Guardian Music — XOYO, LondonGiven the desperate state of guitar music in 2012 it's easy – perhaps too easy – to get excited about Brighton's Toy after just two singles. They certainly look the part. Frontman Tom Dougall has the hollow-cheeked features of Jason P... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Alright, enough of the pretty. Switching gears, this has been scratching that Royal Trux itch of late – say, if paired with Spacemen 3′s Forged Prescriptions and the Velvet Underground’s ’67 Gymnasium bootleg. The three tracks below hail from... more info

Impose Magazine — On Friday, March 30, UK's Sonic Boom (the moniker of former member of Spacemen 3, Peter Kember) and Brooklyn, NY's Crystal Stilts played a sold out show at The Knitting Factory while DJ Nonformat spun tunes between the two bands. See more i... more info

Guardian Music — Hackney Empire, LondonIt's a bit of a caricature, but in the world of art, there are two types of practitioners: first, the artist who leaps from one subject to another, mixing media, restlessly looking for the next new thing. Then there are those wh... more info

Guardian Music — The debut LP from this Boston band is packed with epic electronic pop and mixed by producing whizz Chris CoadyHometown: Boston.The lineup: Noel Heroux (vocals, guitar), Christopher Principe (bass), Joseph Ciampini (drums), Jessica and Cristi Jo Zambr... more info

Guardian Music — Readers discuss Spiritualized's-best loved albumGuardian.co.uk/music has more than 3m album pages, where you can submit your own review of pretty much any record. See here for information on how to do it.Earlier this week, we asked readers to tell us... more info

Guardian Music — Sonic Boom was treated to a hail of boos at Koko on Tuesday. His crime? Not being familiar to the young crowdMusical visionaries do not deserve to be booed off stage. But that is what happened to Pete Kember (aka Sonic Boom, the founder of drone-rock... more info

Guardian Music — Koko, LondonNow that every MacBook is an Abbey Road studio you can destroy with one fumbled Frappuccino, it can seem as though 87% of Americans have become frazzled troubadours knocking out no-fi fuzz-folk albums in the hope of bagging the ultimate U... more info

Stereogum — In a couple of weeks, Thrill Jockey will issue a limited edition set of Wooden Shjip remixes on vinyl featuring the likes of Andrew Weatherall, Spaceman 3, and Kandodo (Simon Price of The Heads). The first take of that album, Weatherall’s thunderin... more info

Impose Magazine — Chicago's Radar Eyes formed in late '07 and with nearly five years under their belt the psyche-rock band is rightfully due for a debut album. Radar Eyes have blessed the 7" countless times through different band members. The lack of a full le... more info