NME Radio — Hi, Chris from the Evening Show on NME Radio. Every Thursday night from 7pm we make a mixtape on a theme with your help. Last week's 'Indie One-Hit Wonders' mixtape looked amazing. Kylia, thanks for suggesting Harvey Danger's 'Flagpole Sitta', or t... more info

The Vinyl Villain — OK folks....you need to indulge me a fair bit over the next few postings.I'm off on holiday for 11 nights....to somewhere far away where it is sunny and warm. And I don't intend to check in on-line all that often and see how the blog is doing in my a... more info

Silent Uproar — West Yorkshire's The Cribs will tour North America in January in support of their new Warner Bros. release, Ignore The Ignorant. The touring band includes guitarist Johnny Marr (The Smiths, Modest Mouse). Adam Green and Jemima Pearl will support on v... more info

Guardian Music — Former frontman of the Smiths proves that heaven knows he's happier nowFor all his talk of suicide and sadness, the famously miserable Morrissey sounded strangely contented on Desert Island Discs today. "If you reach 50 and are not at one with yourse... more info

Guardian Music — For 18 years, she was the 'voice of God' in the Cocteau Twins. Now Elizabeth Fraser finds it too difficult even to think about her old bandmatesThe Cocteau Twins had been apart for seven years, the mystique they had attained during their lifetime gra... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Swedish superstars Abba are the band British music fans would most like to see get back together, it was revealed yesterday. Their reunion would be the most popular of any group which still has most of its original members, ahead of The Police, Pink ... more info

The Vinyl Villain — I've reviewed some books this past 12 months on TVV, and if you haven't got hold of them already, why not add these to your lists?1. Bad Vibes : Britpop and My Part In Its Downfall - Luke HainesIn which the ex-frontman of The Auteurs recounts an ins... more info

XFM.co.uk — Scheduling problems prove too difficult for The Smiths frontman. more info

Stereogum — As far as wish fulfillment goes, the Jarman bros are second to nobody. Form a band, get a record deal, work with a range of producers from the eclectic (Bobby Conn) to the heroic (Edwyn Collins) to the headline making (Alex Kapranos) on the way to... more info

3hive — Imagine the Smiths on Ritalin. The Cinematics play peppy angst-filled post-punk pop—especially on "New Mexico." They slow it down and gloom it out on "Love & Terror," building the track around the guitar riff of "Personal Jesus." The Glasgow band s... more info