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CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Gimme Five: Rock Classics That You Don't Have to Love

4965 days ago
All About JazzBy Nick Deriso Spend enough time around rock music—or, at least, rock critics—and you'll be convinced that any number of Seminal Works, Forgotten Gems and Timeless Standards are must-have items for your record collection. Even if they turn ... more info

New band of the day – No 870: Silvery

4968 days ago
Guardian MusicThis London band's manic musicianship recalls the herky, jerky pop of Sparks, Roxy Music and XTCHometown: London.The lineup: James Orman (vocals), and his band of glammy men.The background: If yesterday's new band, Films of Colour, are a commercial "... more info

Man Alive by Everything Everything | CD review

4988 days ago
Guardian Music(Geffen)You can imagine all four of Everything Everything being told repeatedly not to fidget as children. Manchester-based, but hailing from realms as far apart as Newcastle and Kent, Everything Everything are one of those squirming, convoluted art-... more info

40 Glastonbury sights you wouldn't have seen 40 years ago

5050 days ago
Guardian MusicPeople dressed as Scrabble tiles, hand sanitiser, organic venison burgers . . .1 Climate camp/Greenpeace/Water Aid stalls. The world didn't need this much saving when Glastonbury started in 1970.2 People sitting around campfires inhaling nitrous oxid... more info

Band To Watch: Frank (Just Frank)

5056 days ago
StereogumFrench coldwave (not chillwave or Cold Cave) duo Frank (Just Frank) release their debut The Brutalist Wave next month via Wierd Records. You may hear the Cure in the guitar tones (or XTC’s “May Of Simpleton” in the introduction to “Crisis”)... more info

the first friday batch of updates

5067 days ago
Totally FuzzyPinhead said... Red Red Wine On A Sunday #33 - Date to Church Here's the Playlist: Heaven And Hell, Black Sabbath, Heaven And Hell Angel Tears, Rifle Sport, Voice of Reason Lucifer's Eviction, Sham Rock Shakes. Give Me Back My Handbag Good Time Fanny... more info

Readers recommend: Songs about the weekend

5067 days ago
Guardian MusicLast week was all about the power of the flower, but from here on in, we're living for the weekendAfter a week giving each other flowers, I hope everyone is full of the joys of early summer. Rather that than full of dread at the inexorable approach o... more info

Liam Gallagher And Steve Lillywhite

5067 days ago
Stopcryingyourheartout.comHere's a recent snap of Liam Gallagher and English Grammy Award winning record producer Steve Lillywhite who is producing the new Beady Eye album. Steve has worked with groups such as Simple Minds, Big Country, XTC, The Chameleons, Toyah, Talking Hea... more info

The Roots – “Dear God 2.0″ (Feat. Monsters Of Folk)

5084 days ago
Stereogum“Dear God 2.0″ obviously remakes Monsters Of Folk’s “Dear God (Sincerely M.O.F.)” and is maybe referencing “The Seed (2.0),” Internet 2.0, and (by default) XTC, but once Black Thought gets going, it reminds me of Common’s “Retrospec... more info

AllMusic Loves 1992

5084 days ago
Allmusic Blog1991 may have been the Year Punk Broke but 1992 was the year the '90s truly began. Nevermind Nirvana, there was an explosion of alt-rock classics, beginning with a clutch of grunge classics from Seattle -- the aftershocks of Nirvana's success being P... more info

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