Stopcryingyourheartout.com — From Sade to Paul Weller, an eclectic range of musical veterans are returning to the fray in 2010.Plenty of veterans are returning to the recording studios. We can look forward to new music from the reclusive Sade (it’s hard to believe that th... more info

Altsounds — Although Manchester has enjoyed recent success from bands such as The Ting Tings, The Courteeners and the meteoric return of Elbow it has been a while since the city has enjoyed a real progressive and identifiable movement. The next generation of you... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — The Killers have once again come top of an Xfm poll, with their 2004 song ‘Mr Brightside’.Xfm listeners voted on what they thought were the top 1000 songs ever recorded and chose the Brandon Flowers penned song as the number 1.The track ... more info

Detroit Free Press — Edison's: Aaron Vaughn, 8 p.m. Thu. Aaron Vaughn, 8 p.m. Sat. 220 Merrill, Birmingham. 248-645-2150. Elbow Room: Mittenfest IV, 40 bands perform over four nights, 4 p.m. Thu.-Sun. 6 S. Washington, Ypsilanti. 734-483-6374. Got Rocks Ultra Lounge:... more info

You are East, defending against three no-trump. Your partner leads the diamond four (lowest from an odd number or third highest from an even number): ten, queen, five. What would you do next? more info

Said the Gramophone — Sorry for all the technical troubles here this past week. It's unfortunate (and unusual). We're still trying to get all our troubles hammered out and apologize for any hiccups. Fingers crossed that everything will be better soon. Moderat - "Rusty ... more info

Guardian Music — For his Christmas concert at the Royal Albert Hall, Rufus Wainwright managed to cram in every cliche of live performance. So here is a list of offences that all musicians should avoid ...This week I witnessed the most excruciatingly boring gig of my ... more info

Guardian Music — Royal Albert Hall, LondonThey say Christmas is for families, and in recent years the Wainwright/McGarrigle New York Christmas concert has become an institution, with singing siblings Rufus and Martha Wainwright and their folk-icon mother Kate McGarri... more info

The Quietus — Guy Garvey spills the latest on studio sessions more info

NME — Bury band working on fifth album more info