Guardian Music — These Danish post-rockers start their songs like lo-fi lullabies, only to shatter the slumber with crashing guitars and drumsAs band names go, Sleep Party People is pretty apt. This Danish five-piece – who wear rabbit masks on stage to overcome shy... more info

Guardian Music — You've seen our top 50 albums of the year. But what did Guardian critics' individual lists look like?Here's the full list of votes from our critics. We asked them for their top 10 albums and tracks of 2011. Then we tallied up their votes, awarding 10... more info

Guardian Music — Cult 90s band to play their first concert in 13 years at I'll Be Your Mirror festival in London next yearThe Afghan Whigs are to make London's Alexandra Palace the site of their first concert in 13 years. The 90s rockers will headline All Tomorrow's ... more info

XLR8R — Evoking a mix of Four Tet's jazzy inclinations and Mogwai's pensive drone, "To Feel the Night As It Really Is" is a cut from the Crossing the Path, By Torch Light LP by American artist Ensemble Economique (a.k.a. Brian Pyle). Pyle layers on... more info

Guardian Music — Deadmau5, LondonBack in 2006, Canadian producer Joel Zimmerman solved the problem of how to stage live dance music in a visually exciting way. Ever since donning his giant, laser-shooting mouse head to become Deadmau5, his star has been rising, to th... more info

Guardian Music — Like the walking dead, Ozzy is back with the original members of Black Sabbath to play the 10th anniversary of Download (8-10 Jun, Donington Park) along with Metallica, who'll perform their classic Black Album …Slayer will rip through their own Rei... more info

Chorus.fm — *Mogwai* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/mogwai)'s gear was recently stolen (http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/thieves-steal-mogwai-star-s-5000-guitar-1.1135360) - a list of the items can be found in the replies. Submitted by georgedcc more info

Stereogum — Well, here’s something nobody expected. The Scottish post-rock institution Mogwai have given remix treatment to “Mein Land,” a new song from the long-running German shock-metal band Rammstein. Mogwai and Rammstein, of course, don’t have a who... more info

Gigwise — Supported by the likes of Melvins, Mudhoney and Yuck during May 2012... more info

DrownedInSound — ATP have announce the initial line-up for next year's instalment of I'll Be Your Mirror and, lord, it's pretty spectacular. No fannying around here as Mogwai, Guided By Voices and Slayer. Slayer, people, will be performing Reign In Blood in full, whi... more info