Yahoo! Music UK — XFM - Steve Harris will be playing a new track on the O2 Evening show tonight... more info

NME - Festivals — With our special festival preview out this week, that has the lovely Friendly Fires boys on the cover, we've been talking a lot about the greatest ever festival performances in the office. Whether you were lucky enough to watch Nirvana at Reading... more info

DrownedInSound — It's called 'Hawaiian Air' it's the second single from St Albans' DFA-gone-samba party-starters Friendly Fires' second album Pala, which is out a week on Monday. The album is glorious but this track, which is apparently the last one they recorded for... more info

Impose Magazine — A whole lot of shaking this week in the pop realm. Friendly Fires are campaigning for relevance, Britney Spears gets a remix fist bump a la Salem, Black Keys continue their massive cash-in, Gaga continues her Biblical kick, Seapony trends with 'Blue ... more info

ContactMusic — Friendly Fires admire the lyrics of house music. The group prefer to write about subjects close to their own hearts, rather than issues in the outside world, and think their approach is similar to that used in dance music. Frontman... more info

NME — Band tell NME their new LP has been inspired by N'SYNC and NKOTB more info

Pop Justice — Parrot fashion isn't just how Cheryl Cole learns her songwords. IT'S THE YEAR'S BIGGEST POP TREND. EXHIBIT A: WHO'S A PRETTY BOY THEN? Not the one on the left; it's Friendly Fires on the cover of this week's The NME. EXHIBIT B: TOUCAN PLAY THAT GA... more info

NME — Band return to their stomping ground in St Albans for a special show more info

NME — Friendly Fires to help launch new campaign more info

DrownedInSound — A Spotify playlist for one of our favourite festivals. Taking place beside-the-seaside in Brighton from the 12th of May until the 14th (or the earlier hours of the 15th if you wanna be pernickety about it), The Great Escape hosts bands of all shapes,... more info