Guardian Music — Chart topper for US band's debut album celebrated by small record label in LondonNew York afrobeat-infused rockers ­Vampire Weekend were buoyant as they greeted fans in their home town this week. "This is a celebration for the new album," yelled f... more info

Guardian Music — We reveal which artists fill up the iPods and Spotify playlists of the world's most evil menBlame spin doctors or the inevitability of baby boomers coming to power, but today, nearly every politician seems to be a pop and rock aficionado. Gordon Brow... more info

Pop Tarts Suck Toasted — Dirty Projectors - "Emblem of the World"; At some point we're probably all going to get sick and tired of hearing great new tunes from the Dirty Projectors, but until we reach that point we will continue on like normal enjoying all of their gorgeous ... more info

8/1 — 50 Sonic Youth - The Eternal49 Karen O and The Kids - Where the Wild things are48 Elvis Costello - Secret, Profane & Sugarcane47 Florance and the Machine - Lungs46 Ebony Bones - Bones of My Bones45 Prodigy - Invaders Must Die44 Bibio - Ambivalence Av... more info

Guardian Music — So, what's hot for this year? Chris Salmon looks in to his online crystal ball in search of the next big thingWith the Christmas decorations safely back in the loft, it's that time when bloggers and critics make educated guesses about the year's like... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Robert Pattinson has been named as the best dressed man in the world by GQ Magazine.  The Twilight heartthrob beat runners up Take That and Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner.   Also... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — The Killers have once again come top of an Xfm poll, with their 2004 song ‘Mr Brightside’.Xfm listeners voted on what they thought were the top 1000 songs ever recorded and chose the Brandon Flowers penned song as the number 1.The track ... more info

Musicaddictz - Addicted To Music — 100 Best Albums of The Decade01. Kid A - Radiohead02. Is This It - The Strokes03. Yankee Hotel Foxtrot - Wilco04. The Blueprint - Jay-Z05. Elephant - White Stripes06. Funeral - Arcade Fire07. The Marshall Mathers LP - Eminem08. Modern Times - Bob Dyl... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Remember when I told you guys that our boys, Arctic Monkeys performed a new song called “Joining The Dots” at a nyc radio station during an acoustic performance? If not, this post should refresh your memory! It was really frustrating that a short... more info

XFM.co.uk — Andy Nicholson makes it official... more info