My Old Kentucky — Burnt Ones is a new project from Mark Tester (of THUNDERS), Amy Crouch, and Brian "Cookies" Allen (of John Rambo & The Vietnam Wars). The trio sent me over a slew of laptop recorded demos recently, and while rough, they show loads of promise.Lead si... more info

Guardian Music — From epic rock to Buddhist boogie, here are 15 acts destined for big things over the coming monthsAgile BeastAgile Beast were a fantastic pop surprise for me. I spotted them at their first gig at Brixton Jamm. They're reminiscent of both Happy Monday... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Distortion working? Check. Echo on the vocals? Check. Errhm feedback? Check. Draygo's Guilt is ready to enter your eardrums. The band is fronted by Jon 'Clewsie' Clews who leads the trio through ZZ Top bass lines with the wall-to-wall sound of earl... more info

Here Comes The Flood — photo: Neil Thomas Douglas Edinburgh post-rockers We Were Promised Jetpacks create a dense sound on their debut album These Four Walls. Claustrophic songs with singer Adam Thompson screaming above the din. The songs are built to last, creating a Had... more info

Stereogum — After Solange covered Dirty Projectors, a band on Domino, it's only fair the Londoners who sing "Dominos" have a go at a song by Knowles' sister. Fitting into A Brief History Of Love's romantic aesthetic, they put their mark on Beyoncé's "Sweet... more info

Stereogum — Good news for lovers of cantankerous, hyperacusis-afflicted songwriters (also, just plain old good news): Stephin Merritt and his Magnetic Fields will be back with their eighth LP Realism on January 26th. This comes after a year that offered a par... more info

Live Daily — It's been a long couple of years for Wolfmother [ tickets ] singer Andrew Stockdale. The Australian found himself without a band in August 2008, when rhythm section and fellow countrymen--Chris Ross (bass/keyboards) and Myles Heskett (drums) packed u... more info

Guardian Music — When Creation boss and Oasis mentor Alan McGee confessed his admiration for veteran rocker Jon Bon Jovi on a Guardian blog, we just had to get them togetherWho's the last person you might expect to be a dedicated Bon Jovi fan? How about someone who, ... more info

Spinner.com — We'd bet dollars to doughnuts that you were unaware that today, November 3, is National Cliché Day. To celebrate the art of overusing things to death, we picked the Top 10 clichés that still permeate the music world. For some reason, these things a... more info

Rock Sellout — I was recently granted an interview with A Place to Bury Strangers vocalist and guitarist, Oliver Ackermann. He graciously took some time out of his busy schedule to discuss the band's touring history, new record Exploding Head, and vinyl pressing c... more info