The Vinyl Villain — Both myself and Mrs Villain were pleased to learn the other week that The Young Knives have been busy in the recording studio and plans are underway for the third album to be released sometime in 2010.I'm firmly of the view that this lot are a fine ... more info

Guardian Music — Roundhouse, LondonWith a minimum of 15 hominid players onstage tonight, Gorillaz have miraculously de-evolved from a virtual pop concept into a monster live band. The last time Gorillaz played out in Manchester five years ago it was as a much smaller... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Fifteen years ago this summer, two of Britain’s most popular bands engaged in a battle to capture the hearts and the critical plaudits of the nation. Blur and Oasis decided to go head-to-head by releasing their latest singles, “Country H... more info

Guardian Music — Pavement, GlasgowNo grand gestures, no big fanfare: the manner of Pavement's re-forming has been handled in about as casual a way as was their split. Witty, and ironic, the band embodied some of the perceived slackness of the 1990s, but none of that ... more info

Pasta Primavera — There’s been a few songs lighting up my day and making all things right in my brain through their magnificent sonic make-up and native aural patterns…or simply check these tracks: mp3: Memoryhouse – Lately (Troisieme) Many folks have been t... more info

Its Getting Boring By The Sea — April has been a fairly quiet month with sub-standard albums from Plan B, MGMT and Kate Nash dominating the release schedules. Luckily May is shaping up to be the busiest month of all time.The best albums of April then:She & Him - Volume 2 (Album of ... more info

Guardian Music — Roundhouse, LondonAmong the many things you could not have predicted about Damon Albarn's colourful career a decade ago (the Chinese opera, the African adventures, the tearfully well-received Blur reunion), is that his funny hip-hop side project woul... more info

Guardian Music — Give the election the swerve with a few radio treatsWhy do we care so much about bands breaking up? Maybe because the intense love of a certain type of music or particular act is part of our youth. Whether it's a young girl mourning the demise of a b... more info

Guardian Music — Damon Albarn reveals that his 2D team have recorded enough material for a trilogy of LPsGorillaz already have enough material for two more albums, Damon Albarn revealed this week. Sessions for Plastic Beach, their latest LP, yielded "about 80 pieces ... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — SPIN Magazine has put two Oasis albums in the top 125 Albums of the last 25 years.#71: Definitely Maybe"For Oasis," SPIN wrote in 1996, "rock is a sport." And the game got started with Definitely Maybe, an assuming debut that "came on loud and brash.... more info