Consequence of Sound — Plus, another cut off The Messenger. more info

Here Comes The Flood — Brooklyn quartet Lazyeyes are another addition to the current wave of neo-psychedelic bands. Their self-titled debut EP resolves around the two man jangling guitar army, waving intricate tapestries and using plenty of echo. Think a roughed up vers... more info

Time — When Steven Morrissey and Johnny Marr met in 1982, it was the first step in the creation of one of the most influential bands of all time, The Smiths. The English quartet best known for songs like “Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want” a... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Tony Fletcher's new book A Light That Never Goes Out: The Enduring Saga of the Smiths, a biography of the seminal indie band, is published in the U.S. in two weeks. To enter this week's contest, leave a comment... more info

Guardian Music — They made some of the cleverest and most inventive music of the 70s, but split up at the height of their success. 10cc come together for the first time in 36 years to explain where it went wrongForget the Stone Roses' comeback and the mooted (and den... more info

Guardian Music — Conventional wisdom held that boys weren't supposed to like early Depeche Mode. Conventional wisdom was wrong Reading on mobile? Watch hereWhen I was in my mid-teens in the early 80s I had a small fan club. The consensus among them seemed to be that ... more info

Guardian Music — Many have used the same song title, but Frankie Goes to Hollywood's take is a true Christmas classicThe lights are strung out along Regent Street, golden holly and scarlet berries heralding the official commencement of the festive season, and the sig... more info

Guardian Music — The greatest of bands can be as opaque as they wish – you'll still somehow understand exactly what they mean Reading on mobile? Watch hereIt took me a while to get up to speed with REM. I had, in the way of dogmatic and foolish adolescence, dismiss... more info

411 Mania — The band quotes the Smiths... more info

Guardian Music — It's the cringe-proof dance that knows no shame. And it refuses to go awayGangnam Style (the video that's taken the – oh, you know what it is) is meant to be dead. Several times over.According to Time magazine, Gangnam first died in early October, ... more info