Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Noel Gallagher is hardly renowned for his willingness to stand on the precipice and leap into the unknown. A songwriter happy to work well within his own limitations, he has embarked upon his solo career (don’t be fooled by the “High Flying Birds... more info

Altsounds — **MOD FEST**, featuring **THE BEAT** performing all their classic 80s hits; Tears Of A Clown, Mirror In The Bathroom , Hands Off She's Mine to name a few. Also on the bill Bruce Foxton's **FROM THE JAM** performing classic Jam songs; Start, That's En... more info

The Vinyl Villain — Sometimes when browsing I'll see something that I know I won't particularly like but am sure will go down well with some readers and so I will hand over some cash.  Such is the case with today's offering which I picked up for £3.It features The Mer... more info

Altsounds — From safety-pins to Mohawk haircuts, the National Trust and Decca Records have joined forces to release Never Mind the Dovecotes – a celebration of British punk The album features 18 tracks from the heyday of British punk music with artist... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — It comes as no surprise that the notoriously cantankerous former Oasis frontman has opinions. Here are some of his favorite—and least favorite—things in lifeYou've heard a lot from Liam Gallagher over the past couple decades. He has a thing for w... more info

Dalston Oxfam Shop — I am reposting this blog post from 2009 because it was offline for a while and has a lot of tracks that are rare and sought after.Here is another of the rare NME cassettes released with the magazine in the early 80s, a number of which you can find el... more info

Metalsucks — The most recent album by Jane’s Addiction, 2003′s Strays, was a big-budget, big-production heavy rock record that kinda flopped despite its awesomeness. Since those distant days, Jane’s members have flirted with a full reunion (momentarily coun... more info

The Vinyl Villain — As debut singles go, this April 1977 release isn't too bad:-mp3 : The Jam - In The CityI'd love to say I picked up on it right away, but I didn't.  I wasn't quite 14 years of age and football was still way way way more important than music although ... more info

NME - The Video Blog — Did you know that 19 out of every 20 tracks are downloaded illegally? Ever since Radiohead’s 'In Rainbows' famously let fans decide how much they should pay for an album, the debate on music piracy and file sharing has been going on. And as stre... more info

Altsounds — Rounding off three great tours with From The Jam, The Stranglers and Big Country, Mike Marlin is supporting The Blue Aeroplanes for their London show before going back into the studio to record his second album. No Place like Home is Mike Mar... more info