Guardian Music — (Absentee Recordings)Although hardly a household name, this London-based quartet made history of sorts when their last album, Union, became the first self-released album to break into the US top 100 on digital sales alone. Since then, they've starr... more info

Guardian Music — Josh Farro returns with Novel American, his first new band since quitting emo-rockers Paramore last yearEx-Paramore guitarist Josh Farro has announced a new band, his first since leaving the emo group last year. Novel American, Farro claims, are not ... more info

Guardian Music — Echo Lake make moody lo-fi indie, but film-maker and hacker Daniel Nixon is the real star of their new singleLondon-based five-piece Echo Lake make the kind of lo-fi Jesus & Mary Chain-indebted guitar noise that suggests moody Monday mornings. Young ... more info

Muzjiks — Playlist1. Gemmy: Supligen2. Led Zeppelin: Going to California3. James Blake: Unluck4. Wilco: Wishful Thinking5. EarlWolf: Orange Juice6. Steve Reich: Electric Counterpoint7. Steve Reich: Music for 18 Musicians8. Squarepusher/AFX: Freeman Hardy &... more info

Guardian Music — Nobody expects Citigroup to hold on to EMI, but its fate will affect artists and songwriters on the major label's rosterWhen news broke that US investment bank Citigroup had taken control of EMI yesterday, many were quick to point out that the UK no ... more info

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We All Want Someone To Shout For — According to This Is Fake DIY,  Gilles Peterson made a comment during the Worldwide Awards on BBC Radio 1, about Radiohead possibly completing the recording of their new album. Here is the exact quote: I think we’re just lucky that Radiohead are h... more info

Chorus.fm — Gilles Peterson believes (http://consequenceofsound.net/2011/01/27/gilles-peterson-on-new-radiohead-album-its-done-i-believe/) the new *Radiohead* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/radiohead) album is finished. Submitted by IceAge/HeatWave more info

Guardian Music — Putting a face to a shadowy subculture, Jamie Woon has been tipped as dubstep's first true pop star. But while music is in his blood, fame might be harder to deal withOf the 15 contenders in this year's BBC Sound of 2011 poll, Jamie Woon is the only ... more info

The Vinyl Villain — It's been quite a while (9 months!!!!) since I featured this series which aims to give you the opportunity to listen to old Radiohead hits and the other tracks released on various CD singles. Past efforts have featured No Surprises, Paranoid Android,... more info