Guardian Music — August 1976: Number 11 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of indie musicIt helped that Nick Lowe's debut solo single was a great record – So It Goes was a brilliant, breezily craven rip-off of Thin Lizzy's The Boys Are Back in Town ... more info

Stereogum — dBpm Records (AKA Wilco: The Label) officially launched earlier this year, and now we’re getting some details about its debut Wilco release. New single “I Might” will be released on limited edition silver vinyl, with a cover of Nick Lowe’s �... more info

Popdose — Not that it’s a bad thing at all, but Graham Parker sounds almost exactly like Joe Jackson, Elvis Costello, Nick Lowe, the Jam, and Marshall Crenshaw. Parker had been toiling as a quirky and amusing but rock-edgy singer-songwriter for the better pa... more info

Guardian Music — To celebrate what would have been his 75th birthday, the Strokes singer covers the rock'n'roll anthem Holly made his ownCee Lo Green, Paul McCartney, Patti Smith. The Black Keys, Kid Rock, Nick Lowe. These are just some of the names behind a new Budd... more info

Totally Fuzzy — This is one excellent album, posted almost anonymously on SoundCloud. I had to google to find even the slightest bit of info. Why are these guys underselling themselves like this? I mean it's nice to see them not boasting and bragging like some do, ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Jason Collett is a Toronto based singer-songwriter. He is a member of Broken Social Scene but also tours on his own, having released four solo CDs. His latest album, Rat a Tat Tat, was released in March, 2010. He recently joined forces with fellow ... more info

Guardian Music — Kinks legend and Meltdown curator Ray Davies brings his uniquely English humour to this year's lineup, from Terry Jones to Nick LoweCaspar Llewellyn SmithJohn Domokos more info

Guardian Music — The Kinks singer, who is curating this year's Southbank-based festival, has ambitious plans for the programme of diverse actsRay Davies has revealed his lineup for the 2011 Meltdown festival and said the bill is "about Britain – we're trying to cov... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — A series in Sunday Calendar about what we're listening to right now... From the opening sprigs of strummed guitar on “Cruel to Be Kind,” Nick Lowe's “Labour of Lust” announces that it won't slouch on warm and easy melodic hooks.... more info

Guardian Music — Our music team pick the songs or albums, old or new, they just can't turn offKenny Wheeler One of Many Octogenarian star and still-fluent flugelhornist Wheeler seems to have more creative projects in the pipeline now than at any time in his long care... more info