NME — Florence Welch and co to hit the road in April more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Florence & The Machine @ Bowery Ballroom in October (more by Paul Birman) Florence and The Machine's debut album "Lungs" (Universal Island) finally claimed the No. 1 spot it was denied in an opening five-week run at No. 2 last... more info

Guardian Music — Dingwalls, LondonAs 2009 dawned, the critical consensus held that female-fronted art-pop would dominate the year's musical landscape. This prediction proved remarkably ­prescient, with Florence and the Machine and La Roux becoming fixtures in the ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tickets to see The National at Radio City Music Hall will stay on Fan Club presale (password = BloodBuzz) until Thursday night, and they go on AmEx presale today at 11am. Florence & The Machine are playing Terminal 5 with... more info

Guardian Music — Blur fans can bid to have Damon Albarn write, perform and record for them, while a Damien Hirst prototype is also on offerIn pictures: the Oxfam auction for HaitiDozens of items donated by the biggest names in rock and pop are up for auction in a bid... more info

Guardian Music — Good news for boys with guitars – the NME awards 2010 shortlist has been announced and indie rock is on the menuThe nominees for this year's NME awards have been announced, giving Arctic Monkeys, Kasabian and, er, generally boys with guitars l... more info

BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat — Florence Welch from Florence and the Machine says she's working on a heavier sound for the follow-up to last year's debut Lungs. more info

Gigwise — Including a London residency... more info

Altsounds — 700,000 albums, three Brit nominations, one #1 debut album and numerous brilliant sold out shows later, Florence and her mighty machine look set to surpass their outstanding 2009 achievements already in 2010. After a productive stint in the studio... more info

NME — Plus 'Dog Days Are Over' to be reissued more info