Guardian Music — Over the past couple of years, blog bands used have faded polaroids to create their own aesthetic. Now major label acts such as the Vaccines and Kings of Leon are copying their styleIf you visited any music blog this year, you won't have failed to no... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Arcade Fire’s “Month Of May” wasn’t too popular with a lot of people at first. I don’t know how you guys feel about it now, but it’s grown on me a lot. Hearing it live at MSG helped, that’s for sure. I just watch the bands performance a... more info

All About Jazz — The 9th edition of the Skywards Dubai International Jazz Festival will occupy multiple days on Dubai's calendar of entertainment and fun starting February 1st, 2011 till the 18th of the same month, hosting 37 international bands, several venues and s... more info

Altsounds — On the back of her highly applauded performance on the legendary TV show* 'Later.. with Jools Holland'*, the amazing 'Do it Like a Dude' video becoming an internet phenomenon receiving a staggering* 2 million* YouTube views in just one week and her d... more info

Guardian Music — (Atlantic)His father, according to Francis's website, is the "eccentric owner of one of the largest collections of sheet music in the US", while his mother grew up one of nine sisters in a tiny, poor Mexican town. Ry Cooder gave him his first guitar ... more info

Guardian Music — Touted as the future of rock, the Vaccines are playing pub backrooms and ignoring the hype. Will they survive when reality bites?Six weeks or so ago the Vaccines played their first London gig. The 300-strong audience included Alex Kapranos of Franz ... more info

Guardian Music — Our music team pick the songs or albums, old or new, they just can't turn offThe Mummers Fade Away This sounds as if it comes from the score of a twee 60s Broadway musical, such is the emphasis on xylophone, french horn and starry-eyed vocals from Br... more info

Chorus.fm — *Arcade Fire (http://www.myspace.com/arcadefire)* recently performed "Ready To Start" and "Month Of May" live on Later...with Jools Holland. Videos of the performances are in the replies. more info

Stereogum — Just days after being the only bright spot on an abysmal Saturday Night Live (give or take a Regine vocal performance), Arcade Fire hopped the Atlantic and landed in Jools Holland’s London studio with two different tracks from The Suburbs. You may ... more info

Perez Hilton — Exquisite!!!!! A new song, off her upcoming sophomore album, instantly timeless!!! Check out this live performance of Someone Like You by Adele on Live with Jools Holland (above)! So simple, so stunning! more info