Brisbane residents vote unanimously for name change

Backtracks includes DVDs, a book and other collectables limited to 50, 000

A great line in the press release that comes with this third full album from Espers. “The band attempted to create something that would be perhaps cheery at times,” it reads, “though that mark may have been missed.”

Two gigs in Los Angeles announced - ticket details here

Hotly-tipped new Americana band will play London’s Borderline in December - ticket details here

The new Matador signing to appear in December - ticket details here

Another week, and I really can’t believe that we played the Robbie Williams all the way through. Not the only sub-par album in this list, to be honest; you might notice slightly desperate recourse to Chris Bell at one point.

Hollywood based comedy, Martin Scorsese and Gus Van Sant guest

The original rock parody; extras up to 11

Disregarding Jeff Tweedy for a moment, one way of mapping the diverse influences of Wilco is by having a look at the side projects of the various members. So on the one side, you have the fairly mild-mannered and conventional chamber pop produced by John Stirratt and Pat Sansone in The Autumn Defense. Then, on the other, you’re confronted by the fairly bewildering array of avant-garde jams disseminated by Nels Cline.