DrownedInSound — Separations isn’t essential listening in the way the rest of Pulp’s work from the Nineties is, but its growing pains don’t relegate it to the realm of hardcore, forgiving fans. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

Guardian Music — Format, Pet Shop Boys' new B-sides collection, shows how clever artists can make pop gold from a single's flipsideThe one-word titles of Pet Shop Boys albums always repay a second look and so it proves with Format, the name of their second volume of ... more info

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ContactMusic — Rockers Pulp will be honoured with the top prize at this years 12 Nme Awards in Britain for their outstanding contribution to music The Common People hitmakers reunited last year 11 for a series of concerts including a performance at top British fes.... more info

Gigwise — Will collect award later this month... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — They'll battle likes of Kasabian, Odd Future and Azealia Banks for gongs at next month's ceremony.Arctic Monkeys, Noel Gallagher, Lana Del Rey, The Vaccines and Odd Future are among the acts nominated for gongs at this year's NME Awards.The nominatio... more info

Dlisted — By now you've probably already heard and made a remix of Demi Moore's 911 call, and so I'm sure you've heard the part where the caller says that she had a seizure after smoking some nasty incense-like shit that wasn't marijua... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Radio City Music Hall last night (more by Amanda Hatfield) Antony played Radio City Music Hall last night. Tickets went on sale this morning for the upcoming Florence & the Machine show at Radio City Music Hall. They might be... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tickets for Pulp's show at Radio City Music Hall go on "Internet Presale" today, 1/26, at 10am (PASSWORD: HEPULP). General sale begins Friday at 10am. We also have a pair you can win! Details below.... more info

Guardian Music — With celebrity DJs, generic tunes and cheap drinks, big corporate-run club nights are edging out independent optionsPicture the scene: you get your shiny flyer at freshers' week and head on down to the local mega-club. Inside, you dance to generic tu... more info