Wonder stuff

Corny fool that I am, today the hot weather's driven me to put on a forthcoming Beach Boys comp. "Compiled and sequenced by Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston, Mike Love and Brian Wilson," claims the press release, and while I'm morbidly suspicious of anything sanctioned by Love, this is a cracking selection.

Seems my blog has been hijacked over the weekend by Steve Sutherland, who's clearly having the time of his life out at Coachella. Here's his second report, involving The Arcade Fire, Kings Of Leon, the mighty Roky Erickson and a few random Hollywood A-listers. God, it sounds great. . .

A bit of a catch-up today. First, thanks for the nice response to the Bjork preview I posted on Friday. I've been comparing "Volta" today with the new Timbaland album, "Shock Value".

Legendary Burritos pedal steel player dies

The complete Jimbo and co on six CDs and six DVDs. . . "No-one here gets out alive!"

Andrew Eldritch’s unsurpassed trilogy of doom, now remastered and with extra tracks

The Syd Barrett tributes we couldn't squeeze into this month's Uncut.

Uncut catches up with Jack White and Brendan Benson from US supergroup, The Raconteurs

Uncut catches up with Kim Fowley and Rodney Bingenheimer

In a new film about Brian Jones' life, director Stephen Woolley showcases a theory on the lead up and circumstances which surround Brian's death.