Guardian Music — • The Strokes take top spot in NME list with Is This It• Libertines debut Up The Bracket is best British entryNew York rockers The Strokes have topped a list of the best albums of the decade, beating British indie stars – and tablo... more info

Time Out, London — Here on their own first stadium tour since supporting Oasis, Leicester's paranormally popular, swaggering good-time rockers - tagged as baggy revivalists with a fixation on the Mondays, Primal Scream and Oasis by many -... more info

XLR8R — With her new album, Don't Stop, getting ready for release November 17 on Smalltown Supersound, Norwegian pop star Annie has added a bonus EP to her forthcoming sophomore album. The five-track affair, entitled All Night, features music produced b... more info

Guardian Music — When Creation boss and Oasis mentor Alan McGee confessed his admiration for veteran rocker Jon Bon Jovi on a Guardian blog, we just had to get them togetherWho's the last person you might expect to be a dedicated Bon Jovi fan? How about someone who, ... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — The Quietus' man of metal Dr Rock recently interviewed kosmische legend Michael Rother ....During the course of the interview, Rother was asked about his thoughts on the Brand Neu! compilation, released earlier this year to much hoo-ha and complaints... more info

NME - The Video Blog — Somewhat ludicrously, it seems Jamie 'Afro' Archer is being positioned as the 'rock' contestant on this year's X Factor – despite the fact that he looks like a cross between Sideshow Bob, the bloke from Toploader, and Toad from 'Mario Kart'. The D... more info

Here Comes The Flood — The folks of Royal Mail knows about art, but they know shit about music. They picked The Division Bell as the Pink Floyd album to be featured on stamp. Oh, and how about A Rush Of Blood To The Head? Is their a doctor in the house? Serious case of br... more info

Rock Sellout — London's Mel Draisey is a multi-instrumentalist who is best known for being a member of The Clientele. With the release of the band's fifth studio slated to hit store shelves on October 6th, I touched base with Mel and asked her a few questions about... more info

Guardian Music — He was the sneering face of punk. Now John Lydon berates naughty kids in the street. He reveals why he's reforming Public Image LtdOn Christmas Day 1978, almost exactly a year after the implosion of the Sex Pistols while on tour in San Francisco, the... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Just before the release of Definitely Maybe, Caspar Llewellyn Smith caught up with Noel Gallagher to find out about scraps with Liam, spats with Suede and why people would still be listening to his band's debut album in 20 years' time. Here, for the ... more info