Kevin Melia has done us a great guest column on hot new Liverpool bright young things Sound of Guns, and the band choose their favourite tracks...

Photo by Andy Rourke

If you haven't chosen where to have your Christmas party yet, then look no further....
Liverpool seven-piece Amsterdam's end of tour gig at the Academy next Saturday promises to be a whooping, hollering shindig that'll leave you with a smile on your face and a tune in your heart.

Reviews of the new releases by Queen & Paul Rodgers, The Cure, Brian Hebert & Friends, Alessi's Ark

"The well-bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves," said Oscar Wilde, the most quotable of all playwrights.
In that case, Ryan Adams must the wisest of all songwriters, for he seems to constantly be at odds with things he's either said or done in the past.
A few years back, a member of the audience at one of his gigs, punning on his name, bellowed for him to play Summer Of '69, the mid-80s hit by almost-namesake Bryan Adams.
Ryan, born in Jacksonville, North Carolina, apparently responded by singling out the man concerned, refunding him the price of his ticket from his own pocket and kicking him out of the auditorium.

Reviews of the new music from Laura Marling, the Killers and Beyonce

Photo by Russell 'Moon Cat' Bloor

Julian Cope's Black Sheep Busking Tour hit the North West of England on a cold and rainy 29th October.

Reviews of the latest releases by Razorlight, Tracy Chapman and Scouting For Girls

Follow the MTV European Music Awards - live from Liverpool - on this live blog