Stopcryingyourheartout.com — U.K.’s The Hours, hailed by the mighty Gallagher as well as artists like Damon Albarn and Bono, have announced their next appearances in North America this November for nine dates opening for Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, starting in Toront... more info

Guardian Music — (V2)Having previously attracted plaudits for their off-kilter, Talking Heads-esque pop, New York five-piece Clap Your Hands Say Yeah are aiming themselves squarely at the mainstream on this, their third album. Unfortunately, they've lost any modicum ... more info

Guardian Music — Erol Alkan & Boys Noize Feat Jarvis CockerAvalanche (Terminal Velocity) (Phantasy)This candidate for collaboration of the year isn't a cover of Leonard Cohen's original Avalanche per se, more a thoughtful appropriation (approved by Len himself) that ... more info

Guardian Music — Guardian and Observer writers are picking their favourite albums – with a view that you might do the same. Here, Rosie Swash reveals why she still swoons at the sight of Jarvis CockerThere's something about hearing a song at 16 that stays with you ... more info

Guardian Music — This year's Mercury Prize was won by PJ Harvey, but who has won the award before, and who tops the all-time sales chart?• Get the dataPJ Harvey became the first artist to win the Mercury Prize twice on Tuesday night, when she scooped the award for ... more info

Stereogum — Great Britain’s annual Mercury Music Prize is a lot of fun. In the annual ceremony, a panel of music-business figures decides the best British album of the year. They often pick grand-consensus records like Suede’s first album and Pulp’s Differ... more info

KEXP Seattle — Chicago alt-rockers Urge Overkill are celebrating the release of Rock & Roll Submarine, their first new album since 1995′s Exit the Dragon. The quartet may be best known for their cover of Neil Diamond‘s “Girl, You’ll Be A Woman Soon” after... more info

ContactMusic — British singer Jarvis Cocker hinted that his reunion with Pulp is over during the band's last gig of its summer tour on Sunday (04Sep11). The 1990s Britpop icons announced last year (10) they would be reteaming for a string of shows, and began the fi... more info

NME — Jarvis Cocker hints that Irish festival may have been the end of their reunion more info

Guardian Music — Brixton Academy, LondonEver since guitar music exchanged its dependency on new blood for a life support machine, band reunions have come thick and fast. Some have been cynical, bloodless exercises in late onset remuneration, and some have been exce... more info