Guardian Music — Cate Le Bon, On tourShe's Welsh, and plays with him in the 80s-themed pop group Neon Neon. These, however, aren't the only affinities Cate Le Bon has with Gruff Rhys. Far more persuasively, Le Bon, like Rhys, is someone whose take on songwriting is s... more info

Guardian Music — The new single from these Mike Skinner signings is arch, knowing and a little camp – but completely amazingMan Like Me, aka Johnny Langer and Peter Duffy, are about to see if the curse of Mike Skinner's record label, The Beats, is a thing we've jus... more info

Guardian Music — Which is the most compelling musical memoir? Let us know …"Writing about music is like dancing about architecture," said Frank Zappa (or Elvis Costello, Laurie Anderson or someone else entirely depending on who you listen to). But is that a fair as... more info

ContactMusic — Record company bosses shelved a collaboration between Coldplay star Chris Martin and rapper Mike Skinner as they were convinced it lacked chart-topping potential The Streets frontman Skinner recorded a version of his track Dry Your Eyes featuring Mar... more info

Gigwise — Mike Skinner reveals label dispute over 'Dry Your Eyes' collaboration more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The Spectator Book Blog talks books with Mike Skinner of The Streets, whose memoir The Story of the Streets is out in the UK. Livability.com lists the top 10 cities with the best local music scenes outside of Nashville, New... more info

ContactMusic — Rapper Mike Skinner has taken aim at dance music star Aphex Twin re-igniting an explosive war-of-words between the British musicians The former The Streets star famously slammed Aphex Twin - real name Richard James - at a festival in Germany in 2006 ... more info

ContactMusic — British rapper Mike Skinner cheated death twice after vomiting in his sleep during his first tour The former The Streets star hit the road following the release of his critically-acclaimed album Original Pirate Material in 2002 but he almost became a... more info

ContactMusic — British rapper Mike Skinner has finally spoken out about the mystery drug-taking pop star he once romanced - silencing long-running rumours it was squeaky-clean singer Rachel Stevens Skinner sent gossips into a frenzy in 2006 when his band The Street... more info

Guardian Music — Mike Skinner emerged from the Birmingham garage scene, a musician poet who captivated a generation of fans with his wit and honesty. Now he writes about those years – the binges, the feuds, the need for authenticity that would end in illness and... more info