The Independent — The soundtrack for Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland will include tracks by Owl City, Robert Smith from The Cure, and Franz Ferdinand, announced Myspace's music blog. A full tracklist confirms that All Time Low, Avril Lavigne, Mark Hoppus, and Pete W... more info

MTV.com News — Owl City, All-American Rejects, Mark Hoppus and Pete Wentz also contribute to Almost Alice. By James Montgomery Tokio Hotel Photo: Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images Who ever knew Alice was so angsty? On Tuesday (January 12), after a month of sol... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — First, there was news of Liam Gallagher (Oasis) starting his own fashion line, 'Pretty Green.' Then, avant-garde label Comme des Garçons teamed up with The Beatles for a capsule collection (sold at Dover Street Market). The latest example of 'musi... more info

8/1 — 50 Sonic Youth - The Eternal49 Karen O and The Kids - Where the Wild things are48 Elvis Costello - Secret, Profane & Sugarcane47 Florance and the Machine - Lungs46 Ebony Bones - Bones of My Bones45 Prodigy - Invaders Must Die44 Bibio - Ambivalence Av... more info

NME — Alex Kapranos attends the gig – but only in the crowd more info

White Folks Get Crunk — This is one of those party tunes that just refuses to die. A new rework of the jam into a mixable party treat. Some real bangin drums and synth at the end of the track. Take Me Out (Heavyweight DJs Party Dug) – Franz Ferdinand download | mp3 Name ... more info

Guardian Music — Can you dance to a song called Cockadoodledon't? A startling new work called Off Kilter uses Ivor Cutler's songs to celebrate Scottish danceOne weekend last summer, Ashley Page was sitting at home playing some CDs. The choreographer credited with rev... more info

Guardian Music — Partisans, LondonBritish jazz-fusion group Partisans always sounds like the regular confederacy it's been since 1996: the tricky zigzagging heads are played with flawless attack, and the quartet's trademark quality of seamless idiom and time-shifting... more info

Sheena Beaston — Every year around this time, San Francisco-based DJ couple, A Plus D, duke it out, fighting over which of the past year's mashups are good enough to make it on to their Best of Bootie album, an annual compilation mix of the year's best mashes.This se... more info

Guardian Music — • HMV paying £46m to secure Mama and trump rival bid• Mama behind UK's best-known live music venuesMusic-to-books retailer HMV has ramped up its bid to capture more of the entertainment pound with a deal to buy the company behind some ... more info