Guardian Music — New York's nu-disco crew turn the xx's hushed tones into a house anthemThe xx must be one of the most remixed and covered bands in recent years. Artists including Jonquil, OMD, Shakira and Gorillaz have all successfully (well, not Shakira, let's be h... more info

Guardian Music — The Edge made the announcement in a video speech played at the NME Awards ceremonyIt was the worst kept secret in the music world, but more than a few music fans will be reaching for their wellies and sunglasses following the confirmation by U2 that ... more info

ContactMusic — U2 guitarist THE EDGE has confirmed the band will be headlining at this year's (11) Glastonbury festival - a year after they were forced to pull out of a historical performance at the English event because of BONO's bad back.The Irish band were repla... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — From Rock&Folk Magazine from france, Photos by Mathieu ZazzoGem says that they aren't saying that they 'have invented a new kind of music. Nobody would believe that. The truth is that after 10 years with Oasis, we have acquired automatic reflexes. We... more info

NME — Cee Lo Green, Gorillaz and Mark Ronson lose out to Oxford band more info

Guardian Music — Guitarist Graham Coxon says Blur are recording new material, but don't expect it to see the light of day any time soonBlur are recording new music, and have been for months. Despite hints and promises, the reunited band have only released one new son... more info

NME — Band beat Biffy Clyro, The XX, Gorillaz and Mumford And Sons to win award more info

Indie Selections For Your Erections — Rather than making an ordered list, these are two mixes I made of various favorites from the year. However, they are structured in the way that each track flows pretty well from one to the next and genre similar songs are grouped together. Sur... more info

Indie Selections For Your Erections — Well, I’m a bit late to the party this year when it comes to year end lists. I’ve been making this sort of list for several years now, and have noticed that publications are beginning to post their lists earlier and earlier. This... more info

Guardian Music — Forget the hype and hoopla of the Brit awards – it's time to salute pop's unseen heroesThe voting academy for this year's Brit awards is made up of 1,000 specially invited members from across the UK music industry: music critics, music writers, onl... more info