ContactMusic — Alan Wills – who signed The Coral and The Zutons amongst other famous Liverpool bands under one of the city's biggest record labels, Deltasonic –... more info

NME — Alan Wills has worked with bands including The Coral, Miles Kane and The Zutons more info

The Devil Has The Best Tuna — The Teardop ExplodesFrom: The Past, Liverpool, United KingdomThe Teardrop Explodes were the original scouseadelic band. without Julian Cope and his band the Coral and The Zutons simply wouldn't have existed. The wierd popmesiter's second, and somewha... more info

Guardian Music — All-star cast bid for Christmas No 1 with cover version of Hollies classic He Ain't Heavy, He's My BrotherPaul McCartney will join Robbie Williams on the Hillsborough campaign's Christmas single, which is already the bookies' favourite to top the UK ... more info

Guardian Music — Roundhouse, LondonWith his dark hair cut just so, and his anorak on indoors, up-and-coming singer-songwriter Jake Bugg recalls the young Liam Gallagher. But the hype surrounding this Nottingham teenager tilts towards the idea of Bugg as a young Noel.... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — TIME was when you could see Noel Gallagher for a couple of pounds in the bars round town, then maybe even stick around for a pint with him and his brother afterwards. In their formative years Oasis were regulars on the Liverpool circuit, supporting R... more info

Guardian Music — From Devo to the Zutons, we expose your songs with deep and dark desiresLast week's call for songs about secrets brought forth a host of suggestions of forgotten and obscure music as you opened your closet doors and got the tunes out in the open.Afte... more info

Guardian Music — 'Songs that press your buttons, you can't play them too often'My coach, Mick, is 65 and a big music fan. It's good to have a cultural connection with your coach, because for them it's not just about physically getting the most out of an athlete, it's... more info

Guardian Music — (Island)Why doesn't the US produce burnished female retroistas in the numbers Britain does? Salford's Ren Harvieu is the latest young Brit to be drawn to the elegant drama of early-60s pop, with its lush arrangements and heart-on-sleeve vocals. She h... more info

Guardian Music — Heaven; Cargo, LondonA neon sign spells out Azealia Banks's name atop a bowl of noodles, in the style of a New York Chinese takeaway. When the latest US hip-hop sensation walks onstage, detonating a confetti cannon, her slight frame is wrapped in a b... more info