LargeHeartedBoy — Alan Moore talks to the New Statesman about writing his second novel. “It is a very big book -- but it's very readable," he assures me when I call to ask how it's going. "Apart from the Lucia Joyce chapter,... more info

Guardian Music — July 1976: Number 9 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of indie musicSniffin' Glue wasn't the first fanzine – Punk (which famously coined the genre's moniker) started self-publishing in New York six months earlier – but its primiti... more info

Guardian Music — 4 July 1976: Number 10 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of indie musicOn Independence Day 1976, the Roundhouse in London hosted the veteran San Francisco band Flamin' Groovies. All the young punks came out that night, but not to see ... more info

Culture Bully — "Arabia Mountain" is a sultry, melodic mix of low-fi, wiry sounds and guttural, dissonant vocals reminiscent of the Vibrators meeting the Beach Boys with a tad bit of Ramones thrown in for good measure. more info

Guardian Music — May 1976: Number 32 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of rock musicThirty-five years ago, a four-piece American guitar band set about changing rock music for ever. They took their name from a brotherly relationship; they had a goofy, ... more info

Popdose — Certain musical acts come along that are so original, so different, so forward leaning that their arrival brings irrevocable change to the fabric of pop music…even if chart placements and sales figures don’t back it up. The Ramones or Velvet Unde... more info

Guardian Music — Garage, London N1According to a blog post by Bishop Jim Swilley, of Georgia's non-denominational Church in the Now, Atlantan garage rock band the Black Lips are "a well-known and sometimes controversial alternative rock band". In fairness, they are p... more info

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Guardian Music — 'There is comfort in pop fandom – I'm reassured by a new Fall release. Michael Bublé fans can say the same of him'Like a lot of people, I was thoroughly seduced by the first Fleet Foxes album, to the extent that my initial thought on hearing their... more info

Totally Fuzzy — It's not much, yet, But I assume they will be adding extra tracks. So it'll be a nice addition for our Soundstream Player library. Alice in Chains is an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1987 by Jerry Cantrell and original le... more info