Guardian Music — (Sub Pop)The LA quartet Beachwood Sparks are a band out of time, in two senses. First, their third album comes the best part of 11 years since their last. Second, their music is so tied to the southern California of the late 60s and early 70s that it... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Chicago psychedelic space rockers Secret Colours are into slow songs drenched in echo with a bluesy backbeat. Their new EP3 takes a bow to Love, The Byrds and, of course,The Kinks they cover their classicc taxman putdown song Sunny Afternoon. Misix... more info

Guardian Music — We asked for te-riff-ic songs. You deliveredRR regular chinhealer concedes this week's theme is "tragically futile" – but at the same time "infinitely enjoyable". Certain riffs are seared into our collective music memory, and so this week's playlis... more info

Guardian Music — A cut-price sampler album opened the doors of perception to those with a yearning for 'progressive' musicIt cost 14s 11d (just under 75p) and changed my life. The Rock Machine Turns You On, a cut-price sampler of new tracks from the CBS label, was th... more info

Guardian Music — Detroit? Manchester? LA? Norwich? Name the city that has produced the best musicA question reaches us via Twitter from Kate Melsom:@guardianmusic You are on a desert island & only take 1 City's music which city would you pick? #Bestmusiccity— Kate ... more info

Guardian Music — Hair to die for. Songs to die for, too. The Byrds were among the greatest groups of the 60sFew if any bands, from any era, have inspired lifelong devotion and loyalty among their fans as much as the Byrds. (When I met Roger McGuinn a few years ago, I... more info

Detroit Free Press — Van Dyke Parks has never really been a household name, as he has primarily worked behind the scenes as a producer, arranger, songwriter and session musician and only occasionally released albums as a solo artist. But his significance in the world of ... more info

Guardian Music — It's not all about cardigans, sulking and C90 mixtapes. What are the tracks that define indie?As Richard King writes in the Guardian today, 'indie' is a slippery term. "A sympathetic understanding of indie music is to see it as a morass of of signifi... more info

Guardian Music — XOYO, LondonThe word of mouth about Django Django is growing deafening. As the London-via-Edinburgh quartet head towards the end of their first UK tour, the venue is so grotesquely rammed that crowd members appear to be taking turns to inhale and exh... more info

Guardian Music — Bobby Fuller was a rock'n'roller out of time, selling Buddy Holly when the world was buying a pop revolutionThe single thing many music fans know about Bobby Fuller isn't true. The Bobby Fuller Four were not the band behind the original of I Fought t... more info