Discobelle.net — The Drop Out Orchestra boys return with their big rework of the Chris Rea classic “I Can Hear Your Heartbeat”. more info

Discobelle.net — The Drop Out Orchestra boys return with their take on the Chris Rea classic “I Can Hear Your Heartbeat”. more info

ContactMusic — Former Rolling Stones star Bill Wyman and singer/songwriter Chris Rea were among the mourners at filmmaker Michael Winner's funeral on Wednesday... more info

Guardian Music — This month Peter pays a visit to the metal station Kerrang! and is shocked by their anti-festive crusadeSeeking a yuletide theme for this instalment of Radio Daze, my thoughts initially drifted towards Classic FM, self-appointed radio guardians of al... more info

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Guardian Music — Roundhouse, LondonFor a good portion of London's German population, there's only one place to be tonight: Camden's Roundhouse, within touching distance of their homeland's biggest pop star. In Germany, Herbert Grönemeyer plays 20,000-seat venues; he... more info

Guardian Music — Most of the artists on a new Fleetwood Mac tribute compilation are a million miles away from capturing the band's pure emotionFleetwood Mac memory No 1: I'm in a job interview for a hot, new indie music magazine. The editor asks which CDs I've bought... more info

Guardian Music — Their new album Be Strong is infused and informed by classic dance music. Here, the duo's Raf Rundell pays tribute to the tunes that inspired themThe 2 Bears have received rave reviews for their debut album Be Strong, a record that is a hymn to the ... more info

Guardian Music — (Southern Fried)On paper at least, omens augur a little ill for the debut album by 2 Bears. Joe Goddard has a plethora of activities in addition to his day job in Hot Chip – he collaborated on one of last year's finest singles, Gabriel – but his ... more info

Chorus.fm — Grab an exclusive free download of *Lucy Rose* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/lucyrose) covering Chris Rea's Christmas classic "Driving Home For Christmas" here (http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/laurenlaverne/2011/12/mpfree-festive-giveaway-lucyrose.shtml). more info