Guardian Music — Bowie Vs Elvis, GlasgowWith the stress of Christmas and the new year only just receding, nobody will blame you for overlooking another important date. Next Friday is only David Bowie's – and Elvis Presley's – birthday! To celebrate what... more info

Rollo & Grady — 1. The Whitefield Brothers – In The Raw (Buy) Label: Now Again Whitefield Brothers – In The Raw 2. Death – For The Whole World To See (Buy) Label: Drag City Death – Keep On Knocking 3. The Beatles – Stereo Box Set (Buy) Label: EMI 4. T... more info

Quick Before It Melts — The cornerstone of my record collection has always been British indie bands.  A once-over of my shelves gives you a capsulized history of the last 30 odd years of English music:  Bowie, T.Rex, The Smiths, Echo & The Bunnymen, The Stone Roses, T... more info

Former Stone Roses frontman Ian Brown is released without charge after being questioned on suspicion of assaulting his wife. more info

NME — No further action will be taken against the former Stone Roses frontman more info

BBC News - UK — Former Stone Roses frontman Ian Brown is released without charge after being questioned on suspicion of assaulting his wife. more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Rock legend and Big Issue cover star Bob Dylan has revealed Robert Burns' song 'A Red, Red Rose' is his most inspirational track, on a celebrity calendar to raise cash for CLIC Sargent.The singer is one of 18 celebrities who have revealed whch song h... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — The Lost Interview : Noel Gallagher - 1991In the Spring of 1991 a journalist interviewed a person who would later become an enormous rockstar and musical legend, but at the time he was merely a roadie for the Inspiral Carpets. The journalist couldn't... more info

Guardian Music — These cerebral prog-poppers prove that Manchester is finally producing innovative, intelligent music againHometown: Manchester.The lineup: Duncan Wallis (vocals), Robin Richards (bass), Pete Broadhead (guitar), Dan Spedding (guitar), Andy Proudfoot (... more info

Guardian Music — Brixton Academy, LondonBy conventional measures of musical ability, Ian Brown's performance here – the first of two sold-out nights – warrants a resounding thumbs-down. Never a mellifluous vocalist, his voice has coarsened to the point ... more info