Guardian Music — The band's manager admits he encouraged them to call it quits while making In Rainbows, one of their most successful albumsRadiohead's management suggested that the band break up before finishing In Rainbows, it has been revealed.Released in 2007, In... more info

NME — The Stone Roses and Cast feature – but no Oasis or Blur… more info

The Vinyl Villain — This was originally posted on Thursdau 29th March 2007 during a short series looking at Compilation CDs.Some of my favourite performers have been the subject of tribute albums, the results of which have, to put it mildly, been mixed. There was a grea... more info

NME — Answering Machine, 4 Or 5 Magicians and Tubelord also on bill at Kent bash more info

Gigwise — In Oxford this summer... more info

XFM.co.uk — The Oxford record label announce the first slew of acts for their twelfth ‘Truck Festival'. There's "no Megadeth", but there is a whole host of amazing bands. more info

NME — Red Light Company, Pulled Apart By Horses and Detroit Social also on bill more info

Ryan's Smashing Life — In Austin this week for SxSW: Sweden's talented song-writer Kristoffer Ragnstam has a new album in time for its songs to rain down upon indie rock audiences at South-by-Southwest this week. "Wrong Side of the Room" (in fine record stores and online ... more info

Abeano — Where to begin with the new Golden Silvers single, ‘True Romance’? One of my favourite songs of the moment equal parts The Clash, Malcolm McClaren’s Buffalo Girls and ‘I Should Coco’-era Supergrass. Produced by upcoming producer Lex, d... more info

Guardian Music — The New Wave of New Wave was never really much cop. It was an early 1990s music press-concocted punk revival scene based around a handful of long-forgotten bands such as S*M*A*S*H and These Animal Men, and it predictably foundered as soon as Britpop ... more info