Guardian Music — Michael Stipe, Peter Buck and Mike Mills called it quits, but Queen are soldiering on … with a little help from some stand-insReactions to the REM splitDave Simpson heralds the end of an eraREM: the band that taught alternative rock how to grow old... more info

NME — Singer Lucy Taylor takes lead vocals on the track more info

Altsounds — We last heard from Kele Okereke late 2010 with the release of 'On The Lam', taken from his highly acclaimed debut solo album 'The Boxer' (June 2010). This hugely successful foray into a world without his Bloc Party band mates delved someway into... more info

ContactMusic — Kele Okereke doesnt know if he has been thrown out of Bloc Party The New York-based singer was astonished recently when he saw his bandmates entering a rehearsal studio without him and has no idea whether the rest of the group are ending their two-..... more info

Guardian Music — Singer concerned he has been fired after chancing across bandmates rehearsing without himHas Kele Okereke been kicked out of Bloc Party? Almost six months after the band announced they would reunite for a new album, their singer has issued the bizarr... more info

ContactMusic — British singer Kele Okereke fears he has been dropped as the frontman of Bloc Party after his bandmates held a recording session without him The Helicopter hitmakers announced a hiatus in 2009 while Okereke worked on a solo album but guitarist Russel... more info

NME — Singer tells NME the rest of the group have gone into the recording studio without telling him more info

Altsounds — Hairspray and Friends are the first two releases from producer (Matt Tong of Bloc Party, Henry Clark of Rumble Strips, Dud, Wet Paint), musician (Ratty Rat Rat, XX Teens, Wet Paint), sous-chef (Nando's) and part-time hairdresser Macks Faulkron. H... more info

NME — 'The Hunter' is the follow-up to last year's 'The Boxer' more info

Gigwise — Set for in October... more info