Altsounds — In a smoke filled rehearsal room in an old mill in Wigan, an unassuming gang of lads are cooking up a fierce racket. Song after song falls out of the speakers like a souped up Sex Pistols with a dash of early Verve reverb and Oasis swagger. It's... more info

Guardian Music — Summoning the spirit of 1986, these retro-pop miserablists specialise in winsome techno and wan electro-popHometown: Stockton, California.The lineup: Justin Vallesteros, Frankie Soto, Jack Doyle Smith, Anna Luxx Ryon. The background: Some years are s... more info

ContactMusic — John Lydon doesn't think he's made his best record yet. The former Sex Pistols and Public Image Limited (PiL) frontman has been behind albums including 'Never Mind The B******s, Here's the Sex Pistols' and 'Metal Box', but insists he is still... more info

NME - The Bands Blog — Testing musicians’ memories after a lifetime of abuse You were inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 2006, but can you name any other artists who were honoured in the same year? “Yeah, I think Metallica was one… Oh, hang on, I know... more info

ContactMusic — A collection of Sid Vicious' newly-discovered artwork is set to fetch $6,400 (4,000) at auction. The Sex Pistols star, real name John Simon Beverley, created a variety of sketches and paintings as a teen studying at London's... more info

Guardian Music — Promoter Live Nation pulls concert for victims of the Japan earthquake and tsunami after failing to secure enough artistsOrganisers have called off plans for a massive "supergig", which was to benefit the relief effort in Japan. Live Nation was repor... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Beady Eye, Primal Scream and Paul Weller helped raise over £150,000 at a London benefit show last night (April 3) for victims of the recent tsunami and earthquake in Japan.The gig at the O2 Brixton Academy, which was orchestrated by Liam Gallagher a... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Kelly Jones has been added to the bill of the Japan Disaster Benefit show taking place this weekend at Brixton Academy. The Stereophonics frontman will be playing an acoustic set and joins Richard Ashcroft, Beady Eye, The Coral, Graham Coxon, Primal ... more info

ContactMusic — Cult rockers British Sea Power have channelled the spirit of punk legends the Sex Pistols by playing a gig on board a boat sailing along London's Thames River to protest against social change in the U. K. The band took to the... more info

Guardian Music — Poly Styrene, the punk upstart from X-Ray Spex, is promoting a new album – and fighting cancerPoly Styrene had just finished working with celebrated producer Youth on her first album of commercial pop since leaving X-Ray Spex in 1979, when she beg... more info