Grunge’s other classic, reissued in four special editions

Wistful return from the funny uncles of avant-pop

…or, if you will, a Chaucerian rock opera

Modern life: still rubbish. The Rakes? Still pretty good

'Kurt Cobain raised the bar for us'...

New piece of artwork responds to rumours

First two acts announced for the July festival in Surrey

Some very satisfying words in album titles this week, if you’ll forgive the fairly tangential way of starting a blog: “Veckatimest”, “Bitte Orca”, and today, “Balf”. “Balf Quarry” is the new album from the Magik Markers – according to the sleevenotes, “A stone quarry in Hartford, CT which has mined traprock since the earliest days of the city.”

Ian Brown and John Squire both deny reports of their return

Allan Jones has heard Together Through Life, find out what it's like here