Guardian Music — Rescuing qualities such as 'good playing' from critical hell, Dan Bejar's band serve up a feast of unironic 80s fetishismHometown: Vancouver.The lineup: Dan Bejar (vocals, instruments).The background: We got ticked off the other week when we trailed ... more info

ContactMusic — Phil Collins' actress daughter Lily Collins has reportedly beaten out Julia Roberts' niece for the coveted role of Stormy Llewellyn in director Stephen Sommers' movie adaptation of Dean Koontz's Odd Thomas. In-vogue star Kat... more info

Guardian Music — The German capital has serious respect for creativity. And it's a great hideout from the rat race, finds Charlotte HigginsWhen Sarah Willis was 23 years old she packed her French horn – and all the rest of her less important possessions – into th... more info

Guardian Music — Austin, TexasIt's a well-worn SXSW cliche for journos to talk of British bands being "out of place" at Austin – as if they expect all UK acts to turn up suppin' rough Bourbon and unveil their new bluegrass direction for y'all. Yet Jamie Woon does s... more info

Guardian Music — It's not class that's a problem for the Vaccines, it's being hyped more than their catchy retro indie deservesIt's a mark of how fast music moves these days that the backlash seems to arrive almost before the band does. No sooner had the Vaccines' me... more info

CNN Showbiz — Phil Collins, the man behind 1980s albums such as "No Jacket Required," has announced his retirement from music, but no straitjacket required, he says. more info

Topix — Fans of Phil Collins could be excused for feeling like they've been dropped into a land of confusion by a recent spate of contradictory reports suggesting that the former Genesis frontman is walking away from the music business. more info

NME — Ex-Genesis man's publicist had said his client wasn't retiring more info

Yahoo! Music UK — world entertainment news - Phil Collins has set the record straight over conflicting reports he's set to retire from music, insisting he wants to "call it a day" to look after his young sons. more info

Topix — Phil Collins' apparent retirement announcement in FHM magazine has been ammended by his rep. more info