Guardian Music — We kick off this week with folktronica stars Tunng. They met Alexis Petridis to discuss touring with Tinariwen and how it feels to be slapped with the "strum'n'bass" tag. In Singles Club, Alex Needham joins Rosie Swash and Alexis to discuss whether M... more info

Altsounds — “When I was young, I imagined middle age to be a kind of comfort zone, but in fact, having got here, I now feel it's more of a war zone. The songs are where I dump all that shit so that I can get on with my life without jumping off a bridge.... more info

Silent Uproar — Tracey Thorn (Everything But The Girl) will release her third solo album, Love and Its Opposite, through Merge Records on May 18th. The album features performances from Jens Lekman, Al Doyle of Hot Chip and Leo Taylor of The Invisible. Check out Thor... more info

The Independent — On February 24, Canadian rock band Broken Social Scene is the most blogged act of the moment, according to The Hype Machine. California indie pop band The Morning Benders and American duo White Hinterland are in second and third positions. Other tal... more info

8/1 — Love and Its Opposite is the third solo album by former Everything but the Girl singer Tracey Thorn, to be released on 17 May 2010....Love and Its Opposite was recorded in Berlin and London, and features guest contributions from Hot Chip's Al Doyle, ... more info

XLR8R — Tracey Thorn, the singer-songwriter best known for her seminal role in Everything But the Girl, will see her latest album released this May. For Love and Its Opposite, Thorn has once again teamed up with producer Ewan Pearson to meditate on love'... more info

The Vinyl Villain — One of the minor reasons I started this blog was to bring attention to otherwise unavailable or difficult to find records that were place on the b-sides of long-deleted singles, and for a while back in the early days I ran an occasional series.This ... more info

The Vinyl Villain — Released in October 1985, See The Day by D.C. Lee sold more than 250,000 copies and climbed to #3 in the UK singles chart. This was at a time when The Style Council were at their most popular having enjoyed a run of hit singles and two top selling a... more info

Pop Justice — Eyes down, look in: » New Knife album clips, if you're interested. (Amazon) (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Tomorrow-In-A-Year/dp/B0032KIDF4/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1262813291&sr=8-3ife) » Marina 'And The Diamonds' And The Diamonds has come se... more info

The Vinyl Villain — Today sees a lot of people return back to work after the festive break. I'm lucky enough to have one more day of lounging around - although in my defence I should point out that my break was interrupted by the need to pay an emergency visit to my of... more info