Starpulse — Damon Albarn is considering retiring Gorillaz when the band's current world tour comes to an end, because the British rocker can't "keep going at this size and pace." The Blur frontman has been t... more info

Guardian Music — Photographer whose portraits of rock and TV stars bypassed celebrity pomposityHugo Dixon, who has died of cancer aged 46, was the sort of photographer editors knew they could rely on. His professional career spanned two decades, best illustrated by t... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — A new Oasis book promises to lift the lid on some of Liam and Noel Gallagher's best quotes.Mad For It: The Wit & Wisdom of the Gallaghers includes some of the brothers and former bandmates most unforgettable lines.Choice quotes include the Gallaghers... more info

Guardian Music — Founder Chris Wright goes into 'semi-retirement' after sale of firm to consortiumWhen he was social secretary at Manchester University in the 1960s, two of the bands Chris Wright booked to perform there were Cream and the Yardbirds. It marked the beg... more info

Altsounds — Wheels are George Runciman (Vocals/Guitar), Felix Howes (Guitar), Yacob Andersen (Bass) and Stirling Mitchell (Drums), a band of fresh-faced London boys who emulate Britpop cool and create credible guitar pop - think Blur, not Busted. Their influ... more info

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Guardian Music — The Fab Four finally join the year 2010. Elsewhere, Neil Young's eco car explodes, and Swans are invited to play at the royal wedding (er, by Guardian readers)Five things we learned from the news•OMG, you can buy the Beatles on iTunes? Why didn't a... more info

Guardian Music — This week Jason Solomons meets the Italian actor Violante Placido to discuss her electric performance with George Clooney, and how her role in Anton Corbijn's The American might propel her to international fame as Italy's new Sophia Loren.Hammer & To... more info

The Vinyl Villain — Dubstar began life in the early 90s as a two-piece consisting of Chris Wilkie on guitar abd Steve Hillier on keyboards and vocals. By 1994 they had a new vocalist in Sarah Blackwood.Like an awful lot of bands kicking around in that era, they were ab... more info

Guardian Music — Shepherd's Bush Empire, LondonThirteen years after forming in Austin, Texas, Spoon have matched their long-standing indie credibility with hard-won mainstream success. Their seventh album, Transference, debuted on the US chart at No 4, and in May the... more info