The Vinyl Villain — I thought long and hard about this.Do I include five songs from just the one solo album from 2003 that James Kirk has released?  Or do I include tracks he recorded in the 80s under the moniker of Memphis??  Either way, the songs would make this a m... more info

Altsounds — Now summer's here it seems only fitting to unleash this reissue of Scotland's most infectious power-pop quartet. 'Deep Fried Fanclub' is being re-released as part of the Fire Records Embers reissue series. This album is an amalgamation of Teenag... more info

Guardian Music — Academy, ManchesterThe Jayhawks have never had great timing. They honed their country-rock sound just as grunge went global. They released their second album, 1992's Blue Earth, on a major label just as the US media attacked the huge sums of money s... more info

Guardian Music — 10-11 August 1996: Number 39 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of indie musicTwo summer nights in Hertfordshire confirmed how far it was possible for an indie label to travel. When Oasis played two nights at Knebworth House, in front ... more info

Guardian Music — As Google celebrates the 96th anniversary of the guitar legend's birth, Michael Hann picks his three favourite electric guitarsAnyone who has seen Google's rather brilliant working guitar doodle will know that Les Paul would have been 96 today. And e... more info

Guardian Music — From the luscious Les Paul to the glorious Gretsch, here are my three favourite electric guitar models. What are yours?Les Paul would have been 96 today. And even now, nearly a century after his birth (and two years after he died), his name is synony... more info

NME - The Bands Blog — Teenage Fanclub's Norman Blake takes the test What’s the secret message scratched into the vinyl on the original 1991 pressing of ‘Bandwagonesque’? “‘Nothing’s final till it’s vinyl.’ We were talking with a couple of different reco... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Below is the Q&A that Alan McGee did after the Cardiff screening of Upside Down: The Creation Records Story on Wednesday night.During the 1980s, Alan McGee’s Creation Records were revered by a generation of knowing boys and girls with floppy fringe... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Alan McGee presented the Welsh premiere of 'Upside Down: The Creation Records Story' in Cardiff last night and followed it with a Q&A session. I was invited down and I'm glad to report that the film was informative and slick with a number of genuine... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Norman Blake is a well-known name to people who love their power pop. As a founding member of Teenage Fanclub, he’s spent more than the 20 years creating a body of work as catchy as it is gorgeous. Recently, Blake teamed up with former Gorky’s Zy... more info