Guardian Music — Other acts to be honoured include U2, Adele, Coldplay, and Take That's Gary Barlow for two decades of classic songwritingPioneering punk Siouxsie Sioux, pictured above left with fashion designer Pam Hogg, has been rewarded for her outstanding contrib... more info

ContactMusic — Coldplay have been named Best Act in the World Today The Mylo Xyloto band beat off competition from the likes of Muse Arcade Fire Kasabian Arctic Monkeys and U2 to take the coveted honour at this years Q Awards - held at Londons Grosvenor Hous... more info

Guardian Music — Let's hear it for Picasso, Marilyn, terracotta trousers, pencil skirts and moon boots. Don't mention fish pedicures, turned-up collars, Prosecco and Alex Turner's quiffGoing upPicasso As wearable fashion: next season sign us up for a group outing in ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — words by Andrew Sacher, photos by Toby Tenenbaum At 10:15 PM on Wednesday night (10/19), the lights dimmed over the packed Music Hall of Williamsburg, save for a single spotlight shining over the empty stage, as the demonic organ intro... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Sales of vinyl albums have risen 40% in 2011, thanks to the likes of Beady Eye, Adele and Radiohead.More than 240,000 albums have been sold so far this year, compared to the 234,000 purchased in all 52 weeks of 2010, the Official Charts Company said.... more info

BBC 6 Music — Sheffield outfit will begin their run of gigs in the UK next week more info

Brooklyn Vegan — AM @ Summerstage over the summer (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin) today in NYC * Odd Future @ Terminal 5 * Zola Jesus, Xanopticon @ LPR * BOBBY, Emmy the Great @ Fat Baby * Arctic Monkeys, Smith Westerns @... more info

NME — Beady Eye, PJ Harvey and Bon Iver have also shifted quite a few long-players more info

NME - The Daily Download — The Vaccines - 'Tiger Blood' Obviously, musical lore doth dictate that you’re not allowed to step foot inside Albert Hammond Jr’s upstate New York studio unless you’re prepared to tighten the guitar strings to snapping point and help him reliv... more info

NME - Radar — Baggy. Is it back? The Horrors, Bombay Bicycle Club and Arctic Monkeys have all been accused (lauded? congratulated?) for employing the spirit of Reni/Bez/Barry Mooncult this year. And it does seem like those accusations aren’t entirely unwarrante... more info