Stopcryingyourheartout.com — In a BBC exclusive interview with musician Noel Gallagher, Manchester City's Mario Balotelli admits he has to grow up.Watch a short part of the interview here.The Italian striker has been involved in a number of controversial incidents since joining ... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini has urged Mario Balotelli to take heed of Italy coach Cesare Prandelli's warning over his behaviour... as rock and roll star Noel Gallagher turned up at Carrington to greet the cult hero.Gallagher dedicated a song... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — When Noel Gallagher phoned us to play the talkSPORT predictor game we couldn't let him go without asking the Man City fan for his thoughts on Carlos Tevez and whether or not he believed there would be a happy ending to City's season under Roberto Man... more info

Guardian Music — Moh-Teef@Relay, LondonLondon Bridge clubbing institution Cable is expanding this week, opening a new third room with its own bar, Nova soundsystem, low-hanging lighting rig, LED-embedded walls, and separate seating area. On some nights it will functi... more info

Guardian Music — Jaroussky/Cencic/Les Arts Florissants/ChristieThere are two counter-tenors for the price of one in this ravishing collection of early 18th-century Italian chamber duets, solo and duet cantatas, mostly pastoral and all originally composed for castrat... more info

Guardian Music — (Woodville)Guitarist Martin Taylor and reeds player Alan Barnes are two of the most devoted guardians of straight-swinging jazz over standard-song forms in the UK. Though dazzling virtuosi, they're also good listeners – to the spirit of a timeless ... more info

Soul Sides — Sarah Vaughn: Bye Bye From 7″ (Mercury, 1964) James Royal: House of Jack From 7″ (CBS Germany, 1969) Mark Martin: In the Good Old Topless Time From 7″ (TWR, 1968) I previously wrote about “instrumentals-made-into-vocal” covers in 2010, ... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — The former Oasis guitarist joins Andy and Jason to talk about Manchester City's Champions League exit, their Premier League title hopes, the ongoing situation with Carlos Tevez and why he would sign Gary Cahill from Bolton.He also explains why he wan... more info

Bradley's Almanac — Thanksgiving. Great holiday or The Greatest Holiday? No gift-giving or gift-taking required, just a day to surround yourself with family, eat to your belly's content, and enjoy some calm before the impending onslaught of rampant consumerism. This lon... more info

Guardian Music — (Trio)The Great Wee Band is a 12-year-old acoustic group joining four of the most experienced and melodically sensitive straightahead jazz musicians on the UK scene – the silver-toned trumpeter Henry Lowther, guitarist Jim Mullen, bassist Dave Gree... more info