Song for Sunday

The Preatures – Somebody's Talking

Band/artist of the week: R.E.M.
Song of the week: Idlewild – Collect Yourself

Song for Sunday

Lo Fang – You're the One That I Want

Band/artist of the week: The National
Song of the week: Manic Street Preachers – Futurology

Song for Sunday

Prolapse – Autocade

Finding this made me very happy. The video is a bit hazy, but this has to be one of my all time favourite songs ... Prolapse were always criminally underrated in my opinion and are now forever lost in the mists of the 1990s, but thanks to the internet, this clip recorded off MTV (how did it ever get played on MTV!) is around to remind me of just how good they were.

Band/artist of the week: For a Minor Reflection
Song of the week: For a Minor Reflection – Hástef

Song for Sunday

The Saturnettes – Someway

Song of the week: Sinéad O'Connor – Mandinka
Band/artist of the week: Idlewild

Song for Sunday

Idlewild – A Distant History

Band/artist of the week: The Preatures
Song of the week: The Manic Street Preachers – Futurology

Song for Sunday

Slowdive – When the Sun Hits

Band/artist of the week: The Preatures
Song of the week: CHVRCHES – Tether

Song for Sunday

Stanley Odd – Son I Voted Yes

Band/artist of the week: The Preatures
Song of the week: The Preatures – Blue Planet Eyes

Song for Sunday

The Delgados – No Danger

Song for Sunday this week dedicated to Glasgow (and Dundee, North Lanarkshire and West Dumbartonshire).

Band/artist of the week: British Sea Power
Song of the week: King Creosote – Favourite Girl

Song for Sunday

McAlmont and Butler – Yes

Band/artist of the week: Mogwai
Song of the week: Glen Hansard – Drive All Night

Song for Sunday

Owl John – Los Angeles Be Kind

Band/artist of the week: Mogwai
Song of the week: King Creosote – Favourite Girl

Song for Sunday

Mogwai – Simon Ferocious

Band/artist of the week: Mogwai
Song of the week: Mogwai – Remurdered

Definitely time for another Mogwai number. Wish I could have been in Richmond Park in Glasgow yesterday for the Last Big Weekend, but as you will see above I had to make do with subjecting the kids to wall-to-wall Mogwai for the last few days. It's one way to get them to tidy their bedrooms ...

Song for Sunday

Hello Saferide – I was Jesus

Band/artist of the week: The National
Song of the week: The Jam – In the City

Song for Sunday

Manic Street Preachers – Futurology

Band/artist of the week: Mogwai
Song of the week: Lowtide – Blue Movie

Song for Sunday

Emilíana Torrini – Tookah

Band/artist of the week: The National

Song of the week: King Creosote – For One Night Only

Song for Sunday

King Creosote – For One Night Only

Band/artist of the week: British Sea Power
Song of the week: British Sea Power – Guillemot Girls

Song for Sunday

TEEN – Big Talk

Band/artist of the week: British Sea Power
Song of the week: Bruce Springsteen – The Ghost of Tom Joad

Song for Sunday

Galaxie 500 – Fourth of July

Band/artist of the week: Bruce Springsteen
Song of the week: British Sea Power – Living Is So Easy

Song for Sunday

Gruff Rhys – American Interior

Band/artist of the week: The National
Song of the week: Lykke Li – I Never Learn

Song for Sunday

Phantogram – Fall in Love

Band/artist of the week: Emilíana Torrini
Song of the week: The Blue Aeroplanes – My Hurricane

Also been watching a lot of videos from last weekend's Glastonbury. Although here in the colonies you can only get single songs on the BBCs YouTube channel ... Loved Mogwai, Lykke Li was great, CHVRCHES were amazing, but highlight was London Grammar and you can see their whole set here.

Tour de France 2014

It is Chris Froome's race to lose. And I think he might. No matter what he says he definitely doesn't look like he is at quite the same level as last year. Certainly not on the evidence up to this point in the year. Also, Sky don't seem quite the team they were. Whatever happens, I think it is going to be a lot closer this year and expect the challenges to be a lot greater.

The big question though is who is most likely to beat him? Contador looks much better than last year and seems to be on great form at the moment. His team is strong and astute, and I think they will put Froome under a lot of pressure.

Nibali has under-performed until recently this year, but looks like he has timed his peak to perfection. He will undoubtably animate the race, but I can't see him actually challenging for the yellow jersey. I think Valverde could give Contador and Froome a good run and the course looks suited to him, but I'm picking Kwiatkowski for third place.

It looks like the green jersey is going to be a cracking competition this year, with almost half the stages possible sprint finishes. Cavendish has flagged his intentions and is clearly psyched up massively for the first stage into Harrogate, his sprint train is back up to full strength and with Renshaw leading him out he should nab a few stage wins. Unfortunately, I think Kittel and Giant-Shimano boys will have the edge and with his consistency Peter Sagan will probably also finish in front of Cav.

It doesn't look like a Tour course for the pure climbers, so I think Pierre Rolland will improve on his third place last year to take the maillot a pois, with Contador and Riblon following.

Yellow
1 Alberto Contador
2 Chris Froome
3 Michal Kwiatkowski
4 Alejandro Valverde
5 Vincenzo Nibali

Green
1 Marcel Kittel
2 Peter Sagan
3 Mark Cavendish

Mountains
1 Pierre Rolland
2 Alberto Contador
3 Christophe Riblon

Song for Sunday

Okkervil River – Down Down the Deep River

Sorry, late this week. Forgot totally last night. Too many other things going on ...

Band/artist of the week: Bob Mould
Song of the week: HAERTS – Wings

Song for Sunday

Bob Mould – I Don't Know You Anymore

Bob's back! New album is only 36 minutes long and doesn't push any boundaries, but that's okay for me. I just like having an excuse to send a few more dollars his way every few years. Also, its good to see him looking so happy and healthy and having a bit of fun.

Song of the week: Bruce Springsteen – Dream Baby Dream
Band/artist of the week: Lana Del Ray

Song for Sunday

Haerts – Wings

Song of the week: Saint Etienne – Heart Failed (In the Back of a Taxi)
Band/artist of the week: The National

Song for Sunday

The Preatures – Is This How You Feel?

Band/artist of the week: The National
Song of the week: Burial and Four Tet – Nova

Song for Sunday

Gemma Hayes – Keep Running

Band/artist of the week: British Sea Power
Song of the week: Lowtide – Blue Movie