The Telegraph — Sir Winston Churchill trained his pet budgie to use a salt spoon and signed his family letters with a pig picture, his daughter's collection of art and artefacts reveals more info

Sky News — Shaun Harrington admits swimming with a killer shark wearing just a budgie cage for protection was the "dumbest thing" he's done. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Efterklang @ The Met, 9/24/2012 (more by Toby Tenenbaum) Efterklang's only North American tour date this year was their spectacular Metropolitan Museum of Art show this summer with Siouxsie & the Banshee's Budgie on drums, and also with Wordless Musi... more info

Guardian Music — If you've spent the last year wondering when the UK will get its own cloud rap act, wonder no more, for here they comeReading this on mobile? Click here to listenHometown: London.The lineup: Don Silk, Skout, Super Dertie, Skits, Phaze One, Prince Bam... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Piff gang drop off there new mix tape, which is the follow up to ‘Mary Piffmass’.You can stream the entire project below, which consists of tracks produced by Budgie, Crankz, Sumgii, The Purist , John Ford & Casino Vice. more info

Guardian Music — Livin' Proof, LondonLondon hip-hop crew Livin' Proof pulled off a bit of a coup when they hosted the first ever UK performance by A$AP Rocky at Cargo in March. Now they've done it again, securing the first ever live show on British soil by the second... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Luc Skyz teams up with Kay Martay (formerly known as Mr. Drastick), for this brand new net video. The track is produced by Budgie. Check it out below.   more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Denmark's Efterklang will release their new album Piramida on September 24 via 4AD. Here's a little about it from the band:Our new album started out in quite unusual fashion. In August 2011 we (Mads, Casper & Rasmus) travelled to... more info

Sky News — A pet budgie that escaped from its Japanese home has been reunited with its owner - after it was able to tell police its address. more info

Guardian Music — Other acts to be honoured include U2, Adele, Coldplay, and Take That's Gary Barlow for two decades of classic songwritingPioneering punk Siouxsie Sioux, pictured above left with fashion designer Pam Hogg, has been rewarded for her outstanding contrib... more info