Stopcryingyourheartout.com — In the early 1990s boy band and girl band acts dominated the British and Irish charts. Take That, The Spice Girls, East 17, and Boyzone sold millions of singles and were constantly on television.Then in 1994 a working-class guitar band named Oasis em... more info

Stereogum — Someone made a Smiths vinyl bootleg called Unreleased Demos & Instrumentals. Someone else made a rip of the (pretty illuminating, great) 16-track collection that features a couple of previously unreleased Johnny Marr instrumentals (one heavier than t... more info

Starpulse — Justin Bieber and Willow and Jaden Smith are Hollywood's hottest young stars at this moment. All three have had phenomenal years in music, film, and television. And all three have been mentored... more info

Guardian Music — Our music team pick the songs or albums, old or new, they just can't turn offThe Smiths Reel Around the Fountain A collection of Smiths demos that circulated on the web this week offered a reminder of what a phenomenon they were: a band who emerged... more info

Guardian Music — Inspired by the Beach Boys, this Margate band bring the west coast to east Kent with upbeat reveries tinged with darknessHometown: Margate.The lineup: Johnny Danger, Alison Blackgrove, Tommy Akers and Jimmy Davies.The background: Shall we end the yea... more info

Altsounds — *The Subways* are back, and today announce that they are in the studio recording a brand new album with legendary producer Stephen Street (Blur, The Smiths, Kaiser Chiefs). The band have partnered with direct-to-fan platform PledgeMusic, and are ... more info

NME — Band enlist Blur and Smiths producer for third album more info

Totally Fuzzy — Hannibal said... Trans-Siberian Orchestra - The Christmas Attic 1998 http://hannibalsite.blogspot.com strahinja said... CANNED HEAT – Boogie With Canned Heat GEORGE MICHAEL – Faith NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS – Nocturama GUNS N’ ROSES – Appe... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Duncan said... Saturday update at scratchynoise! Eddie Floyd - Big Bird your no.1 source for soul, jazz and funk http://scratchynoise.blogspot.com strahinja said... THE CULT – Electric ANTHRAX – Among The Living SISTERS OF MERCY – Floodland D... more info

The Vinyl Villain — Anyone who thinks The Smiths were a bunch of pasty-faced wimps incapable of rocking out should give this a good listen:-mp3 : The Smiths - What She Said The fourth track on Meat Is Murder is a real tour de force for the musicians in the band with Joh... more info