Pitchfork — Photo by Kirstie Shanley Some might hear an Arcade Fire song-- all that sweeping sincerity and gusto!-- and guess that the band is a little pompous in real life. They're rock'n'roll saviors, dammit! Well, according to Flaming Lips fr... more info

Guardian Music — It may be 15 years since the release of their debut album, but Oasis's popularity among new music fans does not seem to have abated. At least that's the message from this year's NME awards, where they scooped the most prestigious award, that of best ... more info

Idolator — xOasis, Alex Turner, MGMT, and Muse were the big winners at tonight's NME Shockwaves Awards in London, which also doled out awards to the Killers (Best International Band), the Jonas Brothers (Worst Band and Worst Album), and YouTube (Best Web site) ... more info

PopSugar UK — I'll be updating the winners of all the 2009 NME Awards in this post, so keep your eyes peeled and see if your favourite nominee took home the trophy you wanted them to! Muse beat out Radiohead, Oasis, The Killers and Kings Of Leon to the trophy for ... more info

NME — Arctic Monkeys' concert film 'At The Apollo' has been voted Best DVD at the Shockwaves NME Awards tonight (February 25). more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Isle Of Wight Festival boss John Giddings has quashed rumours that Oasis and Kings Of Leon will play the festival.Speaking to NME.com the organiser said that the event is still in negotiations with its headline artists.When asked if Oasis or Kings Of... more info

XFM.co.uk — European dates in August and a gap in their diary suggest Sheffield's finest could head to Reading and Leeds this year. more info

NME — Arctic Monkeys have announced a series of European festival appearances this summer. more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Mash-up tracks are just what you need to brighten up an otherwise dull track. Sometimes, in fact scrap that most of the time when someone attempts to mash up two tracks the result is a disaster. However the times that they do work they show songs in ... more info

Thrash Hits — We know that we saw AC/DC post on their official website that they were headlining Reading & Leeds Festivals 2009 but it appears that it is Arctic Monkeys, Radiohead and Kings Of Leon that will be headlining the Main Stage at the festivals formerly k... more info