The Music Fix — Feature: ... as Greg Belton delves into the latest round of remastered albums...... as Greg Belton delves into the latest round of remastered albums more info

The Vinyl Villain — A story appearing in the St. Louis Globe-Democrat in 1895 read:William Lyons, 25, a levee hand, was shot in the abdomen yesterday evening at 10 o'clock in the saloon of Bill Curtis, at Eleventh and Morgan Streets, by Lee Sheldon, a carriage driver.Ly... more info

Guardian Music — A new initiative is highlighting the value of music to a generation that thinks it should be as freely available as tap waterYesterday saw the launch of the industry initiative Music Matters. It's a two-pronged project with a range of short, animated... more info

The Vinyl Villain — Despite two attempts to crack the charts in July 1996 and November 1997, the record-buying public failed to embrace what I reckon is one of the great long-lost Scottish singles from the mid 90s.Foil were a coming together of members of a couple of g... more info

Guardian Music — Educational campaign to change attitudes to music piracy backed by website Spotify and retailers Amazon, HMV and TescoA campaign to change attitudes to music piracy was launched today, backed by the music site Spotify and retailers Amazon, HMV and Te... more info

Here Comes The Flood — R. Sell, the Miami DIY musician operating as The Atlantic Manor, has done it again. His new album The World Beneath This World Is Brightening has some traces of optimism when compared to his 2009 album Slow Drugs and Other Sorrows. After kicking wi... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Hair, booze and banjos. Sounds like a folk country band? Yup, the Moonshine Ramblers from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, have just self-released their debut album, recorded live off the creaky floor of a loft converted into a recording studio of so... more info

The Vinyl Villain — Dear ReaderI must ask you to please cast your mind back to last October - Wednesday 28th to be precise.I hadn't long finished the Morrissey on Fridays series, and I admitted that I had contemplated featuring all the singles released by Nick Cave & t... more info

The Playlist — We admit, it's naive of us, but we're still holding on to the slim hope that John Hillcoat may one day return to the now defunct project, "The Promised Land."Boasting a "remarkable, vivid and tactile" script by Nick Cave, the prohibition/depression ... more info

The Music Fix — News Flash: with the assistance of Bobby G, Mick Jones and Chrissie HyndeSHANE MACGOWAN and Friends present ‘I PUT A SPELL ON YOU': A single in aid of Concern Worldwide's work in Haiti. The track, featuring NICK CAVE, BOBBY GILLESPIE, CHRIS... more info