Spinner.com — Would the Beatles be quite as fab if they had stuck to their earlier moniker of Johnny and the Moondogs? Does Diana Ross fronting a trio called the Primettes bestow her the proper level of divahood? Take our Ultimate Original Band Name Quiz and see i... more info

KEXP Seattle — Brooklyn band The Drums came in existence when former members of Elkland/Goat Explosion decided to put away synthesizers and pick up guitars. The result is and interesting juxtaposition of Joy Division, New Order, and The Beach Boys. The release of t... more info

The Vinyl Villain — Welcome to Part 2 of the series which will highlight some of my favourite album tracks by some of my all-time favourite bands.Last week I revealed how much angst I had suffered getting down to a list of 5 songs by The Jam and half-jokingly said that ... more info

Altsounds — Following their announcement detailing the launch of the year-long Connectivity campaign celebrating the incomparable British music scene, Converse today releases “Didn't Know What Love Was” an original music collaboration betwe... more info

Stereogum — This track features Bernard Sumner of Bad Lieutenant, New Order, and Joy Division, Alexis Taylor and Joe Goddard from Hot Chip, and Hot City. The Best Coast / Rostam / Kid Cudi collaboration “All Summer” had trouble meshing together the styles of... more info

Guardian Music — Paul Morley discusses the evolution of the former PiL man's sound and how his playing has influenced dubstep The second best possible introduction to the life, mind, bass and earthy cosmic sense of the mighty Jah Wobble is to read his autobiography, ... more info

Guardian Music — Paul Morley asks Darkstar what a post-dubstep world sounds like If Magnetic Man boldly announce that where you go after dubstep is right into the very manufactured heart of the middle of the flaring, spluttering spectacle of pop, ticking off for real... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Dr Steve said... By no means a literal timeline of a genre, just my interpretation. Songs with the right feel and attitude from the 60's until now, admittedly, mostly centred on the golden age. Plenty of swagger from the U.S, the U.K and a slight det... more info

The Quietus — 'Love Will Tear You Apart' will settle your divorce settlement (well, they would if they were real) more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Beady Eye members Liam Gallagher, Andy Bell and Gem Archer with sound engineer John Davis.He has worked with bands like U2, REM, Prodigy, Led Zeppelin, Joy Division, Arctic Monkeys and Paul Weller.Is that the Beady Eye album in Liam's hands?Source: O... more info