Guardian Music — The Killers got facial hair to connote lofty ambition, while Chris Martin grew something as amorphous on his chin as Coldplay's music. So who's next to ditch the razor?Blame it on the Maharishi. In August 1967 the Beatles, fried by pop, fame and LSD,... more info

Guardian Music — (Virgin)The covers album has a bad reputation: it is seen as something that gets released in lieu of something else, evidence that a songwriter's creative juices have dried up. In the case of Peter Gabriel, that's a state of affairs compounded by the... more info

Guardian Music — Let us know what you make of the first Peter Gabriel record in eight years, which covers Talking Heads, Radiohead and BowieFor his first studio album in eight years, Peter Gabriel came up with an audacious plan. He decided to cover the work of his fa... more info

Guardian Music — When Mercury prizewinners Elbow toured the US, they chose a hugely talented but unknown American singer/songwriter to support them. Now Jesca Hoop has followed them home to Manchester… and it's a musical marriage made in heavenIt's one of those... more info

Guardian Music — How amazing would it have been if Radiohead, Dizzee and Elbow had contributed to Everybody Hurts? Sadly, they are too cool to return Simon Cowell's phonecallsThere's nothing like a charity single for making musicians pull together – as long as... more info

Guardian Music — Last week we asked you to remember music about forgetting. Now we want you to suggest songs that have gone to la la landAmid all the songs about forgetting, those about remembering, those about trying not to remember, and, finally, those about gettin... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Peter Gabriel is getting set to release Scratch My Back, his orchestral indie rock cover album. It is Peter’s first album in 7 years. Bob Ezrin produced the album that features covers from the likes of Arcade Fire, Bon Iver, Bower, Elbow, and Radio... more info

BBC 6 Music — 3D and Daddy G reveal more material with Elbow's Guy Garvey could be out in May more info

Guardian Music — Never mind the Buzzcocks … or Stone Roses, or New Order: Manchester can stop trading on its former glories. Three new bands explain how they are reinventing the city's musicThere's an old adage in the trades (the music business, newspapers and ... more info

Altsounds — "Pray for Rain", featuring Tunde Adebimpe of TV on the Radio, appears on the upcoming release Heligoland, Massive Attack's highly-anticipated 5th studio album, which will feature guest vocals from Damon Albarn, Marina Topely-Bird, Guy Garvey and Tund... more info