MTV.co.uk News — Plan B has told MTV News that his recent success with album The Defamation Of Strickland Banks hasn’t sunk in yet. The rapper/ singer played MTV’s Roundhouse venue for the Camden Crawl... more info

NME — The Courteeners and MIA are also riding high more info

Undercover, Australia — East London locals topped the UK singles and album chart this week. more info

Guardian Music — Camden, LondonBoasting "knitting graffiti" classes in a pirate castle and the chance to see indie's brightest new hopes in a bar soon to host Drag Idol, it can only be Camden Crawl, and a soggy start to the festival season.Revellers, forced into long... more info

NME — Roll Deep take singles number one spot more info

NME — Calvin Harris, Plan B and The Drums also play day one of the London festival more info

Guardian Music — Touareg blues-rockers Tinariwen, much beloved of TV On The Radio and Robert Plant, have announced a couple of UK dates (28 Jul, Birmingham Town Hall, thsh.co.uk; 7 Aug, HMV Forum, NW5, seetickets.co.uk). They also play the Big Chill festival (Eastnor... more info

Guardian Music — Pavement, GlasgowNo grand gestures, no big fanfare: the manner of Pavement's re-forming has been handled in about as casual a way as was their split. Witty, and ironic, the band embodied some of the perceived slackness of the 1990s, but none of that ... more info

Its Getting Boring By The Sea — April has been a fairly quiet month with sub-standard albums from Plan B, MGMT and Kate Nash dominating the release schedules. Luckily May is shaping up to be the busiest month of all time.The best albums of April then:She & Him - Volume 2 (Album of ... more info

411 Mania — Taking a break from the series on ska, Alistair McGeorge provides an introduction to British rapper/singer/guitarist/actor Plan B in light of the release of his sophomore effort The Defamation of Strickland Banks. Come inside for more... more info