The Vinyl Villain — Back in May 2008, my dear friend ctel from the fantastic Acid Ted blogspot, came in and hi-jacked TVV while I was away sunning myself on holiday. To be fair, I asked him to look after the shop while I was gone, and he did so in his own fantastic sty... more info

Guardian Music — The memories of listeners are a problem for the remastered record, because many of us have fallen in love with the kinks and quirks of the originalThis week, I've been pining for a brilliant pop band with only one original member. Not the Sugababes, ... more info

The Music Fix — News: Manic Street Preachers' ‘Journal For Plague Lovers' remix album, featuring the likes of British Sea Power, Underworld (their first remix in 10 years), Saint Etienne, The Horrors and Andrew Weatherall, is now available to buy digitally ... more info

XLR8R — Looking forward to the new Pains of Being Pure at Heart EP and LP? So are we. Grab a sneak-peak at one of the remixes, courtesy of British pop masters St. Etienne right here! pictured Pains of Being Pure at Heart more info

Stereogum — Veteran electro-infused UK dream-dance outfit St. Etienne have given Pains Of Being Pure At Heart's "Higher Than The Stars" the extended treatment via their "Higher Than The Stars (Saint Etienne visits Lord Spank Remix)." In St. Etienne's hands th... more info

Guardian Music — He sings in English, dreams in English, even eats English food – and now Sliimy, the French pop sensation, is headed our wayYanis Sahraoui, alias Sliimy, drags two chairs into the courtyard of his apartment building in Paris, squinting up at t... more info

8/1 — olmadı pitchfork, olmadı500. The Big Pink - Velvet499. N.E.R.D. - Run to the Sun [Electronic version]498. Unwound - Scarlette497. Woods - Rain On496. Akufen - Deck the House (Herbert's Stop Like This Mix)495. Weezer - Island in the Sun494. Blon... more info

My Chemical Toilet — Duncan Geere reviews Latitude Festival 2009, with sets from Thom Yorke, Editors, Saint Etienne, Pet Shop Boys and Doves among others. more info

Totally Fuzzy — Levin said...Levellers - Hello Pig (2000)Rick Moore & Mr. Lucky - Satisfied (2000)Trashmen - Surfin' Bird (1964)Jon Lord with The Hoochie Coochie Men - Live at the Basement CD2 (2003)V.A. - 100% Tarantino hits (2000)Deep Purple - Stormbringer - 35th ... more info

Guardian Music — Alongside Bruce Springsteen and The Sopranos, Bon Jovi form a pop-culture trilogy that has emerged from the Garden StateI feel Bon Jovi have received a bad rap from people with who believe themselves to have rather superior musical tastes. Last month... more info