Guardian Music — Their name might sound as twee as Belle and Sebastian's book club, but this lot are flying the flag for lo-fi noise rockHometown: London.The lineup: Stephanie Min (vocals), Jerome Watson (guitar), James Thomas (drums), Kelly Lee Owens (bass, backing ... more info

ContactMusic — Sonic Youth rocker Thurston Moore was "heartbroken" when Farrah Fawcett died - as watching the actress during her TV heyday helped him survive a "desperate, penniless" existence in New York. The Charlie's Angels star lost her battle with cancer in 20... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Tombs new album, Path of Totality, comes out June 7. Formed in January 2007, Tombs started as a collaboration between former Anodyne frontman Mike Hill, bassist Dominic Seita (ex-Speedloader) and drummer Justin Ennis (ex-The Heuristic). Since then ... more info

Guardian Music — Does it matter that pop music is stuck in the same old groove?Like many people of a certain age, the first thing I did upon going to university was to blow my entire student grant on records. Sixties French chansonnières, 30s Greek rembetika, seven-... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Bosco spent the past summer in Memphis, TN recording the 13 tracks with Doug Easley at his acclaimed studio whose alumni include the White Stripes, Sonic Youth, Pavement, Wilco, and Cat Power. Bosco's sound references the sounds of Sun Studios-e... more info

The Music Fix — Sonic Youth front man returns with a quiet masterpiece. more info

Guardian Music — (Matador)A more relaxed attitude to experimentation than a young, guitar-abusing Sonic Youth would have countenanced has informed their recent records: 2006's Rather Ripped explored the taut parameters of the three-minute pop song and here Thurston M... more info

Indie Selections For Your Erections — Finally! I have my own FM radio show! This is a very exciting week for me as though I’ve had various college radio shows over the past few years, they’ve all been internet streaming only. Now ... more info

Topix — In 1992, I witnessed an audience behaving badly. Neil Young had just come off a period of "Rockin' in the Free World" and touring with Sonic Youth. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — M. Ward (mreo by Tracy Allison) In addition to his previously discussed appearances that include a sold-out Bowery Ballroom and supporting Sonic Youth at Williamsburg Waterfront, Kurt Vile & The Violators will open for the great M.Ward at a show... more info