The Culture Of Me — Those of you looking for a dosing of Marc Bolan's self-ascribed "cosmic rock" mixed with a fairly large smattering of Le Tigre's electronic histrionics (minus the female agenda politics as a whole and just the party) would be fairly and... more info

The Vinyl Villain — It's a slightly edited lift from wikipedia:-"Brimful of Asha is a single by the British alternative rock band Cornershop, which originally reached number 60 in the UK Singles Chart in 1997. A remix by Fatboy Slim became a hit in 1998 on the US and UK... more info

Guardian Music — This Chicago four-piece play a rough'n'ragged approximation of glam – imagine Girls covering Mott the Hoople and Marc BolanHometown: Chicago, Illinois.The lineup: Cullen Omori (vocals, guitar), Cameron Omori (bass), Colby (drums) and Max Kakac... more info

ContactMusic — MARC BOLAN and DAVID BOWIE would have been bandmates had it not been for the T-REX star's wife, who disliked her husband's musical pal.Legendary producer Tony Visconti... more info

Guardian Music — Our music team pick the songs or albums, old or new, they just can't turn offStanley Moon Camden Road Moon is an unsigned troubadour who writes nagging urban folk songs with an impressive line in wry, observational lyrics. Anyone who's walked through... more info

Guardian Music — Started as a means of releasing the music of his band Swans, Michael Gira's underground imprint now embraces psych-folk luminaries including Devendra Banhart and Akron/FamilyWriting about Young God being a classic record label feels a little like an ... more info

411 Mania — Marc Bolan created it, David Bowie made it famous, the New York Dolls made it trashy and Kiss made it a circus, but the English band Slade may have perfected it. Cum on and get crazee with Slayed in this week's Thrifty Tunes more info

The Vinyl Villain — OK, so this is the luxury item on this ongoing list of suggested Xmas presents, retailing for the best part of £40. But for the Lloyd Cole fan in your life, believe me they will love you forever if you manage to get Santa to deliver Cleaning Out ... more info

Guardian Music — How will the girl group survive without any of its founder members?On the 2007 Sugababes tour, an official T-shirt bore the names of all its members, past and present: "Keisha & Mutya & Siobhan & Heidi & Amelle." In an amusing – if perhaps tel... more info

The Vinyl Villain — And so we enter the final few entries in the Morrissey series with a look at what I reckon is an underrated single from December 1992.mp3 : Morrissey - Certain People I KnowIn addition to the sleeve of the CD single, I've sourced a copy of the promo ... more info