Guardian Music — Our music team pick the songs or albums, old or new, they just can't turn offCharlie Haden Quartet West Sophisticated Ladies The great American bassist and bandleader Charlie Haden, a key figure in Ornette Coleman's free-jazz revolution of the 50s an... more info

Guardian Music — At the height of their fame, the Monkees teamed up with Jack Nicholson to film the psychedelic classic Head – and destroy their careers in the process. So how do they feel about it nowDavy Jones doesn't really want to talk about Head. The former Mo... more info

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