NME — Pete Doherty kicked off his solo UK tour earlier tonight (February 22) by playing a Shockwaves NME Awards show at the London Shepherd's Bush Empire, at which he was joined by guests including Blur's Graham Coxon. more info

Guardian Music — Bruce Springsteen will be the main headline act at this summer's Glastonbury Festival, it will be announced today. The American heartland rocker, nicknamed "The Boss", had been widely rumoured to take the top spot on the festival's pyramid stage in w... more info

Idolator — Well, the former Suede guitarist and producer of Partie Traumatic didn't say that exactly. But he did tut-tut at the spate of Britpop-era bands that have been giving one last show a try lately, saying that such attempts at mining nostalgia fiends' do... more info

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Stereogum — Gasoline, not the kind you get from eating too much bangers and mash. A snippet of Blur's "The Universal" is fittingly used as the theme music for Timothy Spall and British Gas' "Generation Green" narration about how "your home is your world," and... more info

Rock Sellout — Here’s news on an album I’ve been looking forward to for a while. Peter Doherty will release his debut solo album ‘Grace/WasteLands’ on March 16th. The first single ‘Last of the English Roses’ is out March 9th. This album was produced St... more info

AngryApe — They will join Katy Perry, Blur, Razorlight and more at the event more info

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ContactMusic — Former SUEDE guitarist Bernard Butler has hit out at the current trend for popular Britpop bands to reform.THE VERVE recently recorded FORTH, their first album in ... more info

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