Guardian Music — Stella Creasy citing knowledge of indie music as useful for a prospective researcher got me thinking. Is there a music-politics link for you?Labour MP Stella Creasy is recruiting a parliamentary researcher. Aside from the generic skill requirements o... more info

ContactMusic — Britpoppers Blur fought off competition from The Stone Roses to be named best live act, but lost out to Muse for the mantle of best act in the world,... more info

Guardian Music — Scottish songwriter picks up best solo act, with Pulp, Blur and the Manic Street Preachers also among the winnersThe old guard of rock were celebrated at this year's Q awards, with prizes for Pulp, Blur, the Manic Street Preachers, the recently refor... more info

ContactMusic — Actor Samuel L. Jackson tried out for the cheerleading squad in college in order to meet girls.The Pulp Fiction star studied marine biology at... more info

Guardian Music — Barbican, LondonDoes it matter that Michael Clark's latest work has no real title? Probably not, as his choreography tends to be one long work in progress. This latest piece, with music by Scritti Politti and Relaxed Muscle, has evolved out of dances... more info

KEXP Seattle — While they do have some excellent competition, smart money is on Alt-J for the Mercury Prize win. Past winners have been respected veterans (PJ Harvey, Portishead, Pulp, Arctic Monkeys, etc.), but these relative upstarts from Leeds have undoubtedly m... more info

Guardian Music — Brixton Academy, London"Where the fuck did you lot come from?" inquires Richard Hawley, glaring out at the crowd. This is South Yorkshire parlance for: "Hello, my fanbase – one pleasantly swollen since the release of my latest album, Standing at th... more info

Time — As almost anyone who consumes modern entertainment can attest, there are many unanswerable questions about popular culture. For example, what was in the briefcase in Pulp Fiction? Did Agent Cooper eventually escape the Black Lodge and regain control ... more info

Here Comes The Flood — UK vaudeville band Johnny5thWheel&thecowards are releasing their second full-length Music to Shake’n’Shuffle To later this month. The band is a roundabout with members hopping on and off, orbiting around songwriter Richard Lomax. He is an old-f... more info

ContactMusic — Pulp frontman JARVIS COCKER struggled with the decision to become a radio Dj as he didn't want to follow in his father's footsteps.The Disco 2000... more info