Guardian Music — It has been said that 2008 belongs to hard rock. After AC/DC's chart coup in October, the long-awaited comeback album from Guns n' Roses, Chinese Democracy, will be released later this month, while Journey's 1981 hit Don't Stop Believing became the ... more info

All About Jazz — Down Under's Big Day Out Traveling Festival - 01/16/09 - 02/01/09 Featuring: Neil Young, My Morning Jacket, TV on the Radio, Arctic Monkeys and More Neil Young Australia and New Zealand's traveling festival, Big Day Out, has announced artists and ... more info

JamBase — Down Under's Big Day Out Traveling Festival - 01/16/09 - 02/01/09 Featuring: Neil Young, My Morning Jacket, TV on the Radio, Arctic Monkeys & More Neil Young Australia and New Zealand's traveling festival, Big Day Out, has announced artist and de... more info

Pitchfork — Big Day Out, the traveling Down Under festival that lives up to its name with a fairly large and impressive lineup, has revealed quite a few of the artists that will play the exact same venues in the exact same cities as last year.But don't worry, th... more info

Stereogum — After aping Springsteen and Bono, Brandon Flowers allegedly set out to write like Arctic Monkeys and MGMT for LP3. Day & Age doesn't sound like those bands, but the vibe is more fun (thanks in part to producer Stuart Price) than that of meaningfulco... more info

Chorus.fm — *Arctic Monkeys* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/arcticmonkeys) could finish (http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Er/dayinrock/%7E3/448073076/10Arctic_Monkeys_Close_To_Finishing_New_CD.shtml) their third album this month. more info

ContactMusic — Arctic Monkeys drummer Matt Helders claimed the band's third album could be completed this month (November).The Sheffield quartet have been working on the follow-up ... more info

AngryApe — Recording is nearly complete says Matt Helders more info

The Quietus — Album almost done more info

NME — Arctic Monkeys drummer Matt Helders has said the band could finish their new album this month (November). more info