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Beach House | Pop review

5393 days ago
Guardian MusicBrudenell Social Club, LeedsIt's often said that bands have 20 years to come up with their first album, 12 months to do their second – and only then can they make that "difficult third ­album" featuring concept opuses about fish. However, B... more info

Brah Teams With Brooklyn's Sightings For New Album, City Of Straw

5394 days ago
Altsounds“Name any rock band and chances are you can connect its music back to some formal antecedent—Chuck Berry, the Velvet Underground, the Beatles or even just the blues. *Sightings* are unburdened by—even outside of—th... more info

It’s not the size of the fish. It’s the number of teeth

5394 days ago
Perfect PorridgeIf the idea of The Kills meet Velvet Underground gets you excited in all the right places, then check out Little Fish. The volatile UK two piece futures Juju, the brunette guitarist/singer-songwriter chick, and Nez, the drummer dude. And they like t... more info

Hot Chip's Guide To New Album 'One Life Stand'

5404 days ago
NME - The Bands BlogHot Chip's Joe and Felix give their track-by-track low-down on their new record. Read NME's review of 'One Life Stand' Thieves In The Night Joe Goddard: “That song we did in a lot of different ways – we tried a version that was influenced by... more info

Gorillaz's Lou Reed 'collaboration' leaks online

5409 days ago
NMESee what Velvet Underground man would look like as a cartoon, plus Murdoc threatens new NME Radio hijack more info

Lou Reed to bring Metal Machine Trio to UK for gigs - exclusive

5416 days ago
NMEVelvet Underground man to play 'a night of deep noise' at shows more info

Book of Moses (Skip Spence Cover)

5421 days ago
Aquarium DrunkardIf you have an Internet connection you’ve heard about Beck’s ongoing Record Club. We featured the first installment (Beck and assorted friends covering The Velvet Underground & Nico) back in August. I love that album—there’s no telling how ma... more info

Portrait of the artist: Brett Anderson, musician

5424 days ago
Guardian Music'Rock's not all carnal glamour. You spend a lot of time sitting around backstage, fiddling with bits of cheese'What got you started?Being brought up in a very unusual way. My mother was an artist and my father an obsessive classical music fan. We wer... more info

THE SUNDAY CORRESPONDENTS

5426 days ago
The Vinyl Villain Welcome to the second in the new series which features guest postings from a small team of correspondents. Today's words of wisdom come from The Sense Collective, a long-time acquaintance who unbeknown to me was leaving behind comments based on a na... more info

An audience with Brian Eno

5426 days ago
Guardian MusicHe's been a Roxy original, the inventor of 'ambient', Bowie's muse, the brain in Talking Heads and U2's 'fifth man'. Now Eno tells us where he's heading nextWhen influential music website Pitchfork listed its 100 greatest albums of the 1970s –... more info

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