NME — Andy Butler tells NME he's already written six tracks for 'Blue Songs' follow-up more info

NME — Brand new Bloc Party songs are on the horizon more info

Guardian Music — After five years, hip-hop mavericks Spank Rock are back with this Can-sampling taster from their brilliantly titled second albumIt's been more than five years since Spank Rock – fronted by MC Spank Rock, aka Naeem Juwan – released their debut alb... more info

Guardian Music — When a band member made a solo album, it used to signal the death of the group. But is it actually a mark of rude health?Time was, if a band's vocalist put out a solo album it meant only one thing: irreconcilable differences, singer and guitarist che... more info

ContactMusic — British rockers Bloc Party are reuniting to record a new album after guitarist Russell Lissack ended his stint with Ash to rejoin his bandmates. The Helicopter hitmakers have been on hiatus since 2009 when frontman Kele Okereke decided to focus... more info

Guardian Music — Band end two-year hiatus to begin work on new album later this year, confirms guitaristBloc Party are back. Almost. After a two-year hiatus, the band will stage a "proper" reunion in September. While the group intends to develop new material, they h... more info

Guardian Music — Russell Lissack's departure from the pop-punk band prompts speculation Bloc Party will reconveneRussell Lissack, who joined Ash when his other band, Bloc Party, went on indefinite musical hiatus at the end of 2009, has left the pop-punk band. His dep... more info

NME - In The Office — This year, for the first time, there's a Best Book category at the NME Awards. Keith Richards' Decoded, Keith Richards' Life and Carl Barat's Threepenny Memoir are all on the shortlist (though curiously Susan Boyle's The Woman I Was Born To Be didn't... more info

ContactMusic — BLOC PARTY frontman KELE OKEREKE has found a new creative outlet - he's writing his first book.The British rocker is putting his music career on hold to move to New York and finish the project, and admits his latest venture is now his main priority. ... more info

Guardian Music — Singer moving to New York to complete first book, thought to be a collection of erotic short storiesKele Okereke is writing a book. The Bloc Party frontman has revealed he is moving to America to finish his first tome, possibly an "erotic memoir"."I'... more info