Abeano — Manchester’s xxxy was this week’s guest on Resonance FM’s Sine of The Times. Dropping a healthy load of his own tracks plus the likes of Bad Autopsy, Power House, Artificact and PhOtOmachine, it’s one of the best we’ve heard from him a... more info

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Impose Magazine — The first time I heard about True Womanhood was back in 2008 due to a co-worker of mine having a slight thing for the former bassist of the band. Back then they were known for a dark alternative sound that garnered stereotypical comparisons to Sonic ... more info

DrownedInSound — DiS' first monthly round-up of the headlines by the brilliant TwentyFourBit blog. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

Guardian Music — (Absentee Recordings)Although hardly a household name, this London-based quartet made history of sorts when their last album, Union, became the first self-released album to break into the US top 100 on digital sales alone. Since then, they've starr... more info

Guardian Music — Josh Farro returns with Novel American, his first new band since quitting emo-rockers Paramore last yearEx-Paramore guitarist Josh Farro has announced a new band, his first since leaving the emo group last year. Novel American, Farro claims, are not ... more info

Guardian Music — Echo Lake make moody lo-fi indie, but film-maker and hacker Daniel Nixon is the real star of their new singleLondon-based five-piece Echo Lake make the kind of lo-fi Jesus & Mary Chain-indebted guitar noise that suggests moody Monday mornings. Young ... more info

Muzjiks — Playlist1. Gemmy: Supligen2. Led Zeppelin: Going to California3. James Blake: Unluck4. Wilco: Wishful Thinking5. EarlWolf: Orange Juice6. Steve Reich: Electric Counterpoint7. Steve Reich: Music for 18 Musicians8. Squarepusher/AFX: Freeman Hardy &... more info

Guardian Music — Nobody expects Citigroup to hold on to EMI, but its fate will affect artists and songwriters on the major label's rosterWhen news broke that US investment bank Citigroup had taken control of EMI yesterday, many were quick to point out that the UK no ... more info

Gigwise — They're called American Novel... more info