KEXP Seattle — KEXP listeners have been in love with Shout Out Louds since their 2005 debut, Howl Howl Gaff Gaff, partly because of the band’s unmistakable 80′s New Wave influences — elements of The Cure, New Order, The Smiths, and many others can be heard fi... more info

The Vinyl Villain — It's going to do exactly what it says on the tin.And in a sense its a way for me to take Saturdays off in terms of thinking hard about what to post. But where to start?How about here.....mp3 : The Smiths - Nowhere Fast From the 1985 LP Meat Is Murde... more info

ContactMusic — JACKIE CHAN and WILL SMITH and his family have refused to let a hurricane stop them from promoting the KARATE KID movie in Mexico - the stars have flown into the eye of a... more info

ContactMusic — WILL SMITH's battle to save the world from aliens in hit movie INDEPENDENCE DAY has been voted America's favourite Fourth of July movie moment in an online poll.The... more info

Guardian Music — These Parisians are so in thrall to the sound of Madchester that they named themselves after the former Stone Roses frontmanHometown: Paris.The lineup: Sebi Browne (vocals) and Benjamin Browne (bass), joined by Denis Browne Jr, Hadrien Browne, and Ti... more info

Stereogum — You may know Frankie Rose as the onetime drummer of Vivian Girls and Crystal Stilts and current drummer in Dum Dum Girls. (Or maybe via her time as a NYC bartender and Smiths fan.) Of course, if you’ve paid attention, you also know of her as the fr... more info

The Vinyl Villain — I'm quite happy to admit that I'm not the greatest at keeping up with all that's happening with music nowadays. Before I started the blog, I wasn't too bad as I would buy at least one glossy music magazine per month which at least let me read about ... more info

ContactMusic — Will Smith gave his son tips on kissing onscreen.The actor was happy to pass on his experiences to 11-year-old Jaden - his son with wife Jada Pinkett Smith - but... more info

NME - The Video Blog — Glastonbury has kicked off with fans eagerly piling onto the campsites of Worthy Farm. We spoke to the Eavis family in the run up. Below they tell us about the series of flukes which has turned into 40 years of iconic sets and memorable festival anti... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — A piece of Manchester music history is up for grabs on Thursday – when the first ever recording of Oasis goes under the hammer.Auctioneers Christie's are offering the cassette, which was captured at legendary Little Peter Street venue The Boardwalk... more info