Stereogum — This past weekend, bill-sharing fellows Reading and Leeds were tasked with distracting a nation still reeling from the death of its Oasis. They're secret weapons were unannounced sets by Them Crooked Vultures, the tweet-happy supergroup of Dave Gr... more info

Reuters — LONDON (Reuters) - The Arctic Monkeys scored their third successive No. 1 album on British charts with their latest release "Humbug," the Official Charts Company said. more info

Totally Fuzzy — arthurfromholland said...Two of my favorite guitarplayers live at the H.M.Hall Amsterdam 29-9-2009I was there and it was very nice!!!see it on:Arthur,s Musical Journeyhttp://arthurfromholland.blogspot.comMr Tear said...Hello Fuzzies,Fabulous noisy ps... more info

Guardian Music — The carnage is all around, but that doesn't stop Thom Yorke and co from pulling out the stops (or Deadmau5 from packing out the Dance Stage)There are some things you expect Thom Yorke to say when he arrives on stage. Perhaps he'll start with an abstr... more info

NME — All the latest from the UK countdown tonight more info

Guardian Music — Rosie Swash heads to the main stage to see whether Arctic Monkeys' new songs cut it, while Tim Jonze camps out by the NME/Radio 1 tent for a mesmerising performance from Patrick WolfRead the round-up from day oneFollow the whole festival on TwitterMa... more info

Yahoo! Music UK — world entertainment news - Arctic Monkeys insist they were happy when frontman Alex Turner launched his side project, The Last Shadow Puppets. more info

BBC News - UK — A rapturous Reading crowd welcomes the Arctic Monkeys back to the British festival scene after a two-year absence. more info

Guardian Music — Brixton Academy, London SW9There's a simple test for determining cultural phenomena in this country. It goes like this: has a high-ranking politician made a glib reference to it? If so, consider phenomenon status stamped and sealed. Last week it was ... more info

NME — Sheffield band close second night of this year's event more info