Guardian Music — Our writers are picking their favourite albums. Here, Miranda Sawyer relates how Damon Albarn and co helped her through the breakdown of a relationshipBlur's 13 is a weird album. Overtly emotional, full of yearning and upset, yet scratchy, scuzzy, so... more info

Guardian Music — (Split Records)For all their talk of Latin beats, south Londoners Flash Fiktion are a psychedelic indie-electro act, whose riotous music nods to Klaxons, early Blur and Simian Mobile Disco when they were plain Simian. That in itself is nothing new, b... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Money & Celebrity is the third studio album by English trio The Subways, produced by Stephen Street, who's previously worked with the likes of The Smiths and Blur. "Money and Celebrity" is scheduled for release on 19 September 2011. Read more... more info

Guardian Music — Our writers are picking their favourite albums – here, Gareth Grundy explains his love for The Good, the Bad and the Queen"It's hard to imagine an anti-war song becoming a radio hit, as it might have done in the 60s. The way people listen to music ... more info

Guardian Music — PJ Harvey's prize-winning album skewers idyllic invocations of Englishness and exposes the brutal, violent realityMusical musings on the English nation have tended towards the cosily nostalgic. Think of the Kinks' Village Green Preservation Society, ... more info

Guardian Music — This former art history student specialises in murky disco full of reverb, delay and enigmatically ethereal vocalsHometown: Tallinn, Estonia.The lineup: Maria Juur (vocals, music).The background: Maria Juur, alias Maria Minerva, is a post-Pink record... more info

Guardian Music — What's new on the app stores on Tuesday 30 August 2011A burst of 24 apps for your considerationFIFA SuperstarsEA has launched an iPhone version of its Facebook game FIFA Superstars, getting players to build a squad of top-tier football stars to take ... more info

Guardian Music — 'Doing EastEnders wasn't exactly suffering for my art, but my soul's not in TV. We all have to live, don't we?'What got you started?A lady called Anna Scher. She used to go around the London schools in the holidays, doing theatre workshops. My frien... more info

ContactMusic — Bosses at guitar giant Fender have unveiled a signature instrument in honour of Blur rocker Graham Coxon. The beige-coloured, vintage-style Telecaster has the guitarist's autograph on its body and has gone on sale for 1,150 (720) on the company's web... more info

ContactMusic — Blur rocker Alex James was inspired to produce a range of strange-flavoured cheeses when his kids became bored of his cooking. The bassist, who owns and manages a dairy farm in the English countryside, has launched a selection of unique cheddars, inc... more info