Guardian Music — With their squalling and spacey sound, these Japanese noise merchants are Can meets Kraftwerk, Faust meets FugaziHometown: London.The lineup: Taigen (vocals, bass), Kohhei (guitar), Yuki (guitar), Mon-chan (drums).The background: They look amazing. F... more info

Its Getting Boring By The Sea — The top 40 is a strange British institution. On the one hand, it's widely derided by people who claim that all the songs in it are rubbish and that it no longer means anything because you don't have to sell hundreds of thousands of units to reach the... more info

XFM.co.uk — A new Facebook group is hoping to send The Smiths' ‘How Soon Is Now?' to the top of the UK singles chart. more info

Rolling Stone — Facebook helped Rage Against the Machine’s “Killing in the Name” upset The X Factor as the U.K.’s Christmas Number One. Now, another group on the social network has launched asking fans to purchase the Smiths’ hit “How Soon Is Now?” bet... more info

Guardian Music — PICK OF THE WEEK Yeasayer Ambling Alp (Mute) Having successfully revived Aztec prints and Peter Gabriel, Yeasayer – AKA the Global Village People – continue on their mission to reclaim ancient treasure from the swamps of taboo. Here the... more info

Guardian Music — As music becomes as cheap as chips, singles should follow Lady Gaga's lead and make a fabulous meal of grabbing our attentionOnce upon a time, when pop was young and London swung, we were a nation of singles buyers. Albums provided a higher profit ma... more info

Guardian Music — The growth of downloads helped the UK singles market enjoy its best year in history last year, with 152.7m sold, 98% of which were bought digitally, the British Phonographic Industry has said.The X Factor was behind many of last year's success storie... more info

Guardian Music — If you can marry dancefloor electronics and rock as well as Delphic, resistance is useless, says Alexis PetridisFew events in chart history have caused as much discussion as the Christmas battle between Rage Against the Machine and Joe McElderry. Ind... more info

Guardian Music — Thanks to the success of downloads, the UK singles market had its best year ever in 2009, with more than 150m copies soldThe growth of downloads helped the UK singles market enjoy its best year ever in 2009. According to figures released by the Briti... more info

MTV.com News — 'The 12-year break is over and school is back in session,' singer tweets.By Gil Kaufman Soundgarden (circa late 1980's) Photo: Marty Temme/ WireImage Twelve years after calling it quits, legendary grunge band Soundgarden are set to reunite... more info