NME — "We've lost someone truly magical" more info

Guardian Music — The comedy star couldn’t believe his luck when he found out Prince was playing guitar for an album he was singing on for Kate BushIt’s a year of fallen heroes. Bowie was a huge loss, Wogan’s charm was incredible, Ronnie Corbett w... more info

Nialler9 — Lyra is a new artist who has debuted with an intriguing ambient pop track called ‘Rabbit In The Headlights’ in which you can hear traces of Kate Bush, Enya, FKA Twigs, Swedish pop sensibilities and a strong Irish accent too. The song has bi... more info

Time — "And it makes me so emotional" more info

Stereogum — Last night, the great Baltimore indie duo Wye Oak played at Baltimore’s Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, a local institution, with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra playing behind them. For a band who were playing local warehouse spaces and restaurants just... more info

Nialler9 — All Tvvins just dropped a new song called ‘Darkest Ocean’ and it continues the bands melding of alt-rock sounds and 80s influences. Previously we detected the likes of Aha and stadium-rock and on ‘Darkest Ocean’, there are hints of the 80s gr... more info

The Telegraph — Other musicians included on The Art of Peace: Songs for Tibet II, include Bob Geldof, Sting and Elbow more info

The Telegraph — Like Kate Bush on Hounds of Love, Florence Welch channels the heartbeat of the hunted victim on her latest record more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Michael Chapman - 'Fully Qualified Survivor' (1970) artwork) Every artist has a piece of work that niggles them--something that they wish they could redo, given the chance. It's why Paul McCartney once reproduced Let It Be and why Kate Bush... more info

The Independent — Blur have scored their first number one album in 12 years with their latest record The Magic Whip. more info