The Quietus — Guitarist not impressed by Harry Patch tribute song more info

Rock Sellout — I was on my way to work last week, as I do everyday of every week. Howard (as in Stern) went on a commercial break so I flipped the channel. I decided to go to the metal station. Out of my speakers came a gloriously, head crushingly, face meltingly ... more info

NME — He says their song about Harry Patch was a 'Branding technique' more info

Guardian Music — Derby TheatreAn over-the-hill rock star disgraces himself, acquires a custodial sentence and continues making headlines about his life inside. No, this is not the Boy George story; Tim Elgood's prison musical was commissioned in 2001 but has had to w... more info

Allmusic Blog — Sufjan Stevens’ Illinois is the best album of the 2000s, according to a recent list issued by Paste Magazine. Bright Eyes, Radiohead, Kid A, Arcade Fire, and Wilco also occupy the top five. [PasteMagazine.com] Chris Brown has unveiled the futuristi... more info

Rock Sellout —     Glaciers Debut LP “ And The Sea Won The Battle” was waiting for me on my door step when I got home from work yesterday. "And The Sea Won The Battle" is full of sonic textures and crashing atmospheres with just the right amount of down tim... more info

Rollo & Grady — Montreal-based producer Tor’s Illinoize is by far the smoothest use of mainstream samples on an album since Amplive reworked Radiohead’s In Rainbows. Tor sampled tracks from Sufjan Stevens’ 2005 LP Illinoise, as well as 3 of his other albums, A... more info

Rollo & Grady — 1. Sufjan Stevens: Illinois 2. Wilco: Yankee Hotel Foxtrot 3. Arcade Fire: Funeral 4. Radiohead: Kid A 5. Bright Eyes: I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning 6. The White Stripes: Elephant 7. Gillian Welch: Time (the Revelator) 8. OutKast: Stanko... more info

Rock Sellout — pictured above: a misdemeanor (photo credit) I always stop to look at the posters for upcoming events that are on telephone poles. When I went to the record store a couple of weeks ago I saw a poster for The Sounds. 'The Sounds!' I thought, 'I used ... more info

Stereogum — Peter Gabriel's first album in seven years is a Bob Ezrin-produced orchestral covers collection called Scratch My Back. It reportedly features reinterpretations of the folks mentioned above along with Elbow, the Kinks, Talking Heads, Lou Reed, Dav... more info