Guardian Music — Sheffield crooner Richard Hawley on waxing a quiff, his megabass waterphone, and fighting The ManHello Richard Hawley! Before we start, what's the secret to a luxuriant quiff?Simple: wash it every day, comb it back, Black & White. Black & White's a w... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Swedish superstars Abba are the band British music fans would most like to see get back together, it was revealed yesterday. Their reunion would be the most popular of any group which still has most of its original members, ahead of The Police, Pink ... more info

Guardian Music — (Salvo)It must be getting harder to find new Slade material to trudge out every Christmas but this is a treat, tracing the Black Country rockers' fascinating 1969-72 progress from a band Tony Blackburn introduces as "the skinhead set" to the biggest ... more info

Guardian Music — Rod Stewart says no to a Faces reformation. But a certain ginger soul lothario might yet take his place ...After decades of wavering, Rod Stewart has formally said no to reuniting with the Faces, according to keyboardist Ian McLagan. The group's thre... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Klaus Kinski As a youngster, my punk rock friend Bob was constantly trying to get me to listen to more than just metal. He succeeded in getting me into groups like Pegboy, Black Flag, The Sex Pistols, The Clash,... more info

Altsounds — As is often the case, the most exciting and inspiring new music regularly comes from the most unexpected of sources. You see, Man Raze is not your average debut artist - they are a band whose members have already achieved multi-platinum sales wor... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Sayard Egan Deer Tick's John Joseph McCauley III as Johnny Rotten... At Brooklyn Bowl's Halloween party, Deer Tick ditched their other costume ideas for a night as the Sex Pistols. The night's semi-surprise opener was Dead Confederate, who.... more info

Guardian Music — We're well up for being bludgeoned by an awesome sonic power, but these noiseniks just sound like tepid punk and kiddie gothHometown: Stockton-on-Tees.The lineup: Kingsley Chapman (vocals, guitar), Paul Chapman (guitar), Pop Chapman (bass), Phil Chap... more info

NME.COM - Reviews Blog — Part Two of our series in which writers reassess critically adored albums. Released in 1977, the Sex Pistols' 'Never Mind The Bollocks...' is regarded as one of punk's foundation stones. In 2003, Rolling Stone ranked it as the 41st greatest album ev... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — Lots of holiday shows going on sale, including one more Halloween show at Brooklyn Bowl that has Deer Tick dressing up as and playing the songs of The Sex Pistols. Weird. Also Matisyahu’s Festival of Light Hannukah shows on sale, as well as a few N... more info