Guardian Music — What's it like to have taught someone who went on to be a pop star? The teachers of Alex Turner, Leona Lewis, the xx and others talk about raw talent, hugs and hard graft'He's the coolest man on the planet and he calls me sir'Name Steve BakerJob Engl... more info

Guardian Music — Last week was all about diss tracks and hatchet jobs. This time, we want you to suggest songs about our feathered friendsTry these out for size. Your posts are so short, Mickey Rooney uses them for trousers. You repeat post so often, you've got a dig... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — I haven’t posted anything Arctic Monkeys related for a while because…well..there hasn’t been too much to report. They just released the My Propeller EP/Single and now they are just touring. However, my buddy Blake is lucky enough to go to multi... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — The only thing I wish Vampire Weekend would do more of is release more b-sides and EP’s. I guess I’m just spoiled by Arctic Monkeys in that aspect. Vampire Weekend was recently interviewed by BBC 6 Music and Ezra mentioned that we can expect some... more info

NME — 60 firefighters try to save bar notable for its link to Arctic Monkeys' debut album more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Lee from Knox Road recommended a band to me a few weeks back, and I finally remembered to give them a listen. He figured I would enjoy a young band from Sheffield called All The Damn Kids. The reason he is most likely because Sheffield is also the ho... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Happy beerthday rock hardman Liam Gallagher got Butterflies when he came face to face with Mariah Carey.Liam, 37, had taken his family to Orlando, Florida for a holiday.After watching Arctic Monkeys at Universal theme park, Liam headed to his hotel -... more info

Guardian Music — Florence and the Machine among British bands playing second fiddle to returning Guns N' Roses and Blink 182If dad rock reigned at last summer's pop festivals, 2010 looks set to be the year of the reunion. While Neil Young, 63, and Bruce Springsteen, ... more info

Guardian Music — Laura Marling, BelfastThough only 20 years old, Laura Marling has already developed a pretty robust identity: she is the femme fatale of indie folk, a top 10 recording artist, and arguably the person responsible for the arrival of new albums by the C... more info

Chorus.fm — *Arctic Monkeys (http://absolutepunk.net/arcticmonkeys)* will begin working (http://www.nme.com/news/arctic-monkeys/50454) on a new record immediately after tour. Submitted by liar23 more info