The Vinyl Villain — It is St David's Day today. Its every bit as impotant to the Welsh as St Paddy's Day is to their Celtic cousins just over the sea.My sister-in-law Adele is Welsh. Like my brother, she also has American citizenship having lived in Florida for somet... more info

ContactMusic — Welsh rocker GRUFF RHYS is glad his pal RHYS IFANS quit the SUPER FURRY ANIMALS to pursue an acting career - because the band would have flopped with the NOTTING HILL star as frontman.Ifans was lead vocalist of the cult British group before they foun... more info

Guardian Music — The Furries frontman on singing in two languages, perfecting the cover version and how he was inspired by a Harold Pinter playOn singing in two languages: "The space between two languages is an interesting place, and one of the exciting things about ... more info

ContactMusic — Rhys Ifans could have been in Wales' answer to Guns N' Roses had he stuck at his music career.The Welsh star - who was an original member of Super Furry Animals before leaving to concentrate on acting - would have been a "better frontman" for the gro... more info

Altsounds — Gruff Rhys has announced a full North American tour in support of his latest solo album, Hotel Shampoo. The enigmatic lead singer and songwriter for celebrated Welsh outfit Super Furry Animals, solo artist, one half of trans-Atlantic electronic duo ... more info

Guardian Music — (Turnstile)Ordinarily in the life of a rock musician, what goes on tour, stays on tour. But Gruff Rhys – the furriest of all the Super Furry Animals – has immortalised 20 years of budget accommodation with an art installation made from all his ho... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Ekko said... E.L.O. covers, plus the Decemberists cover REM http://www.berkeleyplaceblog.com gregor said... nme's c81 jeff tweedy/jay bennett at old towne school of folk music richard buckner and alejandro escovedo live at mccabe’s 1.21.00 why? l... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Oasis, Primal Scream and Alan McGee feature in documentary.The new documentary about Creation Records is set to be released on DVD in May.'Upside Down' features new interviews with label founder Alan McGee, Noel Gallagher, Primal Scream and more, and... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Brian Cannon will be giving an exclusive 'masterclass' session at the British Music Experience exhibit at London's 02 Arena complex on March 3.Not only is Brian Cannon as designer and Photographer, and art director, but he also has band management an... more info

Guardian Music — At the age of 40, the Super Furry Animal turned solo star is still making singular music. But why is he launching his new album at a hotel in Blackpool?The business of making a living from pop in this economic climate is fraught, especially given tha... more info