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First off, I've edited together a few video sessions and we're going to call it a Holiday Buyer's Guide or interesting music boxsets and stuff I thought was cool. They weren't necessary released this year (and in fact, I'm pretty sure you couldn't buy some of these items). Anyway, check out the video. The format will change after this, so it'll be the last of this longer format.

Cristina requested a comparison between Elastica vs Wire. So here it is: There's really no doubt about it, Elastica ripped off that "I am the Fly" chorus in their "Line Up" single. Would a 10 second rip off warrant a lawsuit? That's exactly what I think is happening in the Rubinoo's lawsuit: they are suing for one alleged copied line in a song.

Robin Danar Makes Shanachie Debut with Altered States featuring Pete Yorn, Lisa Loeb, Rachael Yamagata, Paul Buchanan of the Blue Nile and more! Soundtrack for unmade movie captures the cutting edge Los Angeles virtual music community "Robin Danar has created something fresh and reflective of the moment." -Nic Harcourt, Host of Morning Becomes Eclectic & Music Director of KCRW

Added on 29 February 2008 at 09.13 You've already feasted your ears on two phenomenal singles: title track 'You Cross My Path' and 'Oh Vanity', and now the time has come for the whole album 'You Cross My Path' to be made available to download for free. Yes you did hear us right, the album to have and to hold for nowt, zilch, zero, zip.

Last night the Canadian band Stars took over the beautiful Orpheum Theatre in downtown Los Angeles. Somehow it seemed the perfect venue for this grand performance. Lead singer Torquil Campbell came out to introduce the opener, who's quite a legend in his own right: Lloyd Cole. It was just him and his guitar but somehow it seemed right.

The sound quality is really good, it seems to have been taken from a radio broadcast. The original concert performance was taken from Utrecht, Holland. The CD lists "July 1, 1991", but real Morrissey nerds will tell you that, in fact, the concert took place on May 1st.[1]

Alex James has again fuelled hopes Blur will reunite with Graham Coxon, insisting the foursome will be hitting the studio this summer. The bassist claims they want to give it one last try together - and if the reunion doesn't work out they will simply go their separate ways. "We're all heading into the studio together this summer - Graham's coming too," he told Dotmusic. "We're gonna see if we've still got it. If not, I think we'll just call it a day." Should their time in the studio go to plan, the ensuing recording will be the first since Blur's 2003 release 'Think Tank' - the sessions for which famously saw Coxon quit the band for good. His former bandmates Alex James, Damon Albarn and Dave Rowntree finished it off without him.

I'm going to try and clear out my pending album review (I have already posted two reviews), so you may start seeing, if not more reviews from me in the next few days (although I always try and mix it up with fun stuff like this "Cover Lover" post.)

I was first introduced to Radiohead through, I think, Melody Maker. Radiohead came slightly before Britpop, and I remember "Creep" having a huge impact on me on MTV's 120 Minutes. By the time I saw them again doing "Anyone Can Play Guitar" on MTV Beach House, I knew I was hooked.

Being a huge Morrissey/The Smiths fan, people often ask me: "What's your favorite Morrissey song?" My absolute favorite song is "Jack the Ripper". Casual fans might not be hip to this song, as it's somewhat of a rare song. So, it's time the tale was told on "Jack the Ripper"! The song originally appeared as a B-Side on his single, Certain People I Know (Dec 1992). Like numerous fans at the time, I was collecting all the formats, CD Single, 12" and 7" (sorry, I never bothered trying to get the cassingle!). I bought the single at a record store in Berkeley, California, called Mod Lang, but I think at the time they only had the CD version.

The first The Cure album I bought was Disintegration (mostly because of the strength of "Love Song"), and continued to buy their albums until I lost interested (probably around Bloodflowers-era). So basically, I never picked up The Cure's previous albums - that is until Rhino Records, in association with Fiction, re-released all The Cure's albums in 2-disc deluxe format, starting in 2004. I have pretty much all the deluxe editions, except for The Top, and I thought it would be helpful to review these sets for anyone who might be interested in investing or re-investing in these albums.

Belle & Sebastian that well-loved band from Glasgow, Scotland, are back with a new Christmas song called "Are You Coming Over for Christmas?". The song is available for download on their official myspace on Christmas day.

I finally finished my Vox banner! I decided to add some flowers in the background to make it a little more interesting.So I should probably explain that the model used for the banner is Marijne van der Vlugt, model/singer of Salad.Nobody took Salad seriously because the singer was a super model and she did not write any of the songs.I have no idea where Salad is nowadays (they broke up and I know Marijne joined another band but I can't be bothered to do the research right now).The thing to note about "Party" is that lovely growl she does....

When we last left my music history lesson, I had just been exposed to general "alternative" music. I naturally gravitated towards the radio-friendly British bands, but the timing was right for me to branch out a little further. My first exposure to Pulp was when a friend gave me a tape of His 'N' Hers and Different Class with a few B-sides tossed in at the end. (Actually, now that I think about it, I did hear "Underwear" on Rodney on the Roq, I just didn't know it at the time). Anyways, I think my friend was on her way to the Pulp concert in LA when she handed me the tape, and she told me I should check the show out. I was a little wary paying for scalped tickets for a band I hadn't even heard the tape for, and besides, the show was sold out. Boy, did I regret not even trying to get a ticket. Pulp never played another show in LA again. Unlike other British bands, they never toured regularly to try and garner a stateside audience, and we all missed out.

I used to be a radio disc jockey, I went by the name of "DJ Drivel-Head" (it was a bit of a joke because it was really "dri-vu-head" and it was also a nod to Elastica's song "Line Up".) I worked for KFSR 90.7, which is where Emelia heard the Parcels, so I guess our station played some good indie stuff back then.

At one point in the conversation, Mel got up and said, "I have to leave!" and storms out of the room. Everyone was confused and silent. Then I jokingly said, "Well that's Shed One". Everyone laughed (in my dreams I'm the funny one).

Me Me Me - Hanging AroundMe Me Me 2 comments Milk, no sugar, thanks...Saturday morning, supposedly doing another pesky university assignment, what better choice of music is there than the most cheesy of cheesy music available. Of course, crooners singing the classics (Ice Ice Baby, Wonderwall, etc) has its element of comedy, but what's more comedic than a group of grown men who produce music, I'm assuming, not meant to make you want to vomit just a little bit. Let's see, 1996, I was 16 and at my heights of love for Britpop (for want of a better word). My favourite band was blur and I thought the most gorgeous and obtainable (yes, I was delusional) guy on the face of the planet was Alex James. Which brings me to my point. Me Me Me consisted of three guys:Alex JamesJustin WelchStephen DuffyA band formed soley to write a theme song for a film can't go wrong! Hanging Around, a short film written and directed by Damien Hirst (a friend of Alex's; you're probably familiar with his artwork) starring Eddie Izzard, which i must admit, i haven't seen, but by the sounds of it, the theme song is quite a fitting introduction to the plot.The band, for obvious reasons, did not release anything other than Hanging Around (with 2 equally cheesy b-sides). I often wonder why no britpop dj's have this song in their collection. Maybe this is why I never made it in the dj-ing world.... (that and and my incredible laziness). Perfect for a pointless jig around the room after a glass or two of your finest, tea that is.See also: Fat Les - Vindaloo (although it's probably best you didnt)ok, back to it! Have a spendid day! sallyCome on my safari

These days, Echobelly are just Sonya Madan and Glenn Johansson, but when they were at their height of their game, they were a full-fledge band with Debbie Smith (ex-Curve), Alex Keyser and Andy Henderson.

OMG!!!! Miki is coming back to music, as mentioned on www.seinkingships.com: 1-24-07 Miki Berenyi, former singer/songwriter from the band LUSH has agreed to join forces with Seinking Ships. Miki will be Seinking Ship's guest vocalist on a few select tracks of our upcoming full-length LP. Recording sessions in London are to commence in the spring of this year, 2007. More details pending...