Gigwise — Singer Alex Kapranos confirms... more info

Guardian Music — The 'top 40 singles @ 40p' offer marks HMV out as a major MP3 provider. But once the offer ends where are the cheapest deals? Nabeelah Jaffer tracks them downYesterday saw the launch of hmvdigital, the high street retailer's online music store which ... more info

NME - The Daily Download — Another legend makes his return today. Orange Juice man Edwyn Collins is set to release his first album since his serious illness in 2005, and it's a star-studded affair. As previously reported, 'Losing Sleep' (out on Heavenly on September 13th) feat... more info

The Vinyl Villain — I didn't realise until I put a list together the other week of all the singles featured so far that I hadn't included anything by Josef K.While Orange Juice and Aztec Camera went on to enjoy commercial success after the demise of Postcard Records, t... more info

Guardian Music — This year's Mercury Prize shortlist is out, but who has won the award before, and who tops the all-time sales chart?• Get the dataThe shortlist for this year's Mercury Prize was released yesterday, offering a mix of established artists (Paul Weller... more info

Guardian Music — After last year's unfortunate events, the 2010 shortlist reflects an understandably cautious preference for the tried and testedGallery: All the Mercury nominees and their oddsMercury prize 2010: Dizzee Rascal and the xx lead nominationsTowards the e... more info

The Telegraph — Alex Kapranos performs Franz Ferdinand's single Walk Away. more info

The Culture Of Me — Battersea, UK four-piece indie rock act Fez (maybe not the best name ever, but whatever) mix all sorts of classicist pop elements and the modern jangle of radio-friendly rock acts (Phoenix, Franz Ferdinand, et al. we’re looking at you) in composing... more info

Guardian Music — Masters of mellow, this LA four-piece specialise in pretty melodies evocative of 1970s AmericaHometown: Santa Monica.The lineup: Evan Koga (vocals, guitar), Danny Fujikawa (vocals, guitar), Michael Fujikawa (drums), Mike Moonves (bass).The background... more info

Nialler9 — Max Tundra has posted two Soundcloud sets, one containing 26 of his remixes including reworks of Owen Pallett, Franz Ferdinand, Lily Allen, Tunng, Architecture in Helsinki, The Strokes and more. Afterr the jump you can hear a playlist of 10 cover son... more info