Brooklyn Vegan — The Wedding Present @ Bowery in 2008 (more by Tim Griffin) today in NYC * Baye Kouyate @ Zebulon * Kronos Quartet @ Damrosch Park * Mumiy Troll @ Irving Plaza * Javelin, Warpaint @ Whitney Museum * Deer Tick,... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis DOWNLOAD: Fergus & Geronimo - Girls with English Accents (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Fergus & Geronimo - Harder Than It's Ever Been (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Ty Segall - Girlfriend (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Ty Segall - Caesar (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Royal Baths - Nikki D... more info

The Culture Of Me — (photo by Izumi Kumazawa) That’s right, another season gone by of free Friday shows at Pier 17 at the South Street Seaport is coming to a close this coming Friday evening, with a rousing pairing of local kids Savoire Adore and the twenty-five-years... more info

The Vinyl Villain — For an awful long time, I didn't buy any vinyl. Didn't see the point in it. Record player had been given away, and although the amps and speakers were stored in the loft of my mum and dad's house, it really did look as if it would be CDs forever and... more info

Guardian Music — This week there's pre-war drama, a 1980s indie disco and a bang up-to-date news reviewRadio 7 gave a welcome airing of Noel Coward pastiche Design for Murder this week (listen again here). The play's author, Marcy Kahan, has capitalised on the gap in... more info

Idolator — // Patrick Stump covers The Wedding Present Did You Hear? :: Patrick Stump covers The Wedding Present’s “My Favourite Dress” for the A.V. Club.’s Undercover Project. His soulful acoustic performance makes us crave his solo album more than we ... more info

Chorus.fm — Head to the replies to see *Patrick Stump* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/falloutboy) covering *The Wedding Present*'s "My Favourite Dress." more info

The Vinyl Villain — This was what I expected to be writing about last week instead of some emotional outpourings about the sudden death of a brother.And just because I'm writing about it today doesn't mean I've gotten over everything. Far from it.It does seem very stra... more info

DrownedInSound — As a founder member of Talulah Gosh, Heavenly, Marine Research and Tender Trap, not to mention occasional vocalist and contributor with the likes of The Wedding Present, Hefner and The Pooh Sticks, Amelia Fletcher succinctly qualifies as the female f... more info

ContactMusic — Jazz crooner JAMIE CULLUM had an unlikely inspiration during his teenage years - he was a huge fan of cult British rock band THE WEDDING PRESENT.The singer/pianist... more info