Guardian Music — Some of Britain's poorest children are embracing orchestral music – inspired by El Sistema, the movement in Venezuela that has sparked a revolution in learning and lifeThrough the leaden rain of a battleship-grey morning in one of the poorest neig... more info

The Music Fix — She's got the blues. So Everton then. more info

Stereogum — “Wasting Time” is the opener from Philadelphia duo Reading Rainbow’s forthcoming all-analog Prism Eyes. The Hozac-imprinted collection follows the self-recorded Mystical Participation. Drummer/vocalist Sarah Everton told us, on a whole, it’s ... more info

Sky News — Wayne Rooney has been left out of the squad for Manchester United's match against his former club Everton to avoid him being abused by fans. more info

Sky News — Wayne Rooney has been left out of the squad for Manchester United's match against his former club Everton this afternoon. more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — A raft of Liverpool favourites will pull on red shirts once again next Saturday to help Jamie Carragher celebrate his glittering Anfield career.Carragher’s eagerly-awaited testimonial game against Everton takes place on September 4 and the Liverpoo... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Lionel Messi has invited Bizarre lord Noel Gallagher to see him play in El Classico - the Barcelona-Real Madrid derby.Bizarre revealed Oasis were the inspiration for pre-match preparations in the Argentina dressing-room during the World Cup in South ... more info

Perez Hilton — Phew! U.S. soccer player Landon Donovan said on the ESPY Awards red carpet that he does not have a love child with a British woman while he was on loan to English Premier League club Everton earlier this year. "I actually wasn't sure I was going to b... more info

Stereogum — Philly duo Reading Rainbow recorded “Tough Love” for Hozac Records’s singles club. Last time we checked in, they had put out 7″ singles for “Underground” and “Restless” too. But this single comes with the note that Hozac will also rel... more info

Stereogum — Philly duo Reading Rainbow dropped this harmonized and hook-filled 77-second guitar/drum jammer in our inbox yesterday, the first properly mixed track from a 12-song full-length the band just finished taping this past weekend in Virginia. They says i... more info