Guardian Music — There's more to 10cc than I'm Not in Love. Like this unsettling song about LassieReading on mobile? Listen here.The thing about 10cc is that everyone automatically thinks of I'm Not in Love. Actually that's not strictly true: I'm guessing not many pe... more info

Guardian Music — The teenage leader of the town's successful Portas Pilot bid, Joe Barratt, sets out his stall to involve others in a town with a great modern music traditionThe high street has not been an especially inviting place for my generation. To say there's s... more info

Music News Net — MUSIC NEWS - For the first time since 1978 British pop-art band 10cc will be back in the USA to perform at The Concert Hall in New York City, on Friday, July 13. This gig is part of a two-date... more info

Guardian Music — Royal Albert Hall, LondonEven in the sprawling 1970s, 10cc were an odd fit. Too prog for glam, too pop for prog and too glam for pop, they sold themselves as an art band, but actually traded in subversive pastiche: the love song declaring they weren'... more info

Guardian Music — Grimes, Dexys Midnight Runners and Happy Mondays are among the shows our writers will be reviewing this week. Take a look at the full list and tell us about live music you've seen recentlyEach week we publish a list of concerts our writers will be co... more info

Guardian Music — They're chic, they're from Paris. They've got hints of Ladytron and Stereolab. Can they really be the future of surf music?Hometown: Paris.The lineup: They're not telling.The background: They are models and they're looking good. Actually, they're not... more info

Guardian Music — Super-producers Trevor Horn and Steve Lipson on the subtle art of coaxing an outstanding performance from a singerWhen technology companies say artists should view recorded music as a promotional tool and make their living by touring, they forget tha... more info

Guardian Music — (Agitated)Ethan Miller found cult adoration in the mid-00s with scorching psych-rockers Comets on Fire. When they went on hiatus in 2008, his No 2 band Howlin' Rain took over, starting out as a kind of cosmic Creedence before moving toward big, glo... more info

Guardian Music — 10cc's blend of musical invention and lyrical wit brought pop perfection to the mid-70s charts Few bands survive for long with four equally strong songwriters, so it was inevitable 10cc would implode one day. But in the mid-1970s they brought musical... more info

Guardian Music — Even if you like the right music at the wrong time, there's never a wrong time to discover Joni MitchellI liked all the right music. Just not always at the right time. Bowie was already clean and dull by the time I discovered him; ditto Lou Reed, Bry... more info