Song, by Toad — Everyone knows that I acknowledge my often-stated dislike of cover songs to be the purest hypocrisy by now, don’t they?  Because after Dylan posted (and I enjoyed) the two Withered Hand covers from the End of the Road Festival the other day, I now... more info

Guardian Music — Fence Collective event on tiny Scottish island sells out before lineup is even announcedOne of the year's liveliest and certainly wee-est festivals is to take place on the Isle of Eigg. And it was sold out before the lineup had even been announced. F... more info

Song, by Toad — That really, really is a rotten title for this post, I’m sorry. Anyhow, back in February we were visited by the extremely nice people behind They Shoot Music, Don’t They, which is a Vienna-based live music video site roughly along the lines of La... more info

The Vinyl Villain — Being a blog that is largely of the retro variety, I'm not all that fussed about publishing a rundown of what I reckon to have been the best songs/albums of the year/decade. Yes, I do admit to making a few suggestions last month of stuff that you mi... more info