Guardian Music — Carling Academy Bristol, Sun 23; Guildhall, Southampton, Mon 24; Hexagon, Reading, Tue 25; Rock City, Nottingham, Thu 27; Hammersmith Apollo, W6, Fri 28 more info

NME — The Hop Farm festival, the Kent bash which had Neil Young, Primal Scream and Supergrass among the acts when it debuted last July, has had expansion plans rejected by the Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council. more info

Guardian Music — Yello's 2nd Birthday — Part 2 | After Dark | Subculture | Primal Scream's Aftershow Party | Dub Discotech more info

Undercover, Australia — Primal Scream will head to Australia for Playground Weekender, a new music festival near Sydney in February. more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Having spent much of the last eight years moonlighting with various bands - most notably recording a clutch of demos with half of The Smiths in his basement home studio - this month Paul 'Bonehead' Arthurs jumps Hadrian's wall for a rare gig in Glasg... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — The man behind rock group Oasis has said he had no idea they would reach such giddy heights of world fame.Alan McGee, who founded Creation Records and signed the Mancunian Indie giants as unknowns in 1993, told University of Gloucestershire students ... more info

Guardian Music — Alan McGee: Who needs the Stones when you've got Primal Scream? They have been rock'n'roll representatives of the UK for nearly 26 years more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Since his departure from Oasis at the turn of the millennium, the whereabouts of Paul 'Bonehead' Arthurs have remained a mystery – ‘somewhere in Manchester’ is about all the streets have murmured - until now. This month he returns... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Alan McGee, who signed Oasis, Primal Scream and The Jesus and Mary Chain, has said he is turning his back on the music industry after 25 years.McGee, who ran Creation Records, quit his last record company two years ago and has said labels have become... more info

BBC News - UK — Alan McGee, who discovered Oasis and Primal Scream, has said he is turning his back on the music industry after 25 years. more info