NME — 'Who We Touch' is due out on September 14 more info

NME — Virgin Media Union acts announced more info

Guardian Music — These Parisians are so in thrall to the sound of Madchester that they named themselves after the former Stone Roses frontmanHometown: Paris.The lineup: Sebi Browne (vocals) and Benjamin Browne (bass), joined by Denis Browne Jr, Hadrien Browne, and Ti... more info

Totally Fuzzy — olegelagin said... Tim Buckley ~ 1969 ~ Happy Sad Vashti Bunyan ~ 2005 ~ Lookaftering Vashti Bunyan ~ 1970 ~ Just Another Diamond Day Campo Di Marte ~ 1973 ~ Campo Di Marte Peter Bardens ~ 1970 ~ The Answer the Charlatans ~ 1969 ~ the Charlatans the ... more info

Guardian Music — Roundhouse, LondonSome musical genres just don't age well. Madchester's merging of indie-rock guitar riffs and acid-house dance rhythms may have appeared ground-breaking 20 years ago, but today it just sounds irredeemably quaint.These diminishing ret... more info

NME — Plus band announce autumn UK tour and ticket details more info

Guardian Music — Hercules And Love Affair, Mayer Hawthorne and the Phenomenal Handclap Band play Croatia's two-weekend Garden Festival (2-4 Jul & 9-11 Jul, Petrcane, thegardenfestival.eu) …Later in the year at the same venue, Electric Elephant (27-29 Aug, Petrcane,... more info

Time Out, London — Incredibly, it's 20 years since Tim Burgess and his baggy brigade released their 'Some Friendly' debut album, full of loping indie-dance grooves and boasting the hits 'The Only One I Know' and 'Then'. Currently holed up in... more info

NME — Band to join Ocean Colour Scene at Scottish festival more info

Guardian Music — With vampire monks and a satanic Gordon Ramsay, ODDSAC is certainly a sight for sore eyes. But has anyone got a clue what it actually means?The idea of a "visual album" certainly isn't a new one: you could argue that the cinematic versions of Tommy a... more info