Guardian Music — Electric Circus, EdinburghWhen UK indie bands decamp to Texas, they usually return with secondhand Nudie suits and thirdhand songs about communing with the ghost of Gram Parsons. Mystery Jets recorded their upcoming fourth album in a tumbledown Au... more info

ContactMusic — British filmmaker Julien Temple has been given the green light to turn the story of The Kinks into a new musical movie Bbc Films officials are backing the project titled You Really Got Me The film will be based on a script penned by veteran comedy... more info

Guardian Music — (Island)Somewhere in Paul Weller's attic, there is a painting of him, bearded, with flares and an untamed Afro, blowing a panpipe. In recent years, Weller's appearance – the silver pineapple-top hair, the bespoke threads – has become increasingly... more info

Guardian Music — He was a city boy, but Ronnie Lane's solo music evokes nothing so much as his love of the English countrysideSome musicians simply seem to "belong" to certain cities. For a generation of Londoners, and for many from subsequent generations, the Small ... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Taken from the British Airways Magazine, thanks to site visitor James.Notes From A Traveller: Liam GallagherWhen I was younger, we were always dragged to Ireland kicking and screaming for our holidays as me is from County Mayo. It was good hanging ou... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Former Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher was declared a godlike genius at the NME Awards on Wednesday night.The magazine's editor, Krissi Murison, hailed him as "a man who has written more anthems in the last two decades than anyone else".Taking to the ... more info

Guardian Music — Ceremony at Brixton Academy also dishes out prizes to Pulp, Florence + The Machine and the SmithsFormer Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher was declared a godlike genius at the NME Awards on Wednesday night.The magazine's editor, Krissi Murison, hailed hi... more info

Chorus.fm — When our parents were growing up, "pop" music was the norm. For the most part, it was really good too. Besides the obvious Beatles and Beach Boys catalogs, there were also bands like The Kinks and The Zombies making great strides in keeping that thre... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Noel Gallagher’s new band is doing well, though not quite as well as his old one. He explains why Oasis won’t be getting back together before The Smiths, or The KinksIt's early evening in Adelaide and “bloody boiling”, according to Noel Galla... more info

Guardian Music — Bass guitarist with the influential Detroit hard-rock band the MC5The bass guitarist Michael Davis, who has died of liver failure aged 68, joined Detroit's seminal rock band the MC5 in 1965. He stayed with them during their most challenging and incen... more info