Guardian Music — At the age of 40, the Super Furry Animal turned solo star is still making singular music. But why is he launching his new album at a hotel in Blackpool?The business of making a living from pop in this economic climate is fraught, especially given tha... more info

Big Stereo — So this has popped up on a few blogs around the place but its good enough to blog again and again. I also believe this should be the first high quality post of the remix – Thanks Ben! Miami Horror and Gorillaz together at last… Enjoy. Gorillaz �... more info

ContactMusic — British rocker SHAUN RYDER turned down the chance to tour the world with GORILLAZ so he could appear on a U.K. reality TV show.The Happy Mondays frontman featured on the band's 2005 hit single Dare and he has appeared with them onstage for a number o... more info

Guardian Music — A pop song inspired by a Grayson Perry artwork? Yes, and with a rather fine video tooMap of an Englishman – the first single from Erland and the Carnival's second album, Nightingale – is named after a Grayson Perry artwork that hangs in the studi... more info

Music News Net — MUSIC NEWS - Mick Jones has confirmed his plans for putting Big Audio Dynamite back together. The Clash founder and recent touring member of Gorillaz told the BBC that B.A.D. with its original line-up will tour the UK in March... more info

Music For Ants — With Foster The People’s self-titled EP having just been released in mid-January, I figured it was time to acknowledge its predecessor single, and overall best song, “Pumped Up Kicks”. The track has the simplicity of Spoon combined with the fun... more info

Topix — Carrying on with our coverage of the The Grammy Awards , today sees the award of Best Pop Instrumental Performance get the Last.fm Trends treatment. more info

ContactMusic — BLUR rocker DAMON ALBARN is writing the musical score for a movie adaptation of a children's book written by his sister, according to a U.K. report.Jessica Albarn's story The Boy In The Oak, about a young boy trapped by fairies in an enchanted tree, ... more info

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MTV.co.uk News — Gorillaz co-creator Jamie Hewlett has dismissed rumours that there will be a film based on the cartoon collective, claiming it is unlikely to happen.Following the success of their animated videos,... more info