L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — John Lydon, who is profiled in Sunday's Times, is a quote machine, and therefore pure gold for the journalists lucky enough to shove a tape recorder in his face and get him going. Pop & Hiss recently played chauffeur for... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Cody B said... Jazz At The Cross(over)roads:Joe Farrell Joe Farrell:Moon Germs, Upon This Rock Black Sheep,Sage Francis:Videos (of Joe Farrell tracks they sampled) http://codyb3.blogspot.com Aloha Fuzzy. K. Telle said... Dorky girl blog w/ indie mp... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Ishkabibliophile said... A Marianne Faithfull and Sally Timms mixtape Tennessee Waltz Sally Timms They Never Will Leave You Marianne Faithfull Oblivion Mekons Ghosts of American Astronauts Mekons The Crane Wife 3 Marianne Faithfull Glue Sally Timms (... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Deballen said... ...Singles Collection Exposed... Simple Minds - Ghostdancing (1986) Don Dixon - Praying Mantis (1985) The Everly Brothers - The Story Of Me (1984) Stray Cats - Little Miss Prissy (1981) The Alan Parsons Project - The Turn Of A Friend... more info

Totally Fuzzy — rastronomicals said... Soft Cell's frequently overlooked "Memorabilia," the fetishization of cheap paraphernalia, and the extreme power of delusional thinking, written by an expert in both, only at La Historia de la Musica Rock http://lahistoriadelam... more info

The Quietus — Full details of how to contribute to Revenge Of The Mekons here more info

Guardian Music — (Yat-Kha Records)Albert Kuvesin has always been a maverick. He comes from Tuva, out on the borders of Siberia and western Mongolia, where he became an expert in the extraordinary local style of throat singing, which allows him to hold two notes at o... more info

KEXP Seattle — Jon Langford should write a novel. I understand why he hasn’t. Langford is a busy man. He’s been making music with various incarnations of the Mekons since he was a university student in Leeds, way back in the latter half of the 1970s, to say not... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — A role as a Mekon isn't necessarily the greatest lot for a rock 'n' roller. Now into Decade No. 4, the Mekons have consistently been critically adored and commercially ignored. Multiple major-label deals have come and gone, and the luxury... more info

Twangville — Is it possible for the leader of bands like the Waco Brothers andhe Mekons to become introspective, and produce an album that results in something beyond the live music bar bash that characterizes every Waco Brothers show? The simple answer is yes.... more info