The Vinyl Villain — I normally move away quickly to the opposite corner of the record shop as fast as I can if someone points in the direction of a charity record, for almost without exception they are well-meaning but crap.But not Dark Was The Night, a 2CD release fro... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Maps is one of the finest songs of this decade. It is as close to perfect as they come! I can put it on at anytime and just let the music take over. You can’t help but be interested when a band like Arcade Fire take the song into their own hands an... more info

The Playlist — Nice casting and a gooood luck. A few weeks ago it was reported that Cary Joji Fukunaga, the writer director behind one of the most auspicious debut features of the year, "Sin Nombre," had his next project on track and no it wasn't his musical with m... more info

Guardian Music — The NME has announced its choice of best albums of the noughties, with Is this it at the top. Find out how the decade's best compare in the charts - and read the original Guardian reviewsSo, the NME's writers and artists' choice catalogue of the noug... more info

Guardian Music — The former Genesis frontman on fan funding, reliable filters, and why he would commission an alternative to The X FactorWhen I blogged about the lack of women in the music industry, one manager claimed that this is because girls are less interested i... more info

NME — Libertines, Arcade Fire, Arctic Monkeys also fare well more info

Guardian Music — • The Strokes take top spot in NME list with Is This It• Libertines debut Up The Bracket is best British entryNew York rockers The Strokes have topped a list of the best albums of the decade, beating British indie stars – and tablo... more info

Pasta Primavera — Last October I happened upon a sweet Denver band Young Coyotes.  Their brand of indie rock brought about comparisons to Pinback and Arcade Fire.  I didn’t know much about them then and I still don’t, but apparently they noticed my post beca... more info

411 Mania — The look back at the decade in music continues with a look at the best albums from 2004! From Kanye's The College Dropout to Franz Ferdinand's self-titled debut to Arcade Fire's Funeral, see what albums made the list in this week's Ten Deep! more info

411 Mania — Scratch My Back will be all covers... more info