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

Topix — Johnny Ramone of the punk rock group The Ramones speaks after the group was inducted in New York into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. more info

ContactMusic — Late rocker Johnny Ramones autobiography is finally going on sale later this year 12 - eight years after he died of prostate cancer The Ramones star who is considered one of the most influential guitarists in rock passed away in 2004 aged 55 after a.... more info

Guardian Music — For Howler, comparisons with compatriots the Strokes are inevitable – the young Americans unashamedly raid rock history"I'll take it as a compliment," shrugs Howler's Jordan Gatesmith, of the growing pile of articles favourably comparing his band t... more info

Rollo & Grady — Allo, Darlin’ – Will You Please Spend New Year’s With Me? Allo, Darlin’ – I Wanna Be Sedated (The Ramones Cover) more info

Guardian Music — All our 'best of 2011' lists, and some festive listening treats to tide you over until 2012All our best-of-2011 list shenanigansPJ Harvey - Let England Shake. Our number one album of the year.Albums of the year: How our critics votedThe best songs of... more info

Guardian Music — It failed to even chart in 1987, but this festive anthem seems to be earning the punk pioneers some posthumous plauditsThey were, of course, the greatest band in the history of rock music. I hold that truth to be self-evident, and if you disagree I w... more info

Guardian Music — Boasting a budget version of the wall of sound, James Bennett's music is haunted by the Spector of past pop erasHometown: Kirkby Lonsdale.The lineup: James Bennett (vocals, music).The background: A reader of this column recently bemoaned the lack of ... more info

Guardian Music — Brixton Academy, LondonIt's hard to believe now, but this time last year all the signs were that the Vaccines would become the privately educated answer to the Arctic Monkeys, lucratively bringing guitars back into fashion. The prosaic reality is tha... more info