Altsounds — Rolling Stone calls her "the original bad girl of rock," but this year Ronnie Spector has been very nice. The iconic singer who has influenced generations of musicians from the Beatles and Brian Wilson, to Patti Smith and the Ramones, through to... more info

Totally Fuzzy — manofmusic said... THE COMMUNICATORS EP (1983) synth wave music from the 80's reviewed and sampled at:: http://vinylobscurity.blogspot.com Tongue said... THE ENABLERS - Sweet Fuck All INCREDIBLE STRING BAND - No Ruinous Feud FRIGHTENED RABBIT - Sing... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — If the Ramones helped define the pop-punk template for urban malaise, Screeching Weasel reclaimed it for suburbia.If the Ramones helped define the pop-punk template for urban malaise, Screeching Weasel reclaimed it for suburbia. more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — There's no "American Idiot" without Screeching Weasel. If the Ramones helped define the pop-punk template for urban malaise, Screeching Weasel reclaimed it for suburbia. The down-and-out, disillusioned and financially unstable couch-bound characters ... more info

Guardian Music — No point prevaricating, it's a selling point that this New York four-piece has an attractive frontwomanWho are they? A four-piece band, fronted by – there's not a lot of point prevaricating, because it's a selling point – an attractive young woma... more info

The Vinyl Villain — Oh dear. My good friend ctel/Acid Ted didn't like Bis last Friday. He's bound to hate this lot as well.....The Rezillos formed in Edinburgh in late 1976/early 1977 and became one of the first new wave bands to emerge from Scotland. They were very qui... more info

Guardian Music — Imagine a scruffy anorak band doing one of those old death discs like Tell Laura I Love Her to get a sense of Richie Follin's new projectHometown: California.The lineup: Richie FollinThe background: As though to prove that rock'n'roll is in the blood... more info

ContactMusic — Rocker LEMMY has joined former RAMONES star MARKY RAMONE's one-off supergroup for an upcoming tribute to the punk icons.The Ace of Spades singer will front the All-Star... more info

Guardian Music — Yesterday's sound today: how Jim Jones and Rupert Orton turned the clock back to 1955. By Steve JelbertAlthough the pair of them have already outlived Elvis Presley, Jim Jones and Rupert Orton are getting used to being called newcomers. As the voice ... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The Toronto Star profiles Peelander-Z. A bombastic three-piece garage band who sound like Melt Banana voiced by The Ramones, Peelander-Z, made up of guitarist Peelander Yellow (Kengo Hioki), bassist Peelander Red (Kotaro Tsukada) and drummer Peelande... more info