NME — Franz Ferdinand played a hit-laden set at the Shockwaves NME awards Big Gig at London's O2 Arena tonight (February 26). more info

Idolator — At 5 p.m. yesterday, Pylon guitarist Randall "Randy" Bewley passed away, and my beloved hometown of Athens is a lot poorer for it. Randy contributed to our town in multiple ways, as a member of a legendary band, as an elementary school art teacher, a... more info

Guardian Music — Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon played a surprise reunion gig, with a stripped-back version of This is a Low, while Oasis were booed after winning best British bandBlur's Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon played a surprise reunion gig at this year's NME Aw... more info

Its Getting Boring By The Sea — It’s a common held theory that you can’t criticise a charity record. The phrase ‘but it’s for a good cause’ is often used as a defence against a half thought out album compiled with little care for the listener and l... more info

The Mirror — Franz Ferdinand, who opened last night's awards, admit they could never win X Factor. The band's frontman Alex Kapranos said: "We and most of our contemporaries would fail the auditions. I couldn't sing a Robbie Williams song. I love t... more info

Idolator — xOasis, Alex Turner, MGMT, and Muse were the big winners at tonight's NME Shockwaves Awards in London, which also doled out awards to the Killers (Best International Band), the Jonas Brothers (Worst Band and Worst Album), and YouTube (Best Web site) ... more info

NME — Franz Ferdinand teamed up with La Roux to cover Blondie's 'Call Me' at the Shockwaves NME Awards tonight (February 25). more info

PopSugar UK — Two of the child stars of Slumdog Millionaire are to get new apartments. The Mumbai housing authority stepped in following the huge publicity that the movie brought to India. - The Sun Bolt is the number one movie in the UK for the second week in a... more info

ContactMusic — FRANZ FERDINAND star ALEX KAPRANOS is giving up his job as a food writer - because he doesn't feel qualified to comment on the culinary arts. The singer/songwriter was ... more info

ContactMusic — FRANZ FERDINAND star ALEX KAPRANOS quit a Church of Scotland religious school when a marijuana-smoking rumour got out of hand. The Take Me Out singer attended a ... more info