Consequence of Sound — He'll premiere songs from his upcoming debut solo LP. more info

Consequence of Sound — Plus, Vampire Weekend, Phoenix, TV on the Radio, and Julian Casablancas. more info

Sweeping The Nation — Albums there are dates for Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks - Wigout At Jagbags (6th January)Broken Bells – After The Disco (13th January)East India Youth - Total Strife Forever (13th January)I Break Horses - Chiaroscuro (20th January)Mogwai - Rave Ta... more info

Consequence of Sound — Featuring Brian Eno, Nick Zinner, and many others. more info

The Independent — A Syrian wedding party singer, who has become the hottest name to drop in Western electronic circles after winning praise from Damon Albarn and Björk, fears that he will never be allowed to perform again in his war-torn home country after being for... more info

Consequence of Sound — Albarn continues to shine light on African musicians with unique collaborations. more info

Prefix — The Gorillaz's Damon Albarn recently played an unreleased track titled "Whirlwind" that was recorded during their Plastic Beach sessions. ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/listen-to-gorillaz-whirlwind-previously-unreleased/7... more info

Starpulse — Blur frontman Damon Albarn and actor Jude Law took to the streets of London on Saturday to protest against the detention of 30 Greenpeace activists. Actors Imelda Staunton and Jim Carter, fashion ... more info

411 Mania — No Oasis reunion though... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — To celebrate the relaunch of the XFM website, we've decided to get in touch with some of our favourite artists and rustle up something special just for you. First up, we have none other than Mr Noel Gallagher, who earlier this year cur... more info