Guardian Music — • The Strokes take top spot in NME list with Is This It• Libertines debut Up The Bracket is best British entryNew York rockers The Strokes have topped a list of the best albums of the decade, beating British indie stars – and tablo... more info

The Vinyl Villain — After the end of the Morrissey series the other week, I did contemplate looking at the singles ever released by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds. But I thought that I just couldnt inflict all of that on you dear listeners. But it will become an occasional f... more info

Guardian Music — Teenage Jesus and the Jerks, PJ Harvey and Courtney Love have made way for ... an array of unthreatening pop princesses. Where's the rage?Noise pioneer, writer, artist and all-round giver-of-good-interviews Lydia Lunch spoke to the LA Record recently... more info

The Vinyl Villain — And no, I'm still not wittering on about PJ Harvey.I'm referring to the near four minutes of music that formed the A-side of the 1982 single pictured above.Julian Cope might be a bit bonkers (as indeed can be evidenced from the track on the b-side of... more info

PJ Harvey joined Nick Cave on stage for a rendition of 'Henry Lee' at a special show in London on Sunday night after a fan requested they sing together if she was present at the Palace Theatre event. more info

The Quietus — Henry Lee performed at fan request during Bunny Munro event more info

The Yellow Stereo — I think it’s safe to say that Kings of Convenience haven’t exactly been the most prolific group, only releasing two full-length albums since 2001. I didn’t discover them myself until 2005’s Riot On an Empty Street, which is still such a grea... more info

Culture Bully — Stories is not only my favorite album ever by a female artist, it's one of my all-time favorite albums period... more info

JamBase — Autolux Announce Nationwide Tour Autolux Los Angeles' Autolux is about to embark on a national U.S. tour this fall, playing some of their first-ever headlining shows. These dates are Autolux's first spin around the States since 2005, in sup... more info

Totally Fuzzy — JawsOfJosh said...NEW at the Hot Sauce Lounge...The Clash - The Story Of The Clash (2 CD) [1988]The Rolling Stones - 12 X 5 [1964]also available...Black Uhuru - Liberation: The Island Anthology (2 CD) [1993]Herbie Hancock - Head Hunters [1973]Various... more info