Pop Justice — As you may have noticed, the Brits are happening tonight. The shortlists this year are pretty shocking in the main (where is Sak Noel in International Male?!?) but from the options we've been given we've picked our winners, and we've also taken a gu... more info

Guardian Music — Kooky singer? Check. Haunting vocals? Check. Team up with cult dance production duo? Check. No wonder Florence Welch described Alpines as 'the xx crossed with Kate Bush'London duo Alpines make minimal, late-night pop and have afemale singer who may o... more info

Guardian Music — One of music's most original talents is riding high again with the hauntingly beautiful and surreal 50 Words for SnowKate Bush's unique musical repertoire has been winning her fans since 1978 when, at age 19, she topped the UK singles chart with Wuth... more info

Guardian Music — Both intimate and immense, Gabriel Levine's triumph of slow-burning melody demands repeated, rapt attentionHometown: Brooklyn.The lineup: Gabriel Levine (vocals, guitar) and friends.The background: There are certain labels you have to sit up and take... more info

Guardian Music — Kate Bush's second album may have been a rushed disappointment, but it provided one undisputed highlightWow was the second single from Kate Bush's difficult second album, Lionheart. It was difficult not for the usual reasons – overindulgence, procr... more info

Perez Hilton — What a beautiful music video. The exquisitely devine Kate Bush has released a new music video for her latest track Lake Tahoe, which is featured on her latest album 50 Words For Snow. The vid follows a shadow puppet dog who goes on a journey to find ... more info

Stereogum — Kate Bush’s “Lake Tahoe” is a near-ambient 11-minute piece of music about a spirit woman searching for her lost dog, and it’s somehow one of the more straightforward songs on her beguilingly weird 2011 album 50 Words For Snow, one of our favo... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Beady Eye scored the biggest selling vinyl singles of 2011, with three of their singles featuring in the top five of the year's best sellers.The band's debut single 'The Roller' was the biggest selling vinyl single of the year, with its follow-up 'Mi... more info

Guardian Music — These Norwegians are that rare thing: a twisted pop sensation that lives up to the hypeHometown: Oslo, Norway.The lineup: Turid Solberg, Bjarne Gustaven and Andreas Knudsrød.The background: Our interest in Philco Fiction was piqued by the advance pr... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — An obsessed Kate Bush fan has been deported from Britain after breaking into her home in an attempt to propose to her. Frank Tufaro, an American, was carrying a £3,000 diamond, sapphire and gold ring bought at Tiffany's when he... more info