BBC News - UK — Council workmen paint over a Banksy mural commissioned by the rock band Blur after sending warnings to the wrong address. more info

Guardian Music — They had a No 3 hit and a wild cult following – but somehow, they never made it big. Now Mott the Hoople are having another go. The only problem: the band haven't spoken for 30 years. John Harris listens in on the reunion'If we don't do it now... more info

Guardian Music — Damon Albarn has enlisted the Shoreditch coffin dodgers to work on a song for the forthcoming Gorillaz albumThe Horrors have been enlisted by Damon Albarn to contribute to the forthcoming Gorillaz album after he heard their "exciting" new record."He ... more info

Rock Sellout — Founding member of New Order and Joy Division, Bernard Sumner, recently introduced new music from his latest project, Bad Lieutenant. He enlisted a few of his friends to help out: New Order’s Phil Cunningham (guitar), Jake Evans (guitar, vocals), a... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Definitely Maybe is the debut album by English band Oasis, released on August 30th 1994. It was an immediate commercial and critical success in the UK, having followed on the heels of singles "Supersonic", "Shakermaker" and particularly the popular "... more info

NME — Steve Lamacq and NME join Instigate Debate on the Alternative Stage more info

The Vinyl Villain — I get the occasional email from readers, and a couple of times recently I've been asked, in passing, why I started this blog.There were loads of reasons at the time, but in the main it boiled down to the fact that having installed broadband in the ho... more info

Battery In your Leg — It’s not hard to swallow the idea that The Rifles were listening to a lot of Jam records as kids. And given the title of their new single, ‘The Great Escape’, a little Blur was likely in the mix as well. Now I know what you’re thinking – â€... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Kevin Sartori said...Wartime - Fast Food for Thought (1990)A wild one-off collaboration between Henry Rollins and Andrew Weiss!PSYCHOTIC LEISURE MUSICMusic to wind down with after a maddening day.http://p-l-m.blogspot.comMr Tear said...Raw gospel sou... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — The Over/Under: BritpopThe Britpop phenomenon might have ended nearly 15 years ago, but it cast such a shadow over the U.K. music scene that its presence is still felt today.Where would groups such as Franz Ferdinand, Arctic Monkeys or the Killers be... more info