Guardian Music — In a new seven-part series, Guardian and Observer writers are trying to tell the history of modern music. Today they pick 50 key moments in indie – but what did they miss?• See the interactive timeline• Listen to our ultimate indie Spotify play... more info

Guardian Music — 12 April 1965: Number 1 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of indie musicThe distinctive jangle of the Rickenbacker on Mr Tambourine Man wasn't actually the invention of the Byrds. The Beatles had already been there: the Byrds had hear... more info

Guardian Music — February 1980: Number 21 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of indie musicOrange Juice's influence over indie music is so vast that it's hard to imagine how shocking they once seemed, not least to the audiences who reacted to singer Ed... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The DePaulia profiles Dawes. Championed as the next band with the "Laurel Canyon Sound" famously attributed to bands like Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, The Byrds, and The Eagles, it has proven tough for the band to break out of... more info

Altsounds — Deep Cut are set to release their new album 'Disorientation' on 5th September through Club AC30 Records. (Home to Ringo Deathstarr, Exit Calm, The Megaphonic Thrift). Across the 12 tracks the ghosts of classic songwriters like The Byrds and Love ... more info

Powerpopulist — Favebloggers continue to outdo themselves. And we thank them. (Clicking on the artist names or blog names should take you where you want to go.)The Hummingbirds - Two Weeks With A Good Man In Niagara Falls & If A Vow - Peter's Power PopLEAGUE - Two W... more info

Said the Gramophone — The Byrds - "You Ain't Going Nowhere" There is one moment of light in the otherwise frustrating and unfunny Ron Howard comedy The Dilemma. In one of his trademark virtuoso verbal improvisations, a nervous, lying Vince Vaughn, desperate to change... more info

Guardian Music — If it wasn't for a fallout with his record label, Donovan could have changed the face of pop with Sunshine Superman. So why is he revisiting the album after 40 years?Sitting in the back garden of a west London coffee house, Donovan offers an apologet... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Leon Russell never quite hit all the right notes the way he did on his 1970 eponymous debut. He never again seemed as convincing in his grasp of Americana music and themes, never again seemed as individual, and never again did his limited, slurred ... more info

Powerpopulist — Perhaps it is too soon to be doing another MotS post. Perhaps some of these below might be taken down soon by the gracious hosts (whom we thank). Flip. Tails. Let us proceed.The Byrds - I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better - Perceptions! Delusions?Eat Skull ... more info