Guardian Music — Indie likes to pride itself on having an enlightened sense of gender relations. But that doesn't stop female audience members from being groped at showsI've often thought that indie kids try to purport a more enlightened sense of gender relations bet... more info

The Vinyl Villain — At lunchtime yesterday, an e-mail arrived letting me know that Sons & Daughters were playing a 'secret' gig at the tiny venue of the Captain's Rest in Glasgow. There were no advance tickets on sale..simply turn up at the door and pay your £7 on a f... more info

Guardian Music — In his hatred of the 'nostalgia circuit', Paul Weller has constantly reinvented himself – and shed people who've been at his side for years. Ruthless? Just realistic, he saysIt was the 2007 Glastonbury festival, and Paul Weller was pondering three ... more info

Guardian Music — (Kartel)So many guitar bands are harking back to the early 1990s at the moment, it's tempting to suspect some sort of industry plot, keen to resurrect the grunge era when angst-ridden guitar groups were so popular that A&R men scoured places like Sto... more info

Guardian Music — Taking inspiration from Beck and The Legend of Zelda, the Scott Pilgrim soundtrack raises the bar for movie music. Edgar Wright, Michael Cera and Brian Lee O'Malley explain why ...If you're going to see Scott Pilgrim vs. the World on Friday – and y... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Sweeny said... A magnificent video of The Band in 1970. King Harvest has surely come... The Band on PArtly Porpoise http://partlyporpoise.wordpress.com Willard said... PRIMUS June 2010 Rehearsal Free from the band's website. 4 song, 25 minute EP of ... more info

Guardian Music — There are surprises in store from the follow-up to the Hoosiers' No 1 debut album. By Alexis PetridisTowards the end of last year, the website Popjustice.com could barely contain its disbelief. "There's no easy way to break this to you readers, but w... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Azbest said... My Bloody Valentine 21.03.1989 Lyon Older Stuff: My Bloody Valentine 21.03.1989 Lyon, One Million Bulgarians, Sepultura, Dirtmusic http://proskynesis.blogspot.com themusicologist said... Tales From The Underground #5 Googie Rene Combo... more info

Stereogum — Violens head Jorge Elbrecht put together an interesting Winter Mixtape, turning Xasthur (RIP) into pop, mashing My Bloody Valentine with the Byrds, covering Wire and Saint Etienne, etc. Things are somewhat sunnier (but still chillier and, in fact, ch... more info

NME - Radar — Dublin duo Solar Bears are the Planet Mu's latest signing. They make analog synth music that sounds like the singing Triffids from a JG Ballard novel getting amorous with Little Weed from Bill and Ben. In their downtime they hang-out in one of their ... more info