Guardian Music — The Observer's pop critic reviews a year in which teen pop triumphed over rockFor those listening out for high notes in a withering music industry, the arrival of Take That's Progress album provided some succour. The reunion between Robbie Williams a... more info

ContactMusic — NICK CAVE saw off competition from OASIS and RADIOHEAD to land a song in the latest HARRY POTTER movie because his track reminded the music supervisor of his... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Gustavo said... Memphis Minnie - Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order http://bluescomentado.blogspot.com Tongue said... WIRE - Send (re-up) THE SWINGIN' NECKBREAKERS - Shake Break! DZIHAN & KAMIEN - Freaks & Icons fuzzlove http://youngmoss... more info

Guardian Music — French robot disco duo score soundtrack to Tron: Legacy (plus a cameo), as pop artists start to take top billing from actorsAt the end of the trailer to forthcoming movie Somewhere, we are given just two pieces of information: 1) that the film was wr... more info

Guardian Music — The ex-Smiths guitarist has told the PM to stop liking the band. Other acts may have their own good reasons for rebuffing fans ...It's safe to assume that The Smiths have one fewer fan today, albeit – like a Patsy Kensit-less Strictly Come Dancing ... more info

Guardian Music — Guitarist uses Twitter to express his distaste at PM's name-dropping, adding definitively: 'I forbid you to like it'It has become something of a tradition for British prime ministers to name-drop a rock star or two in the hope that a bit of cool will... more info

All About Jazz — Los Angeles, CA—Possibly the most talked about debut CD of 2007 was the critically acclaimed eponymous release by California prog duo Days Between Stations. An enigmatic collaboration between Sepand Samzadeh and Oscar Fuentes, Days Between Statio... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The Quietus reviews the two newest books in Continuum's 33 1/3 series on seminal albums, Radiohead's Kid A by Marvin Lin and Slint's Spiderland by Scott Tennent. GalleyCat is sharing a "literary mixtape" featuring excerpts from the year's best novels... more info

411 Mania — From The Rolling Stones, Queen, Tool and Slipknot to Portishead, Tori Amos, Radiohead, Stone Temple Pilots and more, the 411 Staff counts down their favorite artists of the alphabet from letters P through T! Check out the full article to see who mad... more info

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