Guardian Music — They began the year hyped to the rafters and hungry for fame, but are Spector already resigned to failure?You could, if you were so minded, infer a lot from the title of Spector's debut album. The east London quintet began the year on the BBC Sound... more info

DrownedInSound — Here be words on video games: the bright moving lights on your tellybox when you’re not watching Take Me Out or Time Team. Reviewed: PlayStation Vita, Final Fantasy XIII-2, Catherine and The Darkness II. Also: JoFo pick their favourite games of pre... more info

Guardian Music — You've seen our top 50 albums of the year. But what did Guardian critics' individual lists look like?Here's the full list of votes from our critics. We asked them for their top 10 albums and tracks of 2011. Then we tallied up their votes, awarding 10... more info

Guardian Music — Tell us what music you've been enjoying recently, and listen to some recommendationsThe usual mixed bag this week, taking in Japanese rock, optimistic indie, ambient electro, prog (there's always prog) and something altogether more caustic from the M... more info

DrownedInSound — This week's Spotifriday playlist features the likes of Wilco, Presidents of the United States of America, Johnny Foreigner, Ben Frost, Africa Hitech and then a few more. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

DrownedInSound — A thrilling record on which you never quite know where you will be taken next. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

DrownedInSound — Johnny Foreigner return with their third album proper, Johnny Foreigner vs. Everything, released through Alcopop! on November 7th. Guitarist and singer Alexei talks DiS through their latest offering... "Some technical stuff cos I know people like ... more info

Let's Get Cynical — Oh look, another post about Johnny Foreigner, how unexpected! I’ll keep this brief – the band’s new record Johnny Foreigner vs. Everything is streaming right now over at Artrocker, so click here to listen to it. You can pre-order the record â€... more info

Altsounds — Johnny Foreigner have announced that they will be celebrating the release of their third album, Johnny Foreigner vs. Everything on November 7th by playing a pair of special launch parties in Birmingham and London. Each of these two shows contains... more info

The Music Fix — Along with two album launch shows more info