Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Taken from an interview with Sabotage Times, read the full interview here.Meeting Noel Gallagher…It’s true, I met him because of a pair of trainers. When I graduated in 1988 I moved to London immediately, then I got into house music and was trave... more info

Guardian Music — The Horrors could be poised to move into anthemic mode. But given the fate of their predecessors, should they bother?A British band reaches its third or fourth album. They have become a minor fixture on the national scene – their identity is assure... more info

DrownedInSound — Legendary guitarist Nick McCabe talks about his new band, The Black Ships, consisting of members of Portishead, Goldfrapp and The Verve, their unique approach to recording, the state of the record industry and what went wrong with Richard Ashcroft. ... more info

Guardian Music — Thanks to the intervention of an Australian Celtic rock act, Brother have now become Viva Brother. But who wins when a lesser-known band forces a new one to change their name?It's accepted among the Dutch Uncles, Arctic Monkeys and Pigeon Detectives ... more info

Guardian Music — Retro guitar heroes rocking a tuneful Verve vibe, Born Blonde have arrived 15 years too late for Britpop. Not that it'll stop themHometown: London.The lineup: Joshua Lloyd-Watson (bass), Tom McFarland (keyboards, guitar, vocals), George Day (drums), ... more info

Guardian Music — Victoria Park, LondonThe London Electronic Dance festival has clearly made a strategic decision. After last year's inaugural event fell between stools with an bill that featured artists as eclectic as Goldfrapp, Friendly Fires and Professor Green, th... more info

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Totally Fuzzy — "You can see why Jools Holland is so bats about Imelda May…authentic boogie-woogie piano, a genuinely great voice that revs like a hotrod at the start line, and she writes her own material." - Mojo Irish rockabilly songwriter and performer Imelda... more info

Altsounds — Founding members of one of the most iconic British bands of recent times The Verve, Nick McCabe and Simon Jones today reveal the first material from new project The Black Ships. Joined in The Black Ships by Mig Schillace (Portishead / Goldfrapp) and... more info

Guardian Music — Oasis and the Verve have recorded at Sawmills in Cornwall, now you can too … or just relax and enjoy the view. Dixe Wills manages to do both and you can listen to the song he recorded hereSo there we were, the four of us, yelping wildly as we raced... more info