ContactMusic — Rockers COLDPLAY have agreed to sponsor a village cricket team in England.Frontman Chris Martin and his bandmates agreed to support Gloucestershire County League... more info

Pasta Primavera — Apparatjik is a complicated band name to write.  They also have an ultra-annoying headache-inducing website that gives slices of information that is almost helpful (but really isn’t).  It is also a sweet mystifying electronic-like spacey/lovely r... more info

DrownedInSound — American indie-rockers Wilco are doing their bit for the local community as they've just started sponsoring two little league Baseball teams in America. How very kind of them. Now, I'm no expert, but I think that little league equates to youth baseba... more info

DrownedInSound — A little while ago a group called Apparatjik appeared. Who could this be? Well, it is a supergroup, and a proper one, not like those crappy indie ones you see labelled as such from time to time. In their number are Jonas Bjerre of Mew, Guy Berryman o... more info

Guardian Music — Forum, LondonJónsi Birgisson recently announced that he has placed his band, Sigur Rós, on "indefinite hiatus". The ostensible reason was that several members of the Icelandic group now have young children, but it appears equally pertinent that the... more info

Guardian Music — Glastonbury turbulenceWhat a week it's been down on Worthy farm. Last November, Michael Eavis could barely contain himself in predicting that U2's headline slot would be Glastonbury's most memorable. This week it was confirmed that Bono's back injury... more info

Muzjiks — Unless you live under a rock (no offense intended if you do), you've heard that Arcade Fire has released two tracks from their upcoming third LP, The Suburbs. If you want more info on it, you can go here, but that's not what this post is about. Every... more info

NME — 'Slashed' is the alternative video for current single 'Binary' more info

Guardian Music — Exclusive Gorillaz step in to the breach after U2 pull out of Glastonbury 2010, saying: 'It was us or the Beatles, and they split up years ago'In the middle of Blur's triumphant performance at the Glastonbury festival last year, Damon Albarn fell to ... more info

Altsounds — Alternative video for Binary to view on Ash - The A-Z Series (http://www.ash-official.com) Back in 2002 Ash made headlines with a DIY slasher movie they filmed on a camcorder whilst on tour. The film featured cameos from likes of Chris Martin and J... more info