Getintothis discovers LA is in good HEALTH as we discover 2008's most punishing debut...

Twenty six per cent of Nairobi's primary school children can't afford to attend school so they turn to scavenging, begging or crime. Others take up drugs to forget the misery and hunger. Voluntary organisation the Mukuru Project is aiming for change and this Friday Liverpool bands come together at the Picket in aid of the Mukuru Slums of Nairobi...

This week two idols of the industry were honoured for their very different contributions to the pop landscape, Getintothis reflects on the flawed greatness of Michael Jackson and the Manic Street Preachers.

Getintothis' Liza Williams finally clicks with Kate Jackson's mob while also discovering the worst song she's ever heard...

The audio equivalent of OD-ing on Love Hearts bags Album of the Week, while Getintothis is deeply let down by an old friend...

Icelandic gnarly cousins Minus are back, back, back, this year with their eagerly-anticipated The Great Northern Whalekill, but it's not the music, but the cover which is causing quite a stir...

They came and conquored Liverpool last week, and courtesy of photographer, Andrew Rouke (no, not that one), we've a couple of stunning shots of them in action. Enjoy!

Liza Williams invites Brooklyn hipsters to dance around her bedroom, but politely asks them to leave their chinos and deckshoes at the door. Elsewhere Nick Cave, The Feeling, Land Of Talk and Liverpool's The Rascals drop under the singles radar.

Getintothis wallows in the sludge of Relapse Records' finest, while The Wu-Tang bring the noise.

It has been three dark years since Montréal collective Thee Silver Mt Zion delivered their last audio broadside. Now they're back, and recounting how the world is an even scarier, more threatening proposition.
Getintothis caught up with their creative tour de force Efrim Menuck ahead of the release of their sixth record 13 Blues For Thirteen Moons to talk about Chinese astrology, US political circuses, loud guitars and how the music industry wants to turn musicians into comic book characters.

Getintothis favourites get their woggle out as eager young beavers show who's boss.

Voting is open now for the 2008 INDY Awards. Celebrating emerging talent in live music in the UK, the INDY Awards recognise talent across all forms of music, so if you're a Liverpool artist, band, promoter or involved in the Merseyside music scene and wish to seek recognition on the big stage continue reading and get voting.

What have Getintothis' Greg O'Keeffe and Thom Yorke got in common? No, they're not both miserable bastards - they share a love of Cardiff hipsters Los Campesinos, as our singles round up suggests...

News just in - again! He may think Liverpool's fab, but the Brian Jonestown Massacre's Anton Newcombe probably isn't a big fan of Macca - or indeed his estranged wife, Heather - as the tracklist to their new record My Bloody Underground suggests...

It's geek chic week on Getintothis as London's Hot Chip and Nottingham's I Was A Cub Scout prove a cut above the rest with their forays into ecstasy and eclecticism. Elsewhere Adele, Duke Spirit & Cat Power drop under the radar.