Here Comes The Flood — Eighties legend singer Hazel O'Connor hit the road in March with Clare Hirst and Sarah Fisher. The Breaking Glass Barefoot UK tour kicks off with a warm-up gig in Hebden Bridge. Live dates: 02/09 Trades Club - Hebden Bridge 03/05 The Spring Art... more info

Guardian Music — This cockney-voiced singer is like an overgrown version of Catherine Tate's 'Bovvered!' character, writing comedy pop songs about life on the mean streets of BromleyHometown: Bromley.The lineup: Brigitte Aphrodite (vocals), plus her band the VOBs.The... more info

Guardian Music — This Swedish group's goth-tinged electro-pop is full of witchy darkness and mystical allureHometown: Stockholm.The lineup: Malin Dahlström (vocals), Gustaf Karlöf (keyboards), Magnus Böqvist (drums).The background: There is no Niki, and there is n... more info

Guardian Music — Koko, LondonThe Radar tour, a twice-yearly showcase for bands tipped for success by the NME, is impressively accurate at pinpointing pop's next big things. On past form, at least one of the four bands on this month's just-completed tour should prepar... more info