Guardian Music — Pubes on fire. Recording their bassist throwing up for a secret track. Tunes. Ash were fun and real says Harriet GibsoneIf you've ever dozed off before the hidden track being on Ash's debut album 1977, it's a fair bet you might have awoken in terror ... more info

Song, by Toad — The John Knox Sex Club do more or less everything music isn’t really supposed to be doing at the moment, and they do it absolutely brilliantly. Firstly, it’s strongly folk influenced, an attribute which was flushed clean out of the zeitgeist by t... more info

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Guardian Music — The absence of Lady Gaga at this year's Brits accidentally opened the door to Mumford & Sons and an Ed Sheeran-fronted new wave of beige popAll pop scenes have their defining moments. Britpop's was the Blur v Oasis chart battle; with punk it was the ... more info

Guardian Music — As comedians dabbling in rap go, Donald Glover has lot more going on than Will SmithHometown: Stone Mountain, Georgia.The lineup: Donald Glover (vocals).The background: You've got to sit up and pay attention to someone about whom New York's esteemed ... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — Hey look: it's a diamond engagement ring on Carey Mulligan's finger. Which makes sense, as the actress became engaged to Mumford and Sons singer Marcus Mumford last month. The cutest thing about this English It couple is that Carey and Marcus were pe... more info

Yahoo! Music UK — XFM - Ben from Mumford and Sons, Peaches Geldof and Matt Horne have also been confirmed to take to the decks at the indie club night... more info

VH1 Blog — Needtobreathe made their television debut on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno yesterday—no small feat for a young band. Once they launched into “Drive All Night,” though, the fortuitous billing made perfect sense. Needtobreathe, it turns out, exi... more info

Guardian Music — Erol Alkan & Boys Noize Feat Jarvis CockerAvalanche (Terminal Velocity) (Phantasy)This candidate for collaboration of the year isn't a cover of Leonard Cohen's original Avalanche per se, more a thoughtful appropriation (approved by Len himself) that ... more info