Its Getting Boring By The Sea — The chances are that if you like Morning Benders you won't be in a huge rush to mention their name to your friends, particularly in noisy or public places. Ignoring the social faux-pas minefield that is their name however The Morning Benders are one ... more info

Guardian Music — The Cribs guitarist lists the songs that link his old band with his new one. It's a mixtape. Or a Marrxtape, if you will ...A lot of friendships are formed on the music you like. Before we even had the idea of me playing with the Cribs, we'd kick aro... more info

Guardian Music — The myths, the bizarre backstage requests, the sci-fi hair . . . the rock obsessive just can't get enoughIn 1970, those great cult favourites The Velvet Underground released what was effectively their final album, Loaded. Long maligned as too polish... more info

Streetkiss Music — Les quatre suédois de the Amplifietes nous balancent une pop péchu a mi chemin entre Yuksek et Sébastien Telier (surtout pour la barbe). Comme souvent quand ça vient du nord, on aime ça ! Kool Kiss Can you pres... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — "You don't know what you've got till it's gone," Janet Jackson once famously sampled, and how true it is. Only now that Noel Gallagher has left in a firestorm of brotherly acrimony can I truly take stock of my feelings toward OASIS.I spent my youth h... more info

Rolling Stone — Beck has recruited MGMT, Devendra Banhart and Wolfmother’s Andrew Stockdale to join his Record Club for a one-day, no-rehearsal studio performance of Leonard Cohen’s entire iconic Songs of Leonard Cohen. As Rolling Stone previously reported, Beck... more info

Stereogum — Beck continues making good use of his down time between album cycles with the second phase of his Record Club, the project which sees Hansen invite a tag-archive-friendly set of friends to cover an a classic album in its entirety, in a day, with n... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — 12 velvet underground covers later, and Beck has completed his 1st record club project! He successfully covered one of the most treasured record’s of all time in style! The final song “European Son” is recorded, and it is just as good as the re... more info

The first two Led Zeppelin albums beat the Beatles,Rolling Stones and Who classics in a new reader's poll listing the Top Albums of 1969.The Velvet Underground came in at number six.. more info

Stereogum — Weezer's frontman says the hit song was attempt to ape Velvet Underground that turned into "almost a complete rip-off" of "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)." Wonder if Lars will sue. More raditude (will Rivers work with Matt Sharp again?) at RS . more info