The Vinyl Villain — I know some of you will find this extremely irritating, particularly if you've not long woken up and paid an early visit to my place, but I'm a bit of a sucker for this:-mp3 : The B52's - Rock Lobster (single edit)Originally released in late 1978, I ... more info

Guardian Music — (Rough Trade)Folk voices come in many hues, from righteous straight-talkers to ethereal sopranos. Now on her third album, Oregon-based Alela Diane musters just the right balance of grit and gossamer. She may have both her husband and her father in he... more info

Guardian Music — Once a vehicle for like-minded stars, these days supergroups allow unlikely friends to indulge their experimental sideI have a tone on my phone that announces the arrival of a new indie supergroup, and it's bleeping a lot at the moment. Appearing to ... more info

Topix — Songs by Lady Gaga , R.E.M., Bruce Springsteen and Rihanna are being used to help those affected by the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan . more info

Guardian Music — A thoughtful study of protest songs impresses Dave HaslamThe way Dorian Lynskey tells it, you might wonder why the writers and performers of protest songs bother. Especially if they're in a hip-hop crew who just want to party but the record label bos... more info

ContactMusic — R. E. M. frontman Michael Stipe shunned traditional recording equipment during work on the band's new album Collapse Into Now - he used his iPhone. The rocker is a big fan of his Apple gadget and used its many features to help him... more info

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Guardian Music — This ambitious history of protest songs suggests their best days are over. They can, of course, be recycled…Among the challengers hoping to keep the X Factor winner Matt Cardle from topping the charts last Christmas were a new recording of John Cag... more info

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VH1 Blog — We have more details on Hanson’s SXSW benefit for Japan. There’s no live concert element to the show that fans can attend — it’s a live-streaming telethon only. Hanson has taken over a studio in downtown Austin at the SXSW music fest, invitin... more info