Guardian Music — Last time focused on blurring the truth. This week we're after songs that are lost in the allureA warm hello to each and every one of you. What a week. I think we can safely say that, looking at the size and quality of responses, popular music does d... more info

The Independent — On March 2 two Alice in Wonderland soundtracks, plus a title from Peter Gabriel surfaces after seven years with a backscratching idea, Jamie Cullum returns after only four, and ABBA's Benny Andersson. more info

Guardian Music — Sewn to vests, bags and jackets, the soullies' badges said where you'd been, of course, but most of all, they said where you belongedI was at a flea market in Brooklyn recently, sifting through the mounted deer heads, the mohair jumpers, the old ­... more info

MTV.com News — Phish's Trey Anastasio, E Street Band guitarist 'Little' Steven Van Zandt will also honor this year's inductees.By Ryan J. Downey Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong Photo: Jason Merritt/ Getty Images Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong — one ... more info

Guardian Music — He may not be a publicist's dream, but the maverick musician will bring his forward-looking curiosity to this year's festivalThe appointment of Richard Thompson as director of this year's Meltdown is good news, but champagne and fireworks aren't appr... more info

Guardian Music — The folk-rock veteran and musical maverick will act as artistic director for this year's Meltdown festivalFolk guitarist Richard Thompson is to curate this year's Meltdown festival. Following in the footsteps of David Bowie, Patti Smith and Massive A... more info

ContactMusic — Officials in Australia have offered an $8,996 (5,815) for the return of an ABBA costume which was stolen in Melbourne last year (09).The white suit, which was worn... more info

Undercover, Australia — Paul Dainty, promoter of Abbaworld coming soon to Australia, is offering a $10000 reward for the return the missing Abba jumpsuit. more info

Killed By Death Records — This unknown gem will probaly make a bunch of you scream and hide under a rock as it’s well produced mod/ power pop that sounds very British. Maybe not too surprising as two of the members moved to Sweden from the UK/ Ireland after they met some ni... more info

Guardian Music — ULU, LondonIt looked perfect on paper, but the ­combination of two of the most ­engagingly eccentric acts of the ­moment proved incapable of overcoming the handicaps of ULU, a venue whose very brickwork seems to rebel against ­anything bu... more info