The Quietus — Producer who worked with The Stranglers and The Human League passes away more info

Guardian Music — Adam Clayton of U2 on Glastonbury, Bob Marley, and the moment he knew he had to play the bass'I'm really looking forward to Glastonbury,' says U2 bassist Adam Clayton. 'It's been a long time coming.' A year in fact, with the band moving last year's h... more info

Altsounds — Rounding off three great tours with From The Jam, The Stranglers and Big Country, Mike Marlin is supporting The Blue Aeroplanes for their London show before going back into the studio to record his second album. No Place like Home is Mike Mar... more info

Altsounds — It's been a busy year for Mike Marlin, who was picked by HMV as one to watch before launching his album 'Nearly Man' at the Gibson Guitar studios and heading out on tour with the Stranglers across the UK. Before heading back into the studio to w... more info

The Vinyl Villain — Its not all far short of 1500 posts on TVV and to the best of my knowledge I've never done a feature on The Stranglers. Today, I'm going to rectify that but instead of the usual five great album tracks for Friday, I'm going to do five great singles.... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Johnny Farfisa said... # UNITED STATES OF EXISTENCE - The Collection (1994) # SICK ROSE - Floating (1990) # UNDERTAKERS - 13 Savage Garage-Punk Rippers (2001) # MORTICIANS - She's Like Heroin or Vombadill Versus - Early Recordings (1988) # PLASTICLAN... more info

Altsounds — Photo: Robert Kenney Former *Stranglers* front man *Hugh Cornwell* returns for the second half of his North American/Canadian tour on *March 3rd.* Each show will consist of two sets - the first a collection of Stranglers hits and classic solo mate... more info

Here Comes The Flood — The Get Up Kids are now the comeback kids. After splitting in 2005, the Kansas punk rockers reconvened in the studio in 2009. The 2010 EP Simple Science did quite well and now there is a new full-length. On There Are Rules it's business as usual: d... more info

Totally Fuzzy — ROCKTIME said... ROCKTIME - Podcast Edition - n.01/11 --- THIS IS OUR MUSICAL PODCAST --- You can hear 60 years of Rock 'n' Roll in 60 minutes! Enjoy the last episode. With the sound of: 01. IKE TURNER & HIS KINGS OF RHYTHM - Rocket 88 (1951) 02. ... more info

The Vinyl Villain — You would of course need to read yesterday's posting to make sense of the title of today's inane ramblings.Having burst onto the scene in the middle of the Britpop era, Elastica enjoyed a fair amount of success with three Top 20 singles and a self-ti... more info