Guardian Music — The Flaming Lips gang up with their mates for this album of collaborative songs – let us know what you thinkUnder normal circumstances we would unleash the hounds of hell on any band using the word "fwends" in an album title. In fact the group Best... more info

Guardian Music — Hyde Park, LondonSo Madonna's holed up in a fleapit motel, glugging shots of bourbon. She's just shot this guy, who may have been her lover, as per the lyrics of Gang Bang, one of the more arresting electronic tracks from her most recent album, MDNA.... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Iggy & the Stooges at ATP in 2010 (more by Keith Marlowe) Like last year's teaming up of Neko Case and Nick Cave, HBO series 'True Blood' brought together two musicians to record a song for an episode, this time... more info

Guardian Music — Following our potted history of German pop, our journey through the sounds of Europe continues as Wyndham Wallace introduces the acts making waves in his adopted countryReading this on a mobile? Click here to view videoGermany is the world's third bi... more info

Guardian Music — The bestselling author was entranced the first time he heard them. This passion was reciprocated when Keane wrote a song inspired by his novel Any Human Heart. Here he talks about their relationship and the short story, The Sovereign Light Cafe, that... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — With it's cavalcade of guest appearances (Biz Markie, Nick Cave, Yoko Ono, etc.), The Flaming Lips and Heady Fwends was arguably the most sought-after Record Store Day 2012 release. (I didn't even see it at any of the stores... more info

KEXP Seattle — Even if you’re not familiar with his solo work, you’re sure to know some of the seminal 70′s and 80′s art/punk bands Barry Adamson has been part of during his career: Magazine, Buzzcocks, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Iggy Pop, and The Gun Clu... more info

Guardian Music — This Canadian quartet draw equally on American alt-rock and English synth-pop to achieve a brooding rhythmical miserablismHometown: Vancouver, Canada.The lineup: Matthew Lyall (vocals, synths, guitar), Murray Mckenzie (backing vocals, guitar), Jeff M... more info

Guardian Music — Rock'n'roll invades the Croisette, courtesy of Pete Doherty and Nick Cave. Plus one or two films were on too more info

Guardian Music — The Southbank Centre in London has curated this playlist on Spotify to mark the Meltdown 2012 festival in August, curated by Antony of Antony and the JohnsonsThis year's Meltdown festival at the Southbank Centre in London is curated by the musician a... more info