Guardian Music — Snacks the cat has appeared on record sleeves, T-shirts and even gets a credit on the band's debut album. But did the Best Coast singer's beloved pet really pick the tracklist?As a musician, maybe it's weird that I'm always getting asked to talk abo... more info

Guardian Music — Kurt Cobain loved them, so did Rough Trade and a generation of bands, but the Vaselines split before their debut album was released. Twenty years later, they are releasing their secondThere can be no greater boost for a struggling indie band than hav... more info

Addict Music — A host bands and artists have come together to produce a David Bowie tribute album called ‘We Were So Turned On: A Tribute To David Bowie’ more info

Guardian Music — The Los Angeles label that spearheaded the 1990s garage-rock revival and signed the Reigning Sound and the DirtbombsFew labels boast a logo quite as apt as that of In the Red Records: a VU meter with its needle stuck on overload. For almost two decad... more info

The Music Fix — Includes Duran Duran, Vivian Girls, Lights and many more. more info

Stereogum — The Vivian Girls revolving cast of drummers continues. Yesterday, as Sound Of The City noted, the Girls tweeted from the road about a lineup shift: “hey! we have an announcement! we have a new drummer named Fiona! we love ali and we will miss her d... more info

Totally Fuzzy — -nits- said... phyllis hyman-prime of my life (1991) what can be said about phyllis hyman that can even come close to describing her beauty, elegance and sophistication? gerald albright-smooth (1994) gerald albright has an amazing body of work with ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — --------------------Feb 2008: Vivian Girls start making a name for themselves on the sceneSep 2008: Frankie Rose leaves Vivian Girls to play with Crystal Stilts full timeSept 2008: Ali Koehler replaces Frankie Rose in Vivian GirlsJuly 2009: Frankie R... more info

Guardian Music — (Fortuna Pop)It may have escaped most people, but we are in the throes of an indie-pop revival. From Brooklyn to, er, Wales, bands such as Los Campesinos! and Vivian Girls are reigniting what was once known as the C86 sound. One of that scene's found... more info

Guardian Music — DIY is now a way to allow a more intimate relationship with a increasingly fickle audience in the context of a shrinking record industryThe drum pattern that opens the Ronettes' Be My Baby was once the most thrilling sound in pop. Now, used in tens, ... more info