Core News — “6 Music says goodbye to 2010 and welcomes 2011 with a selection of six DJs manning the decks. Programme regulars including Andrew Weatheral, Ali B and Orbital go head to head with some of the 6 Mix’s favourite artists of 2010 including Caribou a... more info

Guardian Music — Welcome to our pick of audio highlights from 2010, presented by Pascal Wyse. Hopefully there is something for everyone here: poetry from Simon Armitage, World Cup fury from Football Weekly, music from Orbital, a man with a lampshade for a head and a ... more info

Guardian Music — The ideal soundtrack for welcoming the new year on the dancefloorNew Year's Eve is a time for musical consensus. If you're DJing or making a mixtape for a party, it's worth remembering that no one has come to be educated, or taken on a musical journe... more info

Guardian Music — You can hate The X Factor's chart dominance without hating pop, which is why I'm backing these Cage fighters to bring some silence to the festive top spotLast Monday, a group of musicians gathered in the intimate surroundings of Soho's Dean Street st... more info

Guardian Music — In a season in which we are bombarded with noise, a bit of silence is more than desirable; it is necessaryAs the title warns, John Cage's 4'33" is four minutes and thirty-three seconds of silence. Soundlessness. Nothing. And yet it is the piece that ... more info

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Guardian Music — Recording of an orchestra not playing may yet be the most serious competition the forthcoming X Factor winner will haveIn a small, stuffy Soho recording studio, the musicians were poised to begin. Headphones on, guitars slung, drumsticks raised, fing... more info

Guardian Music — Shhh! Follow our Ustream to watch stars including Pete Doherty and Billy Bragg record a cover of the John Cage composition, 4'33"You've got to admire the cheek. Today in a London recording studio musicians including Pete Doherty, Billy Bragg, the Koo... more info

Guardian Music — Pete Doherty and Billy Bragg among those teaming up to record John Cage's silent composition in a bid for Christmas No 1Later today, Pete Doherty, the Kooks, Billy Bragg, Imogen Heap, Orbital and many more will gather in a London studio, collaboratin... more info

Guardian Music — Academy, ManchesterRobyn Carlsson is one of a rare breed who bridge the divide between pop fluff and cool electro. Her throbbing electronic music nods to mainstream pop and experimental synthesiser bands. At her best, she finds the missing link betwe... more info