Guardian Music — For years I've towed the punk party line: love Syd Barrett, hate the rest of the band. But hey! Flaming Lips proved me wrongA T-shirt almost brought down Pink Floyd. Everyone knows the Sex Pistols legend; John Lydon was spotted by Malcolm McClaren wa... more info

Guardian Music — New entries in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography reveal two politicians reacted in different ways to being caught outThey represented very different ways of reacting to a political sex scandal. One man, chastened and redemptive, became an anony... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Rock legend and Big Issue cover star Bob Dylan has revealed Robert Burns' song 'A Red, Red Rose' is his most inspirational track, on a celebrity calendar to raise cash for CLIC Sargent.The singer is one of 18 celebrities who have revealed whch song h... more info

Stereogum — Quail Lungs, aka Portland Oregonian Travis Bonilla, howls into his 4-track in a way that reminds me of a 20-something Daniel Higgs raised on a later (and more British) generation of punk, but the same deep countrified Americana. He has a two-song 7" ... more info

BBC News - UK — Rare footage of Syd Barrett singing with Pink Floyd on Top Of The Pops is discovered after more than 40 years. more info

Rare footage of Syd Barrett singing with Pink Floyd on Top Of The Pops is discovered after more than 40 years. more info

Stereogum — "Lower Leg" is the new single from stripped-down, angular UK post-punk trio Wetdog's forthcoming second album Frauhaus. (They recently toured with the Slits, which makes perfect sense.) For the "Lower Leg" video Billy, Rivka, and Sarah focus on th... more info

The Late Greats — Being called the lovechild of Syd Barrett and Tito Puente, Cracked Latin have a new single out called “My Hallucination”. In all reality, this should be a “Party Tune Tuesday” song. But I like it so much I can’t wait un... more info

NME — Rare Mick Rock pictures to go under the hammer later this month more info

Totally Fuzzy — stytzer said...Songs recently posted:+ Gustav and The Seasick Sailors - Sadie Says+ Brown Recluse [sings] - Contour and Context+ Jens Lekman - The Opposite of Hallelujah+ Camera Obscura - My Maudlin Career+ Giana Factory - Trippin+ The Raveonettes - ... more info