Guardian Music — Forum, LondonThe new year invariably brings with it copious frantic searches for rock's next big thing, but this free Radio 1-sponsored new talent night, compered by Zane Lowe, was a curate's egg. Its inconsistencies were lost on Lowe, however; his ... more info

Abeano — Who? MNDR are two people; Amanda Warner and bandmate Peter Wade. They formed when Warner was “carrying too many bags around NYC” and handed Wade some demos. The name is a playful take on Amanda’s first name; it misses out the A’s an... more info

Altsounds — *Sleigh Bells* return to the UK with '*Riot Rhythm*' on *14th Feb*, the next single to be taken from debut album 'Treats'! Yeah boi, BELIEVE! The digital bundle will come with a quite frankly HUGE remix from "musical soul mate" *Diplo*! The duo... more info

Stereogum — Highlighting this year’s sleepaway in Indio is every band who made your favorite album of last year — Kanye, Arcade Fire, Ariel Pink, Best Coast, Titus Andronicus, Black Keys, Robyn, The National, Sleigh Bells, etc. Also: Animal Collective! Death... more info

Quiet Color — by pelly (photos by stuart sevastos) Australia in the summer is pretty non-stop, blurry, and a sh*t load of fun. That description would fit Southbound Festival in Busselton, Western Australia and it works for power duo Sleigh Bells. We caught up with... more info

I Like Music — Return with new single Riot Rhythm on February 14th 2011, and tour in January/February. Check out an awesome fan-made video for the single more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG Symbolism? In case you somehow missed the crush of commercials on cable television, MTV has a new and possibly NSFW show called Skins based on a UK series about teens, sex, drugs, mental health and family. Skins, whose... more info

The Music Fix — New dates announced. more info

Altsounds — **The Frontier Touring Company regrets to announce the withdrawal of ****BAIO (Vampire Weekend) **from **Sleigh Bells' **January 2011 Sydney and Melbourne shows due to flight complications from the US. One of the East Coast's worst ever blizzard... more info

Altsounds — MEN have announced details of two London shows set to take place in February. The band will play The Lexington on Tuesday 8th February and will also support Sleigh Bells at Heaven on Monday 14th February as part of the NME Awards shows. The ba... more info