Stereogum — If you’ve ever had a conversation with a young-ish Anglophile music-lover, you’ve probably heard of London indie rock band the Maccabees. And if you’ve talked with a slightly older UK-oriented music-lover (like, say, High Fidelity’s Rob Gordo... more info

Stereogum — Oli Bayston got his start with Manchester indie band Keith, with whom he played for seven years until the band split in 2009. Since then he has written and produced for several UK acts including Steve Mason, Lianna Li Havas, and Lily Allen. Currently... more info

NME — Johnny Marr, Sinead O'Connor and Steve Mason also announced for festival in Dorset more info

Said the Gramophone — Steve Mason - "Come to Me". At 11:07pm, it is pouring on rue Raspail. The pavement looks black and the few tall trees shake down a heavy, cold spray. A man runs down the sidewalk in silver sneakers. A woman... more info

DrownedInSound — Politics can often waylay even the best musicians, but it seems to have the opposite effect on Steve Mason here, inspiring him to create some of his finest and most thought-provoking material. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

NME - Radar — Django Django might have missed out on the Mercury last night, but things are still going pretty swimmingly for them. Their album was widely regarded as having only just been pipped as the indie choice, and at least they didn’t lose their gong like... more info

Altsounds — Produced by Steve Mason (Beta Band / King Biscuit Time), The Struggle is the latest single from Scroobius Pip's Top 40 solo album Distraction Pieces. Accompanied by a suitably ghoulish video, the single is released ... more info

Guardian Music — With the next incarnation of their BlakRoc hip-hop project coming soon, blues-rock duo The Black Keys are also finishing off their Danger Mouse-produced album – hear the resulting Cramps and rockabilly-inspired tunes live early next year (3-10 Feb ... more info

Guardian Music — Returned from the Isle of Wight yet? Then share with us your highlights of the last big festival of the summer …So, it's back to work and a more monochrome existence, now that Bestival – the last major festival of the summer – has ended. This f... more info

Guardian Music — As UK independent labels count the cost of the CD warehouse fire, buy digital to save physical, urges Chris SalmonIt's been an awful week for many of the UK's best independent labels, whose stock was destroyed in the Sony DADC warehouse fire in Enfie... more info