Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Ian Broudie (Lightning Seeds, Echo & The Bunnymen, Coral). Pure and simple. Read our 120 Reasons To Live on the Lightning Seeds: The post Happy Birthday Ian Broudie (Lightning Seeds, Echo & The Bunnymen, Coral) appeared first on Magnet... more info

Guardian Music — This summer’s Cool Britannia festival showed there is a huge appetite for re-formed 90s bands, including the Bluetones, Echobelly and Sleeper. Was the music really that good – or do people just want nostalgia during uncertain times?Back... more info

Guardian Music — Campaign to get Green Day’s American Idiot in the charts to mark Donald Trump’s UK visit falls short as single stalls at No 25While the England team prepare for the match that will determine whether they finish third or fourth, the unof... more info

Nialler9 — Electric Picnic just added a final glut of acts to the sold-out festival in Stradbally. The new additions are: Skepta James Bay Bell X1 Walking On Cars Adam Beyer Abc Gorgon City The Lightning Seeds Lindsey Stirling Oh Wonder Mothers Hermitage ... more info

Stereogum — Last night, Liam Gallagher and Roger Daltrey led a one-off supergroup performance of the Who’s “My Generation” on British TV show TGI Friday, which revived for a two-hour special to celebrate its 20th anniversary. The group was rounded out by t... more info

NME — The service was attended by members of Echo & The Bunnymen, Shack, Cast, The Lightning Seeds and The Farm more info

Guardian Music — (Island)When ITV come back from the break and Adrian Chiles delivers a line about the performance of the Spanish football team, the music playing underneath is by Josh Osho. The song, Redemption Days, was first released last year, and reached 162 in... more info

Guardian Music — Can Shakira's Latin flair overcome the solid defensive formation of the Lightning Seeds? It's kick-off time …Guardian music more info

Guardian Music — This Euro 2012 song has far too many key changes to be a terrace anthem, but you have to admire its honestyAs anyone with ears will tell you, the greatest ever football song is (How Does It Feel to Be) On Top of the World, released to accompany Engla... more info

Guardian Music — Shepherd's Bush Empire, LondonAfter a couple of seasons exhausting his festival circuit currency, Ian Broudie's reformed Lightning Seeds were last seen playing subdued versions of Three Lions and Pure in seated concert rooms. This didn't suit Broudie... more info