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Much to love from the Woodsist label these past few months, and this debut from White Fence is especially great. White Fence is a guy called Tim Presley, who also seems to have some kind of role in Austin’s Strange Boys; coming, I should plug again, to Club Uncut on June 24.

Polanski takes on Robert Harris’ anti-Blair satire...

Just voice and piano. Not as simple as it sounds...

Wiltshire bash takes place this July

Former Sex Pistols manager had cancer

Adam Yauch's cancer treatment is 'going we'll', so the band may return later this year

"Careering" again? As PiL are reborn, a dark classic is reissued, alongside a patchy 4CD comp

The worst of times... the best of albums.

A few bits and pieces to mop up today, beginning with one last thankyou to everyone who has posted on the end of year blogs – or, come to that, who's commented on any of the things I’ve written in the past 12 months. It’s been a genuine pleasure to hear from almost all of you; and of course heartening to discover other people interested in the same music.

Ryan Adams' bandmate passes away in Manhattan