Stereogum — In The Number Ones, I'm reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart's beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present.… more info

Guardian Music — The folk singer’s Edinburgh festival show reinterprets classic and cult Caledonian gems close to her heart, like Big Country’s melancholic anthems and Cocteau Twins’ filthy futurismOf all the 80s pop artists that Scotland spawned... more info

Sweeping The Nation — Everybody knows rock attained perfection in 1974, it's a scientific fact! This was the year of Abba winning Eurovision, the Osmonds being given their own week of prime-time BBC1 programming, Kung Fu Fighting, Rick Wakeman's Journey to the Cen... more info

Core News — “Craig talks to the funkiest cats to have ever emerged from Scotland….The Average White Band. Plus we’ll be giving you a 1 hour Bank Holiday Trunk of Funk for this party weekend.” Check out other Craig Charles Funk & Soul shows here and subsc... more info

Cross Rhythms — The Average White Band release track featuring Chris Jasper more info

Core News — “Ahead of their UK tour the Average White Band will be checking in with The Craig Charles Funk & Soul Show.” Check out other Craig Charles Funk & Soul shows here and subscribe to the feed to get good music in the future. Craig Charles Funk & Soul... more info

Core News — “Gilles is back in the studio for another Saturday afternoon mix up selection, joining the musical dots between soul, hip hop, house, afro, electronica, jazz and beyond; this week he is joined by US soul singer, Jarrod Lawson. Jarrod, hailing from ... more info

Guardian Music — Twice a week we invite independent music writers and bloggers to tell us about what they do. Today: digging through charity stores and boot fairs for musical treasuresWho are you and what's your blog called?Prince Asbo – Thrifty Vinyl.Where are you... more info

Popdose — In the wake of Robbie McIntosh's death the previous year, AWB had a tough time making their third album. Fortunately they persevered and completed Cut the Cake more info

Guardian Music — Royal Festival Hall, LondonVintage, a three-day event curated by the designer Wayne Hemingway, turned the Royal Festival Hall into a gaudy but unselfconscious celebration of 20th century popular culture. Every available space became either a retro re... more info