Guardian Music — PICK OF THE WEEK Silver Columns Brow Beaten (Moshi Moshi) Listen. Future disco is the best kind of disco and Silver Columns live in the year 2156. Brow Beaten is for you if you think Hercules And Love Affair sound a bit too Cheryl Lynn and Daft Punk'... more info

Guardian Music — Founder Chris Wright goes into 'semi-retirement' after sale of firm to consortiumWhen he was social secretary at Manchester University in the 1960s, two of the bands Chris Wright booked to perform there were Cream and the Yardbirds. It marked the beg... more info

Mjsbigblog — This year’s X Factor UK Top 16 came together recently to record David Bowie’s “Heroes” to raise money for Help For Heroes. The charity aids the injured men and women of the British Armed Forces. Check out the official video... more info

Guardian Music — Bertelsmann joint venture to pay £107m for music publisher with rights to songs by David Bowie and Michael JacksonMusic publisher Chrysalis, which has a back catalogue including the rights to songs by artists such as David Bowie and Michael Jackson,... more info

ContactMusic — Ricky Gervais is pen pals with David Bowie.The British comedian confessed the pair first bonded after they penned a song together - entitled 'Pug-Nosed Face' - and... more info

MTV.co.uk News — The X Factor finalists are on course to be this week’s No.1 in The Official Singles Chart with their charity version of the David Bowie hit, Heroes.The Help For Heroes track went straight to... more info

Altsounds — *Southbank Centre* announces that *Ray Davies* is the artistic director of the 18th *Meltdown Festival* in *2011*, taking place in the concert halls and spaces of London's historic, riverside arts centre. He follows in the footsteps of past Meltdown ... more info

Guardian Music — Former Kinks singer 'thrilled' to take control of the Southbank Centre's 18th annual festival, promising to forge a 'musical bridge between past, present and future'Ray Davies has been appointed artistic director of next year's Meltdown festival at t... more info

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