Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Chromatics - "Into the Black" (MP3) Chromatics at Lincoln Hall, Chicago in Jan. (more by Zach Pollack) Portland, OR post-punk-turned-synth-pop outfit Chromatics are back with their first full length since 2007's Night Drive. They began pick... more info

Gigwise — Jarvis Cocker drops hint at last night's charity show that band may tour more info

Here Comes The Flood — Leeds quintet The ABC Club earned some love from NME, a blessing in disguise for many promising bands. Their new EP White Lies sounds sad, sweet and dark, with falsetto vocals and guitar licks lifted from the Pulp and Blur songbooks. Whitby is the... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Jeffrey Lewis @ BV-SXSW DJ-Space Ducks show (more by Ryan Barkan) Jeffrey Lewis reports:Jeffrey Lewis & his band The Junkyard will open for Pulp at Radio City Music Hall in Manhattan on Wednesday, April 11. This mark Jeffrey Lewis &... more info

Starpulse — Pop star Justin Bieber has thrown himself into the ring for a bloody new boxing-themed photo shoot that is sure to shock his fans. The "Baby" hitmaker covers the April/May issue of Complex magazin... more info

E! Online — Justin Bieber is 18 now, guys, so maybe he's looking to toughen up his image. We're kidding, but Biebs definitely surprised, even shocked, us in his new Complex cover shoot, out... more info

ContactMusic — Pulp star Jarvis Cocker is to host a new late-night radio show exploring what Britons get up to after hours The rocker will take to the streets to investigate the unusual nocturnal activities of listeners from a lonely inmate at Londons Wormwood Scru... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Goldenvoice has unleashed its impressive lineup of bands making their way to venues, including the El Rey, the Fonda, the Orpheum and the Fox Theater in Pomona, for pre-Coachella shows. The bands include Arctic Monkeys, Pulp, Madness, Bon Iver, the H... more info

Guardian Music — Pulp frontman to host half-hour 11pm show uncovering the stories of the 'befuddled, the banged-up and the bedbound'Jarvis Cocker will undertake a "nocturnal exploration of the human condition" in a new late-night series on BBC Radio 4.Radio 4 said Co... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Tune in to Channel 4 today (March 3) to watch the 2012 NME Awards.Half an hour of highlights will be shown on T4 at 9.25am (GMT) while the ceremony will be shown in full on Saturday night (March 3) at 11.55pm (GMT).Watch the show to see Pulp perform ... more info