Scotsman.com — Jack Macdonald more info

Scotsman.com — THE long and winding road to Dingwall was one followed in the early 1960s by an unknown band whose music was largely ignored by the local audience. more info

Totally Fuzzy — This is a fascinating alt. country release by metal specialists Century Media. How that happened? No idea. You'll have to ask them. Give it a listen, it's worth it. Friday evening updates continued... a r n e l said... Freak Power - Drive Thru ... more info

Guardian Music — (Fatcat)Typical: you wait years for a British four-piece in thrall to early-90s US alt-rock, and then two come along at once. Hot on the heels of Yuck come Mazes, a London band who manage to sound like Pavement or Guided By Voices even in their song ... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Last Sunday Beady Eye were one of several acts to perform at a benefit to raise money for the British Red Cross Japan Tsunami Appeal. The Coral, Graham Coxon, Paul Weller, Kelly Jones, Primal Scream and Richard Ashcroft all played sets to a sell out ... more info

ContactMusic — Sir Paul Mccartney is to play a concert in Peru for the first time in his 50-year career. The Beatles legend vowed to return to South America after wowing fans in Argentina and Brazil last year (10), and this week (beg04Apr11) he announced shows..... more info

Guardian Music — A strange, sophisticated pop album has Faris Badwan defying expectations yet again, writes Alexis PetridisYou can see why Horrors frontman Faris Badwan might feel drawn to make an album with its roots in the sound of 60s girl groups. Like the Horrors... more info

Guardian Music — Tracks called Mr far outweighed those with a Mrs, Miss or Ms – inequality gets everywhere – but the standard of these moniker-centric masterpieces was universally highNot the most challenging category in the world, I concede. But anyway: last wee... more info

Guardian Music — More than any other jazz guitarist, Metheny has given the instrument as prominent a place as a trumpet or saxophonePat Metheny, the guitar star from Missouri, is one of the most commercially successful instrumentalists in jazz. But while such an achi... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Welcome to 5-10-15-20, where we talk to Andy Bell about the music they loved at five-year interval points in their lives. Maybe we'll get a detailed roadmap of how their tastes and passions helped make them who they are. Maybe we'll just learn that t... more info