Sweeping The Nation — Number twelve of forty - see the previous post for those so far - covers an interesting year. Nostalgia kicked in, one week in June featuring six coevrs or reissues in the top ten. After the previous year's Live Aid increased press coverage meant... more info

Popdose — Fans of a-ha, Sigue Sigue Sputnik and the Thompson Twins might want to tune in, you know, in case I play any bands similar to them. more info

The Devil Has The Best Tuna — HMLTDFrom: London, EnglandStained from HMLTD sounds like the future, it sound like they don't just exist on their own planet it sounds like they're orbiting in their own galaxy. A galaxy with a gaggle of planets where the inhabitants exist on... more info

Guardian Music — The Swedish trio range widely from summery jazz fusion to 80s glam-punk in their survey of the songs that inspired themJohn Eriksson: A very summery track from the masters of jazz fusion. Just listen to Joe Zawinul’s synth solo. Eerie sounds w... more info

Guardian Music — He's just how young Brits like their R&B, unremarkable, bland and completely boringHometown: Braintree, Essex.The lineup: Stevie Hoang (vocals, music). The background: Can we be honest? We think we might have got Kesha and Lady Gaga a bit wrong. The... more info

Guardian Music — Founded in 1981, the same year as the Walkman, this NYC underground label put out cassette-only releases that helped shape the US hardcore punk sceneTapes have always been the lo-fi ruffians of the stereo age. But in the 1980s, the only way you could... more info