Silent Uproar — Arctic Monkeys have announced a handful of US tour dates to kick off this April. The San Francisco indie collective, more info

Guardian Music — If she reads this, Lily might get The Fear about her impending move into retail. Lauren Cochrane has some warnings from pop's pastWe are, as every 80s child knows, a nation of shopkeepers. So it makes some kind of sense that Lily Allen (b 1985) is gi... more info

AngryApe — Taking place throughout April more info

Guardian Music — (Domino)Dev Hynes's transition – via his Mike Mogis-produced debut – from dance punk saboteur of Test Icicles to an ­English Conor Oberst is continued on his second album as Lightspeed. And what the songwriter (he's recently written ... more info

NME — Alex Turner and co to hit the road in April more info

DrownedInSound — It’s easy to be cynical from a distance with a band like Arctic Monkeys, proffering withering dismissal in the wake of such outright, mainstream success. As concerts such as this one prove, though, it absolutely shouldn’t be. Read... more info

Live Daily — British alt-rockers Arctic Monkeys [ tickets ] will return to the US this spring for a fresh slate of headlining dates in support of their latest studio album, last fall's "Humbug." The group kicks off the 11-city trek April 1 in Miami, FL, and wr... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Arctic Monkeys are coming back to the US! However they aren’t hitting up the big spots. This tour is more dedicated to the locations that they missed before! That a boys, covering your tracks! However, I am dissapointed that they are not playing AN... more info

Rolling Stone — Mastodon continue to Crack the Skye with a new leg of headlining dates, Drake lines up a tour of college campuses and “private locations” and Arctic Monkeys return in April in support of their third album Humbug. Full dates for all three treks ar... more info

The Mirror — A sale of music goodies donated by the likes of Coldplay and Arctic Monkeys raised a final total of more than £120,000 to help rebuild Haiti, organisers said. more info