Guardian Music — Is he a genius or a hoaxer with too much time on his hands? Possibly bothHometown: London.The lineup: Ergo Phizmiz (vocals, music).The background: Listening to Ergo Phizmiz, we're torn between declaring him a genius and wondering aloud, as per Greil ... more info

Stereogum — When I posted about Tamaryn’s “Mild Confusion” this past October, I said the group “make like Siouxie Sioux singing over a heavily warped, all-consuming Dead Can Dance (or non-warped My Bloody Valentine) backing track” and noted — along w... more info

Guardian Music — More Kate Bush than Kate Nash, this young female singer writes catchy, commercial songs that never fail to hookHometown: Walthamstow.The lineup: Jess Morgan (vocals, synths, guitar).The background: Let's not sit on the fence today (the splinters are ... more info

Guardian Music — I like Alela Diane's image of maternal creation in which you glimpse the Little Gods that mothers seem to be to their young childrenAny day now, my best friend is due to give birth. In these final weeks she has been setting her house in order, her bu... more info

Guardian Music — Singer leads new generation of British musical talent to be recognised by their peers in annual ceremonyA tearful Lily Allen led a changing of the guard today when she claimed three prizes at the Ivors, the annual awards for British songwriting.The 2... more info

Guardian Music — Singer scores hat-trick at London ceremony, with Paolo Nutini and Natasha Khan also among those picking up prizesA new generation of British songwriters took the top prizes at the 55th Ivor Novello awards in London today.Lily Allen, who won three awa... more info

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Guardian Music — On this day in 1979, Kate Bush completed the last date of her first tour. Although she had redefined what was possible in a gig, she never played another full show. What happened, asks Graeme ThomsonExactly 31 years ago today, on 14 May 1979, Kate Bu... more info

Guardian Music — The Barbican's famous guitar-playing zebra finches are, it has been revealed, laying copiously. A project by French artist Céleste Boursier-Mougenot has seen the gallery turned into a giant aviary, filled with guitars and other instruments that ar... more info

MTV.com News — Unauthorized biographical DVD about MCR was mistakenly labeled as band's new LP.By James Montgomery My Chemical Romance Photo: Reprise Over the weekend, My Chemical Romance fans got a bit of a shock when a page on MTV.com appeared, listing ... more info