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

NME — La Roux, Dido and Status Quo join Oxfam campaign more info

AngryApe — Including a three-night London residency more info

Gigwise — On eBay right now... more info