Guardian Music — Part of a plan to bring arty affectation back to the charts, this synth duo's ethereal 'night pop' drifts between eras and genresHometown: South London.The lineup: Catherine Pockson (vocals) and Bob Matthews (keyboards).The background: Alpines are on... more info

Guardian Music — The guitar band is back. Well, according to this Libertines-inspired indie outfit. Shame they sound like a great band doing an impression of a terrible oneHometown: Croydon.The lineup: Joe Costello (vocals, guitar), Scott Shepherd (bass), James Booth... more info

Totally Fuzzy — glenn said... Hi, sorry if this is the wrong place for this. I'm wondering if there's a general discussion site for bloggers. I'm particularly interested in what others have to say about the myriad of file sharing services as well as several other to... more info

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