Stopcryingyourheartout.com — For nearly two decades Noel Gallagher was the songwriting genius behind Oasis, penning radio-ruling classics like "Wonderwall" and "Champagne Supernova," while his younger brother Liam became Britpop's most volatile frontman. That all ended in August... more info

Guardian Music — For £61 your name can feature on the track Found a Star On the Ground, currently being recorded by Wayne Coyne and coHave you ever wanted to have your name as a lyric in an hour-long Flaming Lips song? How about a two-hour Flaming Lips song? Three h... more info

Guardian Music — Listen to the San Francisco duo's second LP and tell us what you thinkWhen Girls emerged a couple of years back, their fondness for waxinglyrical about chemicals – plus a truly couldn't-make-it-upbackstory – seemed to get in the way of the fact t... more info

Guardian Music — Pink Floyd lead an autumn of lavish box-set reissues, while Lykke Li and Tom Waits add a touch of the wild and warpedThe UnthanksChief among the Unthanks' multifarious talents – an array of skills that includes clog dancing – is their ability to... more info

Guardian Music — (Play It Again Sam)Oklahoma's Other Lives share Fleet Foxes' ethereal harmonies and the National's sense of erupting, turbulent majesty, yet their second album has a widescreen, filmic quality different from both. Tamer Animals feels like a dreamlike... more info

Guardian Music — Guardian and Observer writers are picking their favourite albums – with a view that you might do the same. Here, Simon Hattenstone ventures over to the dark side with Pink FloydI was 11 years old, had spent two years in bed with encephalitis, and h... more info

ContactMusic — Pink Floyd are planning to release several unheard songs by legendary late rocker Syd Barrett as part of a trawl through the band's back catalogue. The rockers have opened their vaults and will release a haul of rare material next month (Sep11), incl... more info

Guardian Music — This week's news in the artsWhen President Assad or Colonel Gaddafi watches Star Wars – which surely sometimes happens – whatever do they make of it? Do they tut and nod about the sad necessity of Darth Vader's strong leadership, and the difficul... more info

Guardian Music — Featuring a cosmic cast of rocket men and girls from Mars, here are your favourite songs set in zero gravityThree … two … one … blast-off! Strap yourself in, rid yourself of earthly concerns and enjoy some zero-gravity listening pleasure.Richar... more info

Guardian Music — Musicians choose which sounds they've been listening to this summer Listen to a selection of these tracks on our Summer Music Spotify playlist, guardian.co.uk/spotify-playlistsFaris Badwan, the HorrorsOld Man Willow Elephant's MemoryI first heard Ele... more info