Altsounds — Yorkshire Terriers “Velvet Star” spit out riffage that tips its cap to “Guns ‘n Roses” (pre ‘Chinese Democracy….that’s just not the real G’n’R!) and “T... more info

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Guardian Music — If rock'n'roll is the sound of life beginning afresh, why are we so obsessed with ranking it in end-of-year lists? Philip Larkin has the answerAlong with half the pop-loving population of Britain, I tuned in to listen to Morrissey on Desert Island Di... more info

Guardian Music — The new wave icon, who died last month, founded the Parisian punk scene and pioneered French electropop"Denis Denis, oh with your eyes so blue/Denis Denis, I've got a crush on you." So sang Debbie Harry on Blondie's first European hit in 1978. At the... more info

Guardian Music — Morrissey proved a charming guest for desert island discs, while Victoria Derbyshire got a surprise in Harare, writes Miranda Sawyer"Well, Kirsty, do you know your pretty face is going to hell?" Morrissey on Desert Island Discs was a bright gem of a ... more info

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Its Getting Boring By The Sea — Morrissey when not throwing strops, getting hit by things in Liverpool or looking after his son Robbie Williams has pretty great taste in music.He appeared on Radio 4's Desert Island Discs over the weekend and picked the following songs:1 New York Do... more info

Guardian Music — Former frontman of the Smiths proves that heaven knows he's happier nowFor all his talk of suicide and sadness, the famously miserable Morrissey sounded strangely contented on Desert Island Discs today. "If you reach 50 and are not at one with yourse... more info

Guardian Music — The original New York junkie-punk, Richard Hell, has taken another go at recording the album he was too wasted to do justice to the first time round. He talks to Paul LesterThirty years ago, there were two notorious punk bass players with monstrous a... 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