Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis DOWNLOAD: Jonny - Free EP (Zip) The harmony-laden indie rock Reese's cup that is Jonny -- Teenage Fanclub's Norman Blake + former Gorkys Zygotic Mynci singer Euros Childs -- will be touring this summer in support of their... more info

Guardian Music — Guardian music writer Paul Lester is on the verge of writing his 1000th New Band profile for the music site. That's a lot of new bands to write about. He joins Alexis Petridis and Tim Jonze to run through the highs and lows of a weekly series that's ... more info

Guardian Music — Independent record shops are more important than ever. In honour of official Record Store Day, on 16 April, we asked five artists to tell us what their favourite shop means to themIsobel Campbell, singerAmoeba Music 6400 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angele... more info

Guardian Music — Summoning the spirit of Alex Chilton, this singer-songwriter turns sadness into something lovely with his soft and sibilant voiceHometown: Northampton.The lineup: Liam Dullaghan (guitar, vocals).The background: Liam Dullaghan, a lifelong fan of Big S... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Mister Moods said... ... removed ... * listen mate, I gave you a second chance after you were banned before, you just blew it by once again trying to sneak in a 2010/2011 release. Just how stupid and ignorant do you think I am, to think I wouldn't no... more info

Guardian Music — (Memphis Industries)Italian producer Alessio Natalizia has created an aural equivalent of supernatural horror films such as Paranormal Activity and the Blair Witch Project. For the first half, not much happens: his dreampop-meets-indiepop chugs alo... more info

Guardian Music — It's warm, fuzzy and sounds like it cost 11p to record. Yes, we really love Yuck's debut albumTo say that Yuck's self-titled debut album sounds like it was recorded in a shed is potentially a diss on the acoustic qualities of garden-based storage uni... more info

Guardian Music — Formed by childhood friends with a shared love for guitars and fuzz and melody, Yuck are proof that lo-fi rock is in rude healthIn a guitar-strewn flat in London's Shoreditch, the four-piece guitar band are discussing the widely reported extinction ... more info

Guardian Music — (Turnstile)Genius is not needed to work out that the pairing of Teenage Fanclub's Norman Blake and Euros Childs, formerly of Gorky's Zygotic Mynci, is unlikely to result in an album of esoteric electronica. So it proves: Jonny is a good-natured, lig... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — The man credited with discovering Oasis has revealed he wants Rhys Ifans to play him in a movie about the story of Creation Records.It’s an apt choice for Creation Records supremo Alan McGee, who has settled in Hay-On-Wye. Not only is the Welsh Not... more info