ContactMusic — British rocker VINI REILLY is back at work less than six months after suffering a stroke - he's recording new songs and compiling a photobook of his career.The Durutti Column frontman was hospitalised for four days last September (10) and lost some f... more info

Guardian Music — For every Simply Red fan, there was always someone who hated Mick Hucknall – for the womanising, the smooth pop, the lifestyle. Now, he tells Rob Fitzpatrick, he understands'I regret the philandering," says Mick Hucknall, a man who, by his own esti... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Tongue said... ALIEN SEX FIEND - The Singles 1983-1995 THE MUMMIES - Death By Unga Bunga!! THE GHASTLY ONES - Unearthed SHADOW PROJECT - Shadow Project THE TRASHWOMEN - The Trashwomen vs Deep Space undeadfuzz http://youngmosstongue.blogspot.com Levi... more info

ContactMusic — British rocker VINI REILLY has lost some feeling in his left hand after suffering a stroke.The Durutti Column frontman, 57, was hospitalised for four days after falling... more info

NME — But the guitarist is still set to play live this October more info

Guardian Music — Simon Armitage, poet and singer-songwriter, on his memories of the festivalThe first festival I went to was Futurama in Leeds in 1980, in the dark, cavernous hangar of the Queen's Hall. I didn't fully appreciate it at the time but, looking back, the ... more info

Guardian Music — Peter Gabriel's bleak new album of cover versions has divided fans and the featured bands. He tells Jude Rogers about Radiohead's reaction – and why he's releasing music each lunar cycleI am running late to meet Peter Gabriel, the sapphire-eyed for... more info

Guardian Music — These New York punkers may have a rubbish name but with tracks like Underage Drink Forever and Puke Song what do you expect?There's a new band in New York City. Of course, there are a lot of new bands in New York City, but a good chunk of them belong... more info

DrownedInSound — The death of Tony (latterly Anthony H) Wilson, who signed first The Durutti Column then Curtis’s Joy Division to his Factory Records, was keenly felt across the music industry. Its impact on Reilly, who was at Wilson’s bedside at the ve... more info

The Quietus — Two UK dates taking place this month more info