MTV.com News — Influential rock musician was scheduled to play at SXSW this week.By Gil Kaufman Alex Chilton Photo: Frank Mullen/ Wireimage Cult rock icon Alex Chilton, leader of the influential 1970s power-pop band Big Star, died on Wednesday in a New O... more info

Guardian Music — My life has been guided by Big Star and the music of Alex Chilton. Here are some of my favourite memories …March 3, 1990A tired-looking man is on stage in a half-empty pub in Leeds. He looks well into middle age, but he's not yet 40. He's playi... more info

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Addict Music — The initial line-up for Camden Crawl 2010 has been announced today, with Teenage Fanclub, The Drums and Chew Lips all set to play. more info

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