Stereogum — For decades, Fred Talbot served as a TV weatherman in the UK. But before he was on TV, Talbot was a teacher in Manchester. And a few years ago, police in Manchester arrested Talbot after learning that he had sexually abused kids at the school where h... more info

The Devil Has The Best Tuna — Idle YouthFrom: Camden Town, London, EnglandJay Loughley, aka Idle Youth (first featured on the blog last month, New Sights To Delight Your Eyes 12th February 2017) , has that rare and magical ability to craft tunes that live inside your head like r... more info

Stereogum — Last week, Timothy Showalter, the raw Midwestern rock 'n' roller who records as Strand Of Oaks, released his new album Hard Love. And after the album was done, he sat down to record a few covers of songs he loves for the Aquarium Drunkard's Lagniappe... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The video was made by Douglas Hart, the onetime Jesus & Mary Chain member who went on to be a very successful video director, working with The Stone Roses, My Bloody Valentine, Primal Scream and more. Continue reading… more info

Core News — “Following on from 6 Music’s 1989 day, the Don casts his mind back and selects some of his favourite music from that year. Including Prince, the Stone Roses and Dennis Brown and Crucial Vinyl from Soul II Soul. He also recalls the recording of hi... more info

Impose Magazine — During the indie age of music in England while bands like The Smiths, Stone Roses and Happy Mondays were causing a stir, there was also The Wedding Present. Over time, the band led by David Gedge has consistently had a turnover of musicians joining h... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Toronto's The Seams features members of Fake Palms, Elsa, and U.S. Girls, and make the kind of ringing guitar pop you would hear a lot on college radio in the '80s. The cover art to their debut album, Meet the Seams, features an illustratio... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Considering it had been 20 year since the last tame that The Stone Roses played New York City, I just assumed that I’d never get to see them play. But that changed on June 30 when the group made their triumphant live return at Madison Square Garden... more info

DJmag — Radiohead and The Stone Roses also said to be topping the bill… more info

The Mirror — The legendary Brit band announce three new tour dates in London, Belfast and Glasgow next year more info