Guardian Music — Phoenix's synthy offering is full of shiny, happy people not quite having fun. So why the po-faces, asks Alexis PetridisPhoenix offer an object lesson in the perils of being ahead of the curve. Before Guilty Pleasures, Scissor Sisters and the Feeling... more info

Music News Net — MUSIC NEWS - 22-year-old British guitar whiz DAVY KNOWLES & his band Back Door Slam have announced their second studio album COMING UP FOR AIR (order copy below) produced by Grammy Award-winning guitarist Peter Frampton and mixed by Bob Clearmountain... more info

Live Daily — Peter Frampton returns to the road this summer to deliver his hits and to continue to support "Fingerprints," the 2006 release that earned the veteran rocker a Grammy for Best Pop Instrumental Album. The US outing begins with a July 17 performance a... more info

JamBase — DAVY KNOWLES & BACKDOOR SLAM set for Lollapalooza New studio album produced by Peter Frampton out this summer Live From Bonnaroo out now Davy Knowles 21-year-old British guitar whiz Davy Knowles & his band Back Door Slam have a busy 20... more info

Starpulse — Happy Birthday To British musician Peter Frampton (1950), American film writer/director John Waters (1946), prolific actor Jack Nicholson (1937), singer/songwriter Glen Campbell (1936), jazz bassist Paul Chambers [...] Read more! more info

JamBase — WE LIGHT A CANDLE TO AN UNDER-SUNG MODERN GUITAR COWBOY Tomorrow is Mike McCready's 43rd birthday, and we're damn glad he's around. The Pearl Jam guitarist is a modern descendent of Hendrix, immersed in feel emboldened by technical flash with a das... more info

JamBase — By: Dennis Cook What a goddamn fantastic piece of rock 'n' roll. The Nate Wilson Group come on with the fiery mojo of Free, Move-era Jeff Lynne, early solo David Gilmour (with a few Meddle touches) and more modern kindred spirits like power pop c... more info