The backg... more info

Stereogum — Canada’s young dreamweavers Memoryhouse are first-rate cover-lovers, and slowly they are working their way backwards through the ‘Gum Real Book: when I first saw them, they took on Grizzly Bear’s Veckatimest heart-tugger “Foreground.” Very ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — The Duke Spirit are an English rock band based in London. Their sound has been seen as a melding of many influences ranging from the alternative noise of 1980s/90s guitar bands such as My Bloody Valentine, Sonic Youth and Spacemen 3, the tremulous r... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG All the pieces are in place. The floral album cover. The lush arrangements that tip their hat to The Jesus & Mary Chain, Slowdive, Cocteau Twins, and My Bloody Valentine. The ethereal production. But while Portland's Anne clearly... more info

Guardian Music — Dr Dre, Peter Gabriel and My Bloody Valentine lead the field in pop procrastination. So how do we get them to snap out of it?Visit the "Coming Soon" section of HMV.com and you'll notice that topping the December pre-orders chart, as it has done on an... more info

Guardian Music — Our music team pick the songs or albums, old or new, they just can't turn offPeggy Lee Sans Souci Having heard this sung by Michelle Dockery at the Barbican's Jazz Voice gig last week, I was charmed enough to seek out the original. And what a thing i... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Musician Chris Holmes seems to attract a curious mix of people, including Barack Obama, Paul McCartney, Beck and My Bloody Valentine's Kevin Shields. more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Diane Keaton talks to Morning Edition about her new memoir, Then Again. Aquarium Drunkard looks back on My Bloody Valentine's Loveless album 20 years after its release. Magnet's editor talks to In the Know about the music magazine's return to... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — (Released in November of 1991, My Bloody Valentine’s Loveless turns 20 this month. Below Scott McDonald reflects on his enduring relationship with the classic record. – AD) Remember your first concert? I do, and I have some slight hearing loss in... more info

DrownedInSound — Welcome back to another addition of DiS Does Pop, the Top 40 column aimed at music fans with a taste for both Madonna and My Bloody Valentine. After last month’s Sugababes extravaganza we’re going to take a look at Global Radio’s battle against... more info