Guardian Music — Last week was all about shoes, real and metaphorical. This week, we want you to suggest songs that affront and derideI think my fave comment of last week was from Williamsbach who made this observation about (another) Carl Perkins song:"Pointed Toe S... more info

Guardian Music — (Fiction)Kate Nash has spent the three years since achieving fame cooking up a record that's a substantial progression from the rickety kitchen-sink pop of her No 1 debut. Not only has the sound been plumped up with girl-group strings – for wh... more info

Pitchfork — Photo by Kathryn Yu Velvet-smooth vintage hitmaker Burt Bacharach has all sorts of admirers: Elvis Costello, Dr. Dre, Austin Powers. Add Jim O'Rourke to the list. TwentyFourBit points out that postrock pioneer and current Japan resident O'Rourke pr... more info

Guardian Music — Frontman of the post-punk band Section 25The records of the Blackpool-based band Section 25, fronted by Larry Cassidy, who has died of a blood clot aged 56, captured the darkness of the post-punk period in the early 1980s. Section 25's melancholic di... more info

Guardian Music — Videocrash Presents... 3D Disco, LondonSo you've done Avatar and Alice In Wonderland, but it's been a while since you last popped on those rather dashing 3D glasses. Instead of going back to the cinema, head to The Forum, where the Videocrash host a ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Bruxa do Vinil said... Olivia Hime - Máscara (1983) Feat: Céu da Boca - coro Francis Hime - piano Yamaha, piano, voice Celso Woltzenlogel - flute Paulo Guimarães - flute Marçal - percussion Chiquinho do Acordeon - accordion Edmundo Maci... more info

Guardian Music — Getting interesting quotes out of Malcolm McLaren wasn't exactly hard. No, the difficulty was getting him to stop giving you great quotes. When I interviewed him (three years ago, for the Guardian Guide) he opened his mouth to answer my first questio... more info

Guardian Music — Being in a band seems like crushing graft. But, then again, what would I know? The most success I've had in music is being mistaken for a rock star by Lisa StansfieldIf you're a fan of falling out with your friends, form a band. Even the tamest trian... more info

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DrownedInSound — Avant Garde Preschool may sound like an utterly and ludicrously pretentious 'thing' and that's partly because it most likely is one. Nevertheless, the New York-based programme (if you can call it that) is to feature one Thurston Moore, of Sonic Youth... more info