Guardian Music — (Geffen)You can imagine all four of Everything Everything being told repeatedly not to fidget as children. Manchester-based, but hailing from realms as far apart as Newcastle and Kent, Everything Everything are one of those squirming, convoluted art-... more info

Guardian Music — People dressed as Scrabble tiles, hand sanitiser, organic venison burgers . . .1 Climate camp/Greenpeace/Water Aid stalls. The world didn't need this much saving when Glastonbury started in 1970.2 People sitting around campfires inhaling nitrous oxid... more info

Stereogum — French coldwave (not chillwave or Cold Cave) duo Frank (Just Frank) release their debut The Brutalist Wave next month via Wierd Records. You may hear the Cure in the guitar tones (or XTC’s “May Of Simpleton” in the introduction to “Crisis”)... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Pinhead said... Red Red Wine On A Sunday #33 - Date to Church Here's the Playlist: Heaven And Hell, Black Sabbath, Heaven And Hell Angel Tears, Rifle Sport, Voice of Reason Lucifer's Eviction, Sham Rock Shakes. Give Me Back My Handbag Good Time Fanny... more info

Guardian Music — Last week was all about the power of the flower, but from here on in, we're living for the weekendAfter a week giving each other flowers, I hope everyone is full of the joys of early summer. Rather that than full of dread at the inexorable approach o... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Here's a recent snap of Liam Gallagher and English Grammy Award winning record producer Steve Lillywhite who is producing the new Beady Eye album. Steve has worked with groups such as Simple Minds, Big Country, XTC, The Chameleons, Toyah, Talking Hea... more info

Stereogum — “Dear God 2.0″ obviously remakes Monsters Of Folk’s “Dear God (Sincerely M.O.F.)” and is maybe referencing “The Seed (2.0),” Internet 2.0, and (by default) XTC, but once Black Thought gets going, it reminds me of Common’s “Retrospec... more info

Allmusic Blog — 1991 may have been the Year Punk Broke but 1992 was the year the '90s truly began. Nevermind Nirvana, there was an explosion of alt-rock classics, beginning with a clutch of grunge classics from Seattle -- the aftershocks of Nirvana's success being P... more info

The Red Radio — XTC combined their original Apple Venus records (volume 1 and 2) into a thirteen 7" vinyl box set. The set will include three tracks previously available only as digital downloads. Funny, from digital to physical, we love the return to... more info

The Vinyl Villain — Both myself and Mrs Villain were pleased to learn the other week that The Young Knives have been busy in the recording studio and plans are underway for the third album to be released sometime in 2010.I'm firmly of the view that this lot are a fine ... more info