Guardian Music — (Fiction)If Detroit Social Club – from Tyneside, not Motor City – are a bit like Kasabian fronted by Richard Ashcroft, then Northern Man is their Bittersweet Symphony moment. Drenched in strings the size of Led Zeppelin's Kashmir, it's a gigantic... more info

Altsounds — It is with great pleasure that The Frontier Touring Company announce a series of headline performances by **Richard Ashcroft**, former front man of The Verve. He will be accompanied by his new band, **The United Nations of Sound**. Ashcroft pre... more info

Undercover, Australia — Richard Ashcroft and The Scissor Sisters have each announced headline tours in support of their Splendour in the Grass Apperance later this year. more info

ContactMusic — Richard Ashcroft's new band didn't know who we was until an hour before he met them.The former Verve frontman is launching a new hip-hop influenced project,... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Great review of the Royal Albert Hall show with some brilliant photos. Excellent coverage of Noels concerts. Includes a few brief interviews with fans.Also in this months issuePaul Weller interviewPaul McCartney interviewU2 dvd & new album reviewCour... more info

Guardian Music — Grizzly Bear, Patti Smith, and Laura Marling have been confirmed to headline the intimate Serpentine Sessions in (28, 29 Jun; 1 Jul, Hyde Park, W2, livenation.co.uk) …Marling has also been added to the bill of this year's Green Man Festival (20... more info

Pop Justice — Marina & The Diamonds has done a new video for 'I Am Not A Robot'. This is it. L3nMfS10_1Y That was that. EDIT: This is not actually a proper new video, the Rankin one is still quote-unquote very much the official once and this is just a 'visual... more info

Pop Justice — Let's definitely not have our photograph taken with the holiday resort tamed monkey of recycled news: » Pixie Lott is taking part in a 'milk moustache' ad campaign. (PA) (http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5ip7mo_RGnEzefH2himxseB... more info

ContactMusic — Former THE VERVE frontman RICHARD ASHCROFT is returning to the stage less than a year after the band's split - he's set to tour Europe with new group UNITED NATIONS... more info

AngryApe — The United Nations of Sound are also releasing an album more info