Guardian Music — Summoning the spirit of 1986, these retro-pop miserablists specialise in winsome techno and wan electro-popHometown: Stockton, California.The lineup: Justin Vallesteros, Frankie Soto, Jack Doyle Smith, Anna Luxx Ryon. The background: Some years are s... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Smiths, Oasis, New Order and Happy Mondays are expected to feature.Noel Gallagher and New Order's Peter Hook are among the musicians giving their support to a new hall of fame-style venue celebrating Manchester's musical history.The hall is being set... more info

NME — Smiths, Oasis, New Order and Happy Mondays are expected to feature more info

KEXP Seattle — I was a teenager when I first heard The Smiths.  Growing up in Pennsylvania, the radio stations only played pop or classic rock.  But one day I ran across a small station, WXXP, that changed my life.  It’s motto was “The station that dares to ... more info

The Vinyl Villain — Today's words were originally provided by great friend Ctel from the constantly wonderful Acid Ted blog when he composed a guest post for TVV in May 2009:-This is listening to John Peel. This is a special new world. The excitement of something new an... more info

Guardian Music — So what if Nick Clegg cries to classical music? At least he's not a Robbie Williams fanIt's his party and he can cry if he wants to: Nick Clegg, according to this week's New Statesman, listens to classical music in the evening and sometimes cries. Go... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Welcome to 5-10-15-20, where we talk to Andy Bell about the music they loved at five-year interval points in their lives. Maybe we'll get a detailed roadmap of how their tastes and passions helped make them who they are. Maybe we'll just learn that t... more info

Guardian Music — Deaf Institute, ManchesterIf you cross Phil Spector's 60s girl groups with west-coast pop, then throw in British C86 indie and the Jesus and Mary Chain's bittersweet walls of noise, you probably end up with California's Dum Dum Girls. The all-girl si... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Ben said... Daily Downloads, Apr 03.11 Cannonball Adderley Quintet: Cannonball & Coltrane Chet Baker: Chet Chet Baker: In New York Blondie: Blondie Cabaret Voltaire: Plasticity Cocteau Twins: Aikea Guinea EP Elvis Costello: My Flame Burns Blue Miles ... more info

Addict Music — Also in the top three were, 'There Is a Light That Never Goes Out' by The Smiths and 'I am the Resurrection' by The Stone Roses. more info