Guardian Music — (AED)In the 90s, Joe McAlinden was the frontman of Superstar, purveyors of beautifully arranged, Beach Boys and Big Star-inspired sunshine pop, doomed to languish in the shadow of their similarly minded, if slightly heavier friends Teenage Fanclub. I... more info

Guardian Music — The Midas touch was on display with this week's topicLast week, with a nod to the London 2012 Olympics, we asked you to nominate your favourite songs about gold, with the glittering prize of inclusion in this playlist enough to get the RR faithful su... more info

Here Comes The Flood — With 12 days to go, the Kickstarter campaign for the Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me has already reached its target. Good news for fans of the legendary Memphis band Big Star: BIG STAR: NOTHING CAN HURT ME is a feature-length documentary about legen... more info

ContactMusic — Travis star Dougie Payne surprised actress wife Kelly Macdonald at their wedding reception by booking her favourite band to perform their first dance number The couple wed in 2003 and Trainspotting star MacDonald insists shell never forget the magica... more info

Guardian Music — We've got beats and pieces from all around the world this week, with Ben Beaumont-Thomas joining Alexis and Kieran in the studio.Ben has been mining the Soundway label's catalogue, and speaks to label boss Miles Cleret about the trade routes of music... more info

Guardian Music — Lexington, LondonThe bearded are out in force on a rainy evening in London, but these are not the fashionable folk of the trendy districts: they're middle-aged men, here for what is as close to a Teenage Fanclub gig as they are likely to get for the ... more info

Guardian Music — Big Star's chaotic album Third is so shrouded in mystery it doesn't have an official title or running order. How do you go about recreating it live?'I thought it would encounter difficulties," says John Fry, with delicious understatement, down the ph... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Given that Teenage Fanclub has been releasing music for more than 20 years, it’s amazing that the first major steps outside of the group were only taken by members in the last year. First came Norman Blake’s work with Euros Childs of Gorky’s Zy... more info

Guardian Music — There's a sun-kissed, slothful energy to this one-man band's infectious music that evokes the sound of late-70s power popHometown: Worcester.The lineup: Shaun Hencher (vocals, instruments), plus live band.The background: On Friday, we interviewed New... more info

Guardian Music — (Geographic)Fans of Gerard Love's work with Teenage Fanclub will sigh contendedly at how Fanclubesque this album is. Every element is in place: Love's diffident, uninsistent voice; quirky arrangements where the expected guitar is replaced by somethin... more info