Guardian Music — Wonderfully soaring, dreamlike prog-pop that's more northern sorrow than Northern Soul – but not too oppressively bleakHometown: Oslo, Norway. The lineup: Anne Lise Frøkedal (vocals, guitar), Erlend Ringseth (keyboards), Bjarne Stensli (dr... more info

The Music Fix — Capsule Review: I Was A King turn on the classic indie tap and find that everything flowsNorway's I Was A King are feeling a tad whimsical but it isn't the fjords for which they pine, no they are holding a candle for the year 1990. Their way of deal... more info

Guardian Music — From gigs in camper vans to being on TV with Jay-Z, it's been a rollercoaster of a ride for Stornoway so far. No wonder they seem a bit scared and bewilderedThe first time I met Stornoway, it was raining; a heavy grey downpour was falling on last yea... more info

The Vinyl Villain — Between calling themselves Captain America and ripping off the logo from a chain store, it cant come as too much of a surprise that all sorts of injunctions soon forced changes and led to this 1992 single being deleted very very quickly.Captain Amer... more info

Guardian Music — The prolific frontman is teaming up with members of REM and Belle and Sebastian for a 'country-tinged' album, before turning his attention to a 'crazy-ass' take on LCD SoundsystemGary Lightbody has begun work on two new musical projects, one "country... more info

Scotsman.com — IT'S a night out celebrating decades of Scottish music from Deacon Blue to Tommy Reilly, Evelyn Glennie to Eddi Reader, and Teenage Fanclub to The View. As a snapshot of S more info

Guardian Music — The woozy sound of these shoegazers has won over Chris Martin, who knows a thing or two about sending people to sleepHometown: London.The lineup: Tim Crompton (lead vocals, guitar), Stuart Peck (guitar, vocals), Alexia Hagen (keyboards, vocals).The b... more info

Rock Sellout — While we are waiting for some news to come through. Here is a a mix tape of Hip Hop tracks I keep coming back to on my Zune. I hope you all enjoy it, thought it would be a great way to kick off the weekend. One thing you will find out about the site... more info

Scotsman.com — EDWYN COLLINS & TEENAGE FANCLUB **** MONO, GLASGOW more info

Totally Fuzzy — paramo said...LA FOLIE DU JOUR Summer posts:JIRI STIVIN KAHONDO STYLE KIRJUHELSTELLA GADEDINATO labelVICTORY OF THE BETTER MANNEW & USEDULRICH LASKCHAD'S TREENIKOS MAMANGAKISCOCTEAU labelINSANE MUSIC labelMATERIALI SONORI labelCOSMIC SOUNDS labelREBB... more info