ContactMusic — British music stars from bands including FRANZ FERDINAND, KLAXONS and THE ZUTONS have paid tribute to late American rocker/painter CAPTAIN BEEFHEART, who died on... more info

NME — Plus Billy Bragg and The Zutons also give Don Van Vliet a shoutout more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Edwyn Collins is the former singer/frontman of Orange Juice. He released his 7th album, Losing Sleep, this year. One of the albums singles, “Do It Again” just had a music video released. It features Alex Kapranos and Nick McCarthy from Franz Ferd... more info

Stereogum — “Do It Again,” a track from Scottish songwriter Edwyn Collins’ seventh solo album Losing Sleep, features Franz Ferdinand dudes Alex Kapranos (+ mustache) and Nick McCarthy. Its Kieran Evans-directed video does, too. Losing Sleep is out via Hea... more info

Chorus.fm — *Franz Ferdinand* (http://www.myspace.com/franzferdinand) made their live comeback last night by playing a surprise slot at "All Tomorrow's Parties Bowlie 2 (http://www.atpfestival.com/events/bowlie2.php)", which was curated by *Belle & Sebastian* (h... more info

NME — Band play 'surprise' show at Minehead Bowlie event more info

Guardian Music — The guitar band is back. Well, according to this Libertines-inspired indie outfit. Shame they sound like a great band doing an impression of a terrible oneHometown: Croydon.The lineup: Joe Costello (vocals, guitar), Scott Shepherd (bass), James Booth... more info

The Quietus — Out on Strut next year, Franz Ferdinand collaboration more info

Guardian Music — 3 December: Your tailor-made alternative Christmas party playlist, courtesy of Domino RecordsIt's day three of our selection of festive treats from the people at Domino and Warp Records. And by now you're probably thinking about what to play at your ... more info

Guardian Music — Touted as the future of rock, the Vaccines are playing pub backrooms and ignoring the hype. Will they survive when reality bites?Six weeks or so ago the Vaccines played their first London gig. The 300-strong audience included Alex Kapranos of Franz ... more info