Guardian Music — A jangly, Smiths-like sound mixed with a drop of Orange Juice and a hint of Simon Le Bon produces breezy, carefree musicSigh the Day Away, the closing track on Magic Bullets, the self-titled second album from the San Francisco five-piece, is the kind... more info

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Guardian Music — These Sheffield siblings eschew the synth-pop of their native city in favour of folk-tinged ballads with a soft but sinister edgeHometown: Sheffield.The lineup: Leigh Greenwood (vocals) and Adam Greenwood (guitar).The background: Because of the Human... more info

Bradley's Almanac — Sharing a few live cover songs, all recently performed here in the Boston, on this gray Sunday afternoon...First, a song from late in Superchunk's set at the Royale back in September. This one was both a gift for aging fans of early Boston hardcore i... more info

The Vinyl Villain — A dreaded sunny day so let's go where we're happy:-mp3 : The Smiths - Cemetry Gates It was well known that Morrissey liked to hang around graveyards and philosophise with various friends, including Howard Devoto.One of my personal favourites on The Q... more info

Guardian Music — Our music team pick the songs or albums, old or new, they just can't turn offKenny Wheeler One of Many Octogenarian star and still-fluent flugelhornist Wheeler seems to have more creative projects in the pipeline now than at any time in his long care... more info

Guardian Music — As psych-pop recluse Jeff Mangum returns, Mark Beaumont weighs up the influence of Neutral Milk Hotel and Elephant 6, while below Martin Aston talks to a kindred spirit, Bradford Cox of DeerhunterFor a certain breed of music fan, it was like hearin... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos Shanda Boyett The Smith Westerns played Knitting Factory on March 5, two says after a show at Mercury Lounge, and their last public stop on a pre-SXSW tour. But they're not headed off to Austin just yet. FIRST, a... more info

Pop Candy — Welcome again to another highly anticipated edition of Tattoo Tuesday! Before we dig into this very special ink, a reminder: I NEED YOUR TATTOO ... more info

The Vinyl Villain — For such a cracking and memorable track by The Smiths, it is rather strange that its only appearances were on compilation LPs, the first being on The World Won't Listen, released in 1987:-mp3 : The Smiths - You Just Haven't Earned It Yet, Baby It was... more info