Idolator — I'm hoping to keep the "nyah, I was there and you weren't" reportage from this year's South By Southwest Festival to a minimum, but I'd be remiss if I didn't mention that yesterday I attended Jarvis Cocker's "Saying The Unsayable," the Pulp frontman'... more info

Guardian Music — This week's batch of tunes finds Iggy Pop and Katy Perry reimagining themselves again, while Snow Patrol's Gary Lightbody straps himself to a Saturn V and heads for the starsHatcham Social – Murder in the Dark The Velvet Underground? Echo and ... more info

The Independent — An indie supergroup created by former and current members of Arctic Monkeys, Reverend And The Makers and Babyshambles will make music history tomorrow by becoming the first band to give away their debut album. more info

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 front man Wayne C... more info

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