Q: Which Irish band sang The Three Sunrises, Love Comes Tumbling, Bass Trap, Dancing Bare- foot and Walk To The Water? A: U2, on the Bsides of their better-known hits. These and other tracks will feature on the bonus B-sides album which will accompany their Best Of 1980-1990 album, out on November 2nd.

Lou Reed's Transformer has just been given a good digital remastering and a right repackaging with sleeve notes by Rolling Stone magazine's David Fricke. The 1972 album features the original Perfect Day, plus Lou's biggest hit, Walk On The Wild Side.

Swedish band The Cardigans are back to warm our cockles this winter, with a new single, My Favourite Game and an album, Gran Turismo.