ContactMusic — Canadian rockers Arcade Fire are urging fans to give money to aid efforts in Haiti over the holidays as they will match all of the donations The band has thrown its support behind the Kanpe Haiti charity which has been helping rebuild communities fol... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Mastodon fans (more by Greg Cristman) Bon Iver was nominated for four high profile Grammys (though not "Album of the Year" which is what Arcade Fire won). Adele & Katy Perry nominated for a zillion, and other nominees include The... more info

Guardian Music — Abbey Road Studios has started its own talent competition – and it beats the heck out of the X Factor, reckons Chris SalmonEarly in 2011, Abbey Road Studios launched a contest for unsigned composers as part its 80th anniversary celebrations. Entran... more info

Guardian Music — Days spent slacking in Tony Soprano's 'hood inspired these old pals but there's a distinct Anglophile chime to their guitarsThe sound of the suburbs has been evolving for over 30 years. For punk rockers the Members in 1979, it was raucous and faintly... more info

Pop Justice — Some mixes of Katy Perry's pensive tearjerking halfballad 'The One That Got Away' were sitting in our inbox this morning and they are quite toetappable, so we thought you might like to give them a spin. They are by Christian Strobe. Here are they.... more info

Altsounds — Arcade Fire's decision to end Neon Bible with the downtrodden “My Body Is A Cage,” rather than the anthemic and uplifting “No Cars Go,” was at first perplexing to fans and music critics alike. But after spending ti... more info

Guardian Music — Is this Surrey singer a home counties Grace Jones or just Tina Turner in modern armour?Hometown: Surrey.The lineup: Ruby Goe (vocals, keyboards, guitar).The background: We recently acknowledged the new wave of wannabe Sylvia Plaths in pop. In stark c... more info

Guardian Music — (Fiction)Their sixth album sees Gary Lightbody's anthemic rockers take a leftfield shift apparently inspired by LCD Soundsystem's The Sound of Silver, U2's Achtung Baby and Arcade Fire's The Suburbs – unit-shifters all, so it's experimentation with... more info

Stereogum — Last night our old friend/life champion Peter Gabriel turned up at the Ed Sullivan theater with a black-clad orchestra. Peter’s promoting his symphonic LP New Blood, a sequel/extension of last year’s Scratch My Back orchestral covers album and to... more info

NME — Arcade Fire and Chase & Status also triumph at London ceremony more info