Guardian Music — When the county's tourist board launched a poll, it didn't count on it being hijacked by Cradle of Filth fansIf the writers of Alan Partridge's Mid Morning Matters (currently airing on North Norfolk Digital radio and YouTube) need any inspiration for... more info

Guardian Music — Former Band songwriter teams up with Rage Against the Machine and Nine Inch Nails musicians on first LP in 13 yearsThe Band's Robbie Robertson is to release his first album in 13 years. Although the LP includes three songs co-written by Eric Clapton,... more info

411 Mania — From Eminem, Robyn, and Motorhead to Tool, Mastodon, Avenged Sevenfold, Rage Against the Machine and more, 411 Staff ranks their top 5 bands that they're currently listening to! Check out the full article to see which bands made their lists and why! more info

411 Mania — News on Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax doing more shows, Paramore losing two founding members, Rage Against the Machine possibly releasing a new album, Avenged Sevenfold parting ways with their drummer and more! more info

Mjsbigblog — Congrats go to X Factor UK winner, Matt Cardle who nabbed the UK Christmas #1 with his cover of Biffy Clyro’s “When We Collide”. On his #1, Matt says, “I can’t believe it. As if winning wasn’t enough. I honestly didn’t... more info

Guardian Music — Pole position for Matt Cardle – with 439,000 copies of When We Collide sold in six days – brings windfall for indie bandLast year he was denied the Christmas number one after half a million detractors conspired to propel a 17-year-old punk song t... more info

Guardian Music — The BBC could hold a Eurovision-style contest to decide the next unlikely Christmas No 1There's a problem with social media. You can only use it to do a good thing once, and then everybody's at it, cheapening the original idea. A case in point is th... more info

Guardian Music — Fearne Cotton and Reggie Yates may bicker, but they share an infectious enthusiasm for chart musicTwinned on TV for more than a decade, back to when they were teenage hosts together on the Disney Channel, Fearne Cotton and Reggie Yates have mastered ... more info

Guardian Music — This Sunday the Christmas No 1 will be revealed. In anticipation, we asked readers to write about what festive hits mean to themThe X Factor's Matt Cardle is up against Christmas No 1 rival John Cage this year, and as part of our people's panel serie... more info

Guardian Music — Cage Against the Machine can do far more than bring Radio 1 a silent night this Christmas. 4'33" is a living aural experienceIt was just a day after the 30th anniversary of John Lennon's death that Nick Clegg, seemingly without a flicker of irony, ch... more info