Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis The Wedding Present @ Bowery Ballroom in 2008 (more by Tim Griffin) The Wedding Present will be playing their 1989 album Bizarro in full on an upcoming North American tour in celebration of the record's 21st anniversary,... more info

The Vinyl Villain — Between 1998 and 2004, David Gedge took a break from The Wedding Present and instead released music under the name of Cinerama.In essence, it was a duo of the great man (on his releases he was know by his full name of David Lewis Gedge) and his then-... more info

NME - Radar — I immediately warmed to Sharks because our passport's bare the same place of birth. A small town in between Warwick and Coventry called Royal Leamington Spa. It's been famous for few things in music. My most residing memory of its link with planet po... more info

The Vinyl Villain — For a whole bunch of complicated and related reasons, I sort of lost touch with music from late 1986 through to early 1990. Thankfully, I've been able to plug the gaps in my musical knowledge thanks in the main to my dear friend Jacques The Kipper w... more info

Guardian Music — Julian Casablancas's alternative festive anthem might be great, but its ironic coolness can never compete with the supreme naffness of Cliff, Shakey and SladeLet's be clear: Christmas is, in no way, "cool". It's the one time of year when you're emoti... more info

The Vinyl Villain — Back in 1991, The Wedding Present released the LP Seamonsters, reckoned by many fans to be their finest ever piece of work. Certainly, it has been the highest charting LP of their entire career, reaching #13 in the UK album charts.It was an album th... more info

The Vinyl Villain — Lazy posting today. Here's a straight lift from wikipedia:-Originally formed in 1998 while on a break from The Wedding Present, Cinerama started as a duo of Gedge and his then-girlfriend Sally Murrell.The initial releases were a break from previous ... more info

The Vinyl Villain — I surprised myself by finding out that I last did this feature in February. I guess therefore that I better explain it for any new readers....The idea is to feature different songs but with the same title. So far the series has featured:-Part 1 - Car... more info

The Vinyl Villain — As I said two days ago, Mrs Villain made me do it!!!Yer not too shabby for an old bird of 51 (oops, did I type that out loud???). mp3 : Microdisney - Birthday Girl mp3 : The Wedding Present - Happy BirthdayThe Morrissey feature will return next Frida... more info

My Old Kentucky — Is it possible to review a rock-n-roll novel without referencing High Fidelity?No. But at least it's over and done with, and we can get on talking about Tim Thornton's keen debut, The Alternative Hero. Clive Beresford is a thirty-something Londoner w... more info