Brooklyn Vegan — Bon Iver at The Long Center in TX in 2011 (more by Tim Griffin) Justin Vernon is currently in NYC, possibly just to "curse the Giants" (who won), or maybe he came to check out SNL musical guest Lana Del... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Kathleen Edwards' Voyageur has grown on me with every spin, and features contributions by Bon Iver's Justin Vernon (who also co-produced the album). Cate Le Bon's CYRK, Frankie Rose's Know Me, Herman Dune's Tell Me Something I Don't Know... more info

Guardian Music — Sales figures suggest alternative rock is in a dismal place right now. Will it ever recover? And should we care?This year's Brit awards will be a melancholy experience for indie rock fans. The genre's big live performers will be Blur and Noel Gallagh... more info

ContactMusic — The Flaming Lips are set to work with Yoko Ono and Bon Iver on their new album The psychedelic rockers frontman Wayne Coyne has named a list of stars who will appear on their upcoming release - expected for April - including Nick Cave and Edward Shar... more info

Gigwise — Along with Nick Cave... more info

411 Mania — And they're not the only ones the band will play with… more info

Guardian Music — As this column ends, I thought it appropriate to talk about rock's profound sense of beginning – its power and possibility, its surging promiseThis column began five years ago, born, in a roundabout way, out of a friendship with my editor, Michael.... more info

Stereogum — The Flaming Lips spent their 2011 hooking up with various different artists; during the year, they released collaborative EPs with Neon Indian, Lightning Bolt, Prefuse 73, and the Plastic Ono Band. And this year, they’re planning on rounding up a w... more info

Guardian Music — Full list of all the artists nominated in categories for this year's awardsBritish male solo artistEd Sheeran (Atlantic Records/Warner Music)James Blake (Polydor/Universal Music)James Morrison (Island/Universal Music)Noel Gallagher's High Flying Bird... more info

411 Mania — Band to play on February 4th... more info