Guardian Music — Could these four boys from Slough, who revisit the rougher, rawer end of Britpop, signal the revival of the lad band?Hometown: Slough.The lineup: Leonard Newell, Josh Ward, Samuel Jackson, Frank Colucci.The background: Rock'n'roll doesn't have to be ... more info

ContactMusic — Former THE SMITHS guitarist JOHNNY MARR and IAN BROWN are among the stars who have recorded tracks for an album to benefit a homeless charity in Britain.Bands The Feeling... more info

Undercover, Australia — Bad Lieutenant and Johnny Marr are amongst the artists commiting themselves to record to support Centrepoint. more info

Guardian Music — Matt Everitt coaxes revelations from his guests while Ruby Wax takes the direct routeThe First Time With… | iPlayerJarvis Cocker's Sunday Service | iPlayerChain Reaction | iPlayerThe Reunion | Back from a month abroad, where they will insist on con... more info

Addict Music — Manchester’s Warehouse Project has announced that M.I.A. will perform on Saturday 13th November at the warehouse event, which takes place underneath Manchester’s Piccadilly Station. M.I.A. will join previously announced acts Ian Brown, Doves,... more info

ContactMusic — In a story contained in WENN's 6th feed on 21 July 2010, headlined "HOOK SIGNS GABRIEL AND BROWN UP FOR NEW TV TALENT SEARCH", we stated that Ian Brown has signed up as... more info

NME — Plus Klaxons, The Cribs, The Specials and Ian Brown also play day three of Spanish festival more info

Guardian Music — These Parisians are so in thrall to the sound of Madchester that they named themselves after the former Stone Roses frontmanHometown: Paris.The lineup: Sebi Browne (vocals) and Benjamin Browne (bass), joined by Denis Browne Jr, Hadrien Browne, and Ti... more info

The Telegraph — Ian Brown on his role at the West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds. more info

Guardian Music — DJs' links will now count as tracks on Spotify, as the streaming service looks to evolveWith a breezy "Hello, Spotify people", Phill Jupitus added a new string to the streaming service's bow last week. Those were the opening words of the comedian/DJ'... more info