Guardian Music — Another artist has found his place at the intersection of Jeff Buckley Street and Radiohead BoulevardHometown: Leeds.The lineup: Paul Thomas Saunders (vocals, music).The background: What are the two most influential – though not necessarily best â€... more info

NME - The Daily Download — 1. Bjork – ‘Crystalline’ With Radiohead delivering their albums by electronic carrier pigeon and Kaiser Chiefs turning their fans into label bosses, Björk has gone one step further with her forthcoming seventh album, ‘Biophilia’, packaging... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — You know what? You're great. And you deserve something nice. So here's a video of a kitten trapped inside a pink plastic hamster ball (has Weird Al used that title for a Radiohead parody yet?). Plus the Steve Miller soundtrack doesn't hurt this in te... more info

Guardian Music — May 1996: Number 40 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of indie musicYou know you've made it in music journalism when fans and detractors alike use the name of your publication as shorthand for a whole approach to music. Founded by rec... more info

Stereogum — To kick off three consecutive nights DJing at London’s Plastic People, on Friday Four Tet’s Kieran Hebden invited Thom Yorke to join in spinning some tunes. According to Four Tet’s Twitter after the set, Thom killed it “with heavy new Radiohe... more info

Guardian Music — As part of the Guardian's summer of music, we are releasing a history of modern music. Download the rock playlist here• Get the data• Download the pop playlistAs part of the Guardian's summer of music, our critics have put together a history of m... more info

Guardian Music — Princess Pavilion, Falmouth"Falmouth, can you hear me?" roars Ricky Wilson, frontman of Kaiser Chiefs. As a new song, "Dead Or in Serious Trouble", ebbs away behind him, he cups his ear as though targeting the stragglers at the very back of a festiva... more info

Guardian Music — 26 June 2000: Number 47 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of rock musicWith the end of Britpop, British music struggled to define itself. Domestic festival crowds were in thrall to the nice-guy rock of Travis, while Radiohead were tak... more info

ContactMusic — Kaiser Chiefs feared they would have to scrap their groundbreaking plans for the release of their new album because their fellow British rockers Radiohead had beaten them to the idea. The I Predict a Riot hitmakers announced last week (beg30May11) fa... more info

Stereogum — Yesterday we posted a live version of an ethereal new tune Bat For Lashes did at Australia’s Vivid Festival. The second part of the Opera House set was performed acoustic with a string quartet — six songs of which five were covers (The Cure, Depe... more info