Guardian Music — No one else but Ian Brown could make a CD as puzzling as thisThere is a sense in which fans of Ian Brown are the Bilderberg Group of rock. They are a large, shadowy organisation. No one outside their mysterious ranks really understands their actions ... more info

Monsters and Critics — Ian Brown's son stopped him from reuniting with Stone Roses bandmate John Squire. more info

NME — Singer still calls his former Stone Roses bandmate’s song 'pretty good' more info

Its Getting Boring By The Sea — I wrote this for the second edition of the Drowned In Sound New Music Mixtape.2. Dum Dum Girls - 'Over The Phone (Demo)' Having recently signed to Sub Pop (like last week's Mixtape stars Male Bonding), this one girl project from Los Angeles is anoth... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: The Hit List, MoviesToronto is overrun by movie stars like George Clooney, Drew Barrymore and Megan Fox for the Toronto International Film Festival (one of the world's big three, alongside Cannes and Sundance) not to mention scores of in... more info

Rock Sellout — Ok, when I heard that this album was being re-released on vinyl, I have to say, I felt like a little kid at Christmas. This record, in my opinion, is one of the best albums of the 90's. Weirdly enough,  for some reason, I didn't even have a cd copy... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Chart star Ian Brown, who was the inspiration for Oasis to launch a career in music, offered his advice to each of the squabbling Gallagher brothers: "Go solo".Brown, whose years as frontman with the Stone Roses gave Noel and Liam the push to perform... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — "You don't know what you've got till it's gone," Janet Jackson once famously sampled, and how true it is. Only now that Noel Gallagher has left in a firestorm of brotherly acrimony can I truly take stock of my feelings toward OASIS.I spent my youth h... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — This week, the remastered editions of The Stone Roses' self-titled debut album see their stateside release. Available in a 2-CD, 1-DVD deluxe edition as well as a 3-CD, 3-LP, and 1-DVD limited collector's edition, the releases pull together a... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Noel Gallagher's decision to quit Oasis is years overdue, says Nick Hasted. The band were no longer relevant. And yet there is much to celebrate about their Champagne Supernova.When the end finally came for Oasis, it did so with a whimper. The violen... more info