The Telegraph — Jonathan Miller's production of Donizetti's The Elixir of Love provides pleasant, cheerful entertainment of an unremarkable kind. Rating: * * * more info

Guardian Music — The Killers got facial hair to connote lofty ambition, while Chris Martin grew something as amorphous on his chin as Coldplay's music. So who's next to ditch the razor?Blame it on the Maharishi. In August 1967 the Beatles, fried by pop, fame and LSD,... more info

Guardian Music — Meet the rock managers who've spotted an opening for them to bring expertise and experience – as well as funds – into the art worldMusic and the visual arts have had a loose relationship for decades. From the 60s onward, bands like the ... more info

Stereogum — With "The Motion Makes Me Last" and "Leaves Eclipse The Light," Portland's resident ambient master Matthew Cooper has given two fine, refined previews from the first LP to feature his voice, Similes. Director Matt McCormick handles visualizing the sp... more info

The Telegraph — If ENO and other companies want to make savings, they could start with their extravagant advertising more info

Guardian Music — The psychedelic duo's new album, Congratulations, will feature songs about Lady Gaga, Brian Eno and, er, surfing on ecstasyMGMT have announced details of their new album, Congratulations. The Brooklyn duo will release their second volley of swirly su... more info

The Playlist — In preparations for its February 19th release, the score for Martin Scorsese’s new thriller “Shutter Island” was released by Rhino Records on Tuesday.From the looks of it, Scorsese has abandoned his oft-used classic rock soundtrack... more info

The Telegraph — Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor at ENO comes up blazingly fresh in this revival of David Alden's production. Rating: * * * * * more info

KEXP Seattle — Congrats to Phoenix, this year’s Grammy winners for Alternative Music Album with Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix. The French quartet, who were live on KEXP just over a week ago, beat out stiff competition of David Byrne and Brian Eno’s Everything That H... more info

Guardian Music — At Windsor Castle last week, an eclectic selection of thinkers and arts aristocracy, including Brian Eno, Karen Armstrong, Siobhan Davies, ­Armando Iannucci and Kwame Kwei-Armah, discussed this question: what is the purpose of art now? The chair w... more info