ContactMusic — EMINEM and the ARCTIC MONKEYS have signed up to headline the V Festival in England in August (11). The two acts will alternate top-of-the-bill slots at parkgrounds in Chelmsford and Stafford on the weekend of 20 - 21 August. They will join Dura... more info

Guardian Music — Often overlooked in favour of their contemporaries, Mark Hollis and co were one of the most influential English bands of the 80sIn his weighty 2010 tome Electric Eden: Unearthing Britain's Visionary Music, Rob Young charted a century's worth of music... more info

Yahoo! Music UK — world entertainment news - Duran Duran have been honoured for their stylish image during Milan Fashion Week ahead of a special concert in the city. more info

Guardian Music — In no particular order Hudson Mohawke, Chris Coady, Starsmith and the other new producers you really must hear (NB There's a handy Spotify playlist here)The KnocksThe new Bloodshy & AvantThe skinny Ben "B-Roc" Ruttner and James "J-Patt" Patterson may... more info

ContactMusic — DURAN DURAN have been honoured for their stylish image during Milan Fashion Week ahead of a special concert in the city.The Rio hitmakers travelled to Italy to play a show, but got a surprise from local dignitaries when it emerged Milan Mayor Letizia... more info

Gigwise — Band to play one-off show... more info

Guardian Music — This Glasgow-based artist makes 2-step of the most serene kind, with echoes of James Blake, Talk Talk and Four TetHometown: Glasgow.The lineup: Lewis Roberts (music, production).The background: Koreless is Lewis Roberts, a 19-year-old from Bangor, no... more info

NME — Band set for March 7 show in capital more info

Gigwise — They'll perform new album... more info

ContactMusic — Amber Le Bon refuses to take modelling advice from her mother.The 21-year-old beauty - daughter of Duran Duran star Simon Le Bon and supermodel Yasmin Le Bon - is enjoying huge success as a model but says she doesn't turn to her mum for tips, even th... more info