Guardian Music — … if you want to be a record buyer. With vinyl emporiums on the wane, Pete Paphides hops in a car with Saint Etienne's Bob Stanley to find as many as possible in three daysA trip to Beanos Record Shop in Croydon in 1994 – that was when, along wi... more info

NME — Bellowhead and John Grant also playing Oxford bash more info

Guardian Music — Veronica Falls, Hadouken, Toddla T, Saint Etienne, Villagers, MNDR, and Bo Ningen are among the names just announced for this year's marathon Camden Crawl (30 Apr-1 May, various venues, NW1) …Laura Marling and the Magic Numbers head the lineup for ... more info

Yahoo! Music UK — XFM - Saint Etienne, Johnny Foreigner and Little Comets are among the latest additions... more info

Guardian Music — If St Etienne evoke memories of an idyllic London, this boy-girl duo do the same for beach resorts from Ayia Napa to IbizaHometown: Athens, Greece.The lineup: Sarah P (vocals), RPR (music).The background: It's only week three of January and already w... more info

Guardian Music — Forum, LondonSaint Etienne played their last show of the year on the kind of London night that probably inspired some of their songs: fresh snowfall had already turned into sooty slush, and outside the Forum a group of under-dressed smokers looked gr... more info

Scotsman.com — SAINT ETIENNE ABC, GLASGOW **** more info

Guardian Music — Sonic Youth, Manchester & LondonHow best to see in the new year? With friends, and hot wine? Or perhaps with some of the most uncheery rock acts of the last 30 years? Unlikely as it may seem, there's a lot to be said for the latter course. Another of... more info

Guardian Music — Podcast: Bob Stanley from Saint Etienne comes in to tell us why the band have released so many tracks about Christmas. Plus the team pick their favourite festive tunesAlexis PetridisRosie SwashBob StanleyScott Cawley more info

Guardian Music — From Elvis to Shakey, from Cliff Richard to Mark E Smith, every pop star worth their salt has sung a song of Santa at some point. But there is an art to the festive dittyWriting a Christmas song feels to me like having the opportunity to write a Bon... more info