Bee Gees

I received an email last week from an old college friend, with a link to the Souncloud page of Liam Hayes & Plush, and an amused/irate message along the lines of, "One of your two jobs in life was meant to be to flag me when he releases anything/makes any move out of his lair."

Early '70s touchstone, expanded to 10 discs...

The Flaming Lips play London's Brixton Academy on May 28, ahead of their full cover of The Beatles' Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band on October 28 – but back in September 2010's Uncut (Take 160), frontman Wayne Coyne revealed the strange listening experiences that have shaped his life… Neil on acid! The Beatles through one speaker! And Amy MacDonald… Interview: John Lewis ______________________ The first record I ever bought Jimi Hendrix – Crash Landing (1975)

Supple mood music tailored for a rainy Sunday afternoon...

The Who officially brought the London Olympics to a close with "My Generation". Ray Davies, Madness and Pink Floyd's Nick Mason were among the other artists who performed at the Olympics closing ceremony. Beady Eye played Oasis' 'Wonderall' during the 'A Symphony of British Music' segment. Backed by a string orchestra, Liam Gallagher was joined by the athletes and the thousands in attendance in singing the 90's Britpop hit. It is the first time Liam has sang the track live since Oasis split up in 2009.

A new museum dedicated to the life of Johnny Cash is set to open in Nashville later this year.

Single-minded Canadian’s fearlessly original tour de force – a genuinely great leap forward...

'Wasting Light' influenced by disco-pop, says singer

It was with a degree of amazement that I received a new album by Liam Hayes & Plush a couple of weeks ago. Most people who’ve followed Hayes’ progress over the past 15 years didn’t expect “Bright Penny” to be finished for another few years, even though, technically, the last Plush album came out in 2002.

True grit! The desert-bluesers’ fourth is raw, and all the better for it