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

Guardian Music — This Leeds band, who want to be known by their initials, throw some Loop, Spacemen 3 and early Verve into their untamed mixHometown: Leeds.The lineup: MB, EG, MJ, SS and JW.The background: Hookworms are a Leeds band but the new Pigeon Detectives/Kais... more info

Guardian Music — Electric Ballroom, LondonThere are vicious crackles from the speakers, weird jolts of volume, and then, in the final song, the soundsystem shrieks and snaps off altogether. For most bands, such irregularities might be disastrous. With Panda Bear, aka... more info

Totally Fuzzy — The Duke Spirit are an English rock band based in London. Their sound has been seen as a melding of many influences ranging from the alternative noise of 1980s/90s guitar bands such as My Bloody Valentine, Sonic Youth and Spacemen 3, the tremulous r... more info

Altsounds — Founded in 2006 by *Nils Ottensmeyer* and *Dennis 'Mel' Melster, The Blue Angel Lounge* completed their self-titled debut in 2008, of which 500 vinyl copies were self-released. One of the copies made it into the hands of *Will Carruthers* of Spacemen... more info

Guardian Music — Royal Albert Hall, LondonIf Spiritualized were ever to scale down their epic music, the time would be now. Having been effectively housebound for the past year by a debilitating programme of medical treatment, Jason Pierce has recorded the band's upc... more info

Guardian Music — Inspired by a trip to the Joshua Tree, the new conceptual double album by M83, aka Anthony Gonzalez, is likely to polarise fans'I am very happy," Anthony Gonzalez, aka M83, reassures me twice during our interview, lest the recurring themes of solitud... more info