Guardian Music — Experience of Nick Hemming suggests the profile that follows an award or nomination isn't all that great for giving a new act a head start on long slog to the topSix months ago, a warehouseman got the break of his life. That, at least, is the way Nic... more info

Stereogum — Peter Gabriel's first album in seven years is a Bob Ezrin-produced orchestral covers collection called Scratch My Back. It reportedly features reinterpretations of the folks mentioned above along with Elbow, the Kinks, Talking Heads, Lou Reed, Dav... more info

NME — 'Scratch My Back' is expected in early 2010 more info

Guardian Music — For his first LP in seven years, the former Genesis frontman will 'radically reinterpret' songs by Radiohead, Arcade Fire and Bon IverPeter Gabriel is release an orchestral covers album, his first LP in seven years. Scratch My Back is a "song swap", ... more info

Guardian Music — British electronic music infected by soundsystem culture, Hyperdub is hedonism with a PhD. Dan Hancox marks five years of the labelThe thing DJ, producer, writer and academic Steve Goodman wants you to know about his record label is that it's not re... more info

XFM.co.uk — Guy Garvey will joing a star-studded Christmas line-up... more info

I Like Music — Reissue their classic debut album, Asleep In The Back Cd/DVD with a whole host of extra features more info

XFM.co.uk — The band will have a special dedicated to them... more info

Elbow are to be the subject of a South Bank Show on the bands career. On the show Guy Garvey and co. will look back over the 18 years it has taken the group to achieve mainstream success, with their most recent album the Mercury Prize winning 'The Se... more info

The Music Fix — News: Sweet Billy Pilgrim follow their Barclaycard Mercury Music Prize-nominated album Twice Born Men with the release of Kalypso, the track they performed at the event. Kalypso - released on November 2nd - is a beautiful and haunting song, reminisc... more info