The Vinyl Villain — There was a while when picture disc singles were all the rage. This was the first one I ever bought. A single that hit the charts in February 1979, peaking at #17.The thing was, nobody meaningful in the UK seemed to take The Cars all that seriously,... more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: Blakesberg/Retna Exactly 15 years ago today Weezer released their supremely goofy debut single “Undone - The Sweater Song,” off their self-titled disc fans call the Blue Album. Produced by Cars frontman Ric Ocasek, the tune got loads of MT... more info

Live Daily — With a European festival run set to kick off next week, Snow Patrol [ tickets ] has announced a headlining tour of North America this fall behind last year's "A Hundred Million Suns." The UK alt-rockers will return to the States for a 22-city outi... more info

Said the Gramophone — Asthmatic Kitty's recent decision to issue a b-sides compilation for Royal City was one of my favourite pieces of news this year. This Guelph, Ontario band (I don't get to say that very often) are one of Canada's all-time great indie groups, but due ... more info