Guardian Music — You can hate The X Factor's chart dominance without hating pop, which is why I'm backing these Cage fighters to bring some silence to the festive top spotLast Monday, a group of musicians gathered in the intimate surroundings of Soho's Dean Street st... more info

Guardian Music — The late John Cage and Captain Ska are rivals to Simon Cowell's reality-show pop starsTonight, as the victorious contestant in ITV's The X Factor is finally anointed, the race for the Christmas No 1 spot in the charts will begin in earnest. Whether R... more info

Guardian Music — The Enterprise, London NW3James Blake is folded awkwardly over a couple of keyboards in the upstairs room of a pub, eyes squeezed shut, lips pressed against the microphone, his feet negotiating a tangle of effects pedals. He sings most of a song call... more info

Guardian Music — Recording of an orchestra not playing may yet be the most serious competition the forthcoming X Factor winner will haveIn a small, stuffy Soho recording studio, the musicians were poised to begin. Headphones on, guitars slung, drumsticks raised, fing... more info

Guardian Music — Shhh! Follow our Ustream to watch stars including Pete Doherty and Billy Bragg record a cover of the John Cage composition, 4'33"You've got to admire the cheek. Today in a London recording studio musicians including Pete Doherty, Billy Bragg, the Koo... more info

Guardian Music — Pete Doherty and Billy Bragg among those teaming up to record John Cage's silent composition in a bid for Christmas No 1Later today, Pete Doherty, the Kooks, Billy Bragg, Imogen Heap, Orbital and many more will gather in a London studio, collaboratin... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Noel Gallagher's daughter Anais is becoming a rock star like her dad and has started playing the guitar.Anais, 10, is Gallagher's daughter with his ex-wife Meg Mathews, 44, and Mathews said the little girl is already into her music.She said to UK's F... more info

Guardian Music — Designer, director and co-founder of the industrial music band Throbbing GristlePeter Christopherson, who has died in his sleep aged 55, had two parallel careers. As a commercial artist, designer and photographer, he produced a plethora of album slee... more info

NME — The Sex Pistols, Eminem and Rage Against The Machine also feature in the Top 10 list more info

Guardian Music — Campaign by Royal British Legion sends 2 Minute Silence, a charity single containing no audio whatsoever, into the top 20This Remembrance Day, a two-minute silence will be observed on the UK singles charts. A campaign by the Royal British Legion has ... more info