The Vinyl Villain — A dreaded sunny day so let's go where we're happy:-mp3 : The Smiths - Cemetry Gates It was well known that Morrissey liked to hang around graveyards and philosophise with various friends, including Howard Devoto.One of my personal favourites on The Q... more info

Guardian Music — Our music team pick the songs or albums, old or new, they just can't turn offKenny Wheeler One of Many Octogenarian star and still-fluent flugelhornist Wheeler seems to have more creative projects in the pipeline now than at any time in his long care... more info

Guardian Music — As psych-pop recluse Jeff Mangum returns, Mark Beaumont weighs up the influence of Neutral Milk Hotel and Elephant 6, while below Martin Aston talks to a kindred spirit, Bradford Cox of DeerhunterFor a certain breed of music fan, it was like hearin... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos Shanda Boyett The Smith Westerns played Knitting Factory on March 5, two says after a show at Mercury Lounge, and their last public stop on a pre-SXSW tour. But they're not headed off to Austin just yet. FIRST, a... more info

Pop Candy — Welcome again to another highly anticipated edition of Tattoo Tuesday! Before we dig into this very special ink, a reminder: I NEED YOUR TATTOO ... more info

The Vinyl Villain — For such a cracking and memorable track by The Smiths, it is rather strange that its only appearances were on compilation LPs, the first being on The World Won't Listen, released in 1987:-mp3 : The Smiths - You Just Haven't Earned It Yet, Baby It was... more info

Totally Fuzzy — JPR said... Dave Rawlings Machine and Special Guests The Theater at Largo Los Angeles, CA January 7th, 2009 AUD http://spontaneouswednesday.blogspot.com Record Fiend said... Melvin Sparks - Sparks! (superb jazz-on-the-verge-of-funk debut LP from 197... more info

Guardian Music — Musicians don't have to open up their lives or invite someone on to the tour bus to give someone that joy, that feeling of being part of something biggerYou maybe don't remember the June Brides, despite them being Dave Eggers's favourite group. Way b... more info

Guardian Music — The brainchild of one unemployed Twitter devotee is a world first – a band whose members have never even metAt January's Midem music industry conference, the internet savvy singer-songwriter Imogen Heap announced plans to create a song by crowd-so... more info

NME — Band also tackle Cardigans and Cure tunes more info