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Ian Broudie: my greatest mistake

4671 days ago
Guardian MusicThe Lightning Seeds' Ian Broudie ruefully recalls how he turned down the offer of a Beatles and Floyd recording deskWhen you're in a group, everything goes wrong all the time and you get used to guitars breaking, microphones not working and having to... more info

Mull Historical Society: City Awakenings – review

4693 days ago
Guardian Music(Xtra Mile)Pastoral whimsy is a large part of Colin MacIntyre's makeup: it's hard to imagine him having the same penchant for eccentric little flourishes – everything from seagulls to recordings of train announcements – if he'd hailed from Manch... more info

Old music: Baddiel & Skinner & Lightning Seeds – Three Lions

4759 days ago
Guardian MusicNow England are officially the best football team in the world, let's reconsider the last time that seemed possibleIn the wake of England beating Spain 1-0, and therefore proving to the rest of football the next World Cup is as good as decided, and o... more info

Liam Gallagher And Gem Archer Talk Beady Eye, Noel, Japan And More

4834 days ago
Stopcryingyourheartout.com Even with a crackly phone line, 9,000 kilometres and a heavy Manchester accent between us, Liam Gallagher is making himself very clear indeed. Mind you, the 38-year-old Beady Eye frontman has always been an advocate of the direct-as-a-sla... more info

This week's new singles

4867 days ago
Guardian MusicCher Lloyd Swagger Jagger (Syco) Music exec: Ciao. We've got to come up with a chart-topping tune for that girl who didn't win X Factor once.Minion: Sorry boss – you're going to have to be more specific. That's most of the country.Music exec: The o... more info

MENTIONED IN PASSING YESTERDAY....

5019 days ago
The Vinyl Villain I've lifted the following info straight from the official Lightning Seeds website:-In 1983, Ian Broudie teamed up with ex-Wild Swans singer Paul Simpson to form the duo Care. Care signed to the Arista label and released three singles, My Boyish Days... more info

This week's new singles

5021 days ago
Guardian MusicThose Dancing Days Can't Find Entrance (Wichita) There is magic in the voice of Those Dancing Days singer Linnea Jönsson, who sounds as if she's been ripped from the great first Sugababes album, One Touch, and transported to present-day indie. Can't... more info

I SEE YOU BABY SHAKIN' THAT ASS....

5131 days ago
The Vinyl Villain Yup...I'm in there. Left hand side. Grey t-shirt. Baldier than I like to think I am. Way fatter than I'd like to be. But at 47, I can still get up on a dance floor with the best of them.The occasion was the latest Nationalpopleague event, compered b... more info

Badly Drawn Boy - review

5141 days ago
Guardian MusicBloomsbury, LondonFor an artist who once prided himself on never getting through a gig without making a hash of it, Damon Gough has certainly upped his game. So, by his previous standards, his London comeback was as slick as a Royal Variety Show. It... more info

This week's festival news

5238 days ago
Guardian MusicMartha Reeves, the Damned, Lightning Seeds and Rox (pictured) are confirmed for the 10th Croydon Summer Festival (31 Jul-1 Aug, Lloyd Park, croydonsummerfestival.org), with Jassi Sidhu, TAZ and Raghu Dixit among the attractions of the Sunday's Mela â... more info

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