LargeHeartedBoy — The Observer is streaming Graham Coxon's new album A + E, and also interviews the Blur guitarist. The Observer takes a tour of literary Las Vegas. Marky Ramone talks to The Morning Call about the legacy of the Ramones. The... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis DOWNLOAD: Black Tambourine - What's Your Game? (MP3) Black Tambourine back in the day... The first night of chickfactor 2012: for the love of pop, which features sets from reunited Black Tambourine and Small Factory, sold out... more info

ContactMusic — Joan Jett and Steven Van Zandt have stepped in to help Joey Ramones brother complete an album of tracks the late punk icon was working on when he died in 2001 The Ramones stars sibling Mickey Leigh felt compelled to complete his brothers legacy after... more info

Guardian Music — The music producer's conviction for the murder of Lana Clarkson in 2003 will not be overturned after court refuses to hear appealPhil Spector's fight to clear his name has ended. The US supreme court yesterday declined to hear an appeal against the l... more info

Stereogum — The D.C.-area early-’90s twee-pop originators Black Tambourine are back together and ready to release their first new record since breaking up in 1991. In May, they’ll release OneTwoThreeFour, an EP of Ramones covers. And below, we’ve got one o... more info

Guardian Music — A new photography exhibition documents the closure of punk's ground zero – and waves goodbye to a New York institutionA movement that proclaimed there was "no future", punk rock is supposed to kiss goodbye to the past without even shrugging its lea... more info

Guardian Music — Brixton Academy, LondonThe ascendance of a dance act from club to Academy is generally down to their swallowing of a crossover genre whole. The Chemical Brothers ate indie, Daft Punk devoured disco and Justice – the Parisian duo of Gaspard Augé an... more info

411 Mania — From the Rolling Stones' "Angie" and Eric Clapton's "Layla" to "Lola" by the Kinks, the Ramones' "Judy Is A Punk" and more, 411's Christopher Bell breaks down the top 10 songs about girls! more info

Guardian Music — Tim Jonze sticks his neck out to declare the era of indie rock not overI'm trying to put a finger on the most surprising thing about the Guardian's Best Albums of 2011 list, published last month. Was it the virtual absence of any indie rock bands? Or... more info

Starpulse — Late rocker Johnny Ramone's autobiography is finally going on sale later this year - eight years after he died of prostate cancer. The Ramones star, who is considered one of the most influential g... more info