Pop Justice — Let's use a spirit level to assess the horizontalness of recycled pop news: » Lily Allen would like to write for Lady Gaga when she stops being a popstar. (The Sun) (http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/2981017/Lily-Allen-claims-ha... more info

Guardian Music — The Divine Comedy singer treats us to a piano version of his new single, taken from the album Bang Goes the KnighthoodBen KapeAndy GallagherElliot Smith more info

Pitchfork — Artist: The Divine ComedyAlbum: Bang Goes the KnighthoodRelease Date: May 31 (UK)Label: Divine Comedy Records Tracklist: 01 Down in the Street Below02 The Complete Banker03 Neapolitan Girl04 Bang Goes the Knighthood05 At the Indie Disco06 Have You Ev... more info

Scotsman.com — THE DIVINE COMEDY *** PLEASANCE THEATRE, EDINBURGH more info

ContactMusic — Lily Allen can do "amazing things" when she comes out of retirement, according to Divine Comedy singer Neil Hannon.The pop star is currently on a self-imposed... more info

Pitchfork — -- A pretty sick bill comes to the Hollywood Bowl on September 30: Pavement, with Sonic Youth and No Age opening. Mark Ibold, who currently plays in both Pavement and Sonic Youth, will have a busy night. -- On May 17, Beggars Archive will release an ... more info

Guardian Music — Can you picture a mini-pop orchestra who operate as a benign totalitarian dictatorship? That's this Welsh 14-pieceHometown: Cardiff. The lineup: Spencer McGarry (vocals, piano, guitar), Avvon Chambers (drums), Rebecca Wood (vocals), Charlie Francis (... more info

The Quietus — The Divine Comedy also confirmed for July shows more info

Gigwise — They complete series line-up... more info

The Vinyl Villain — The sleeve before you belongs to the debut 12" EP, from July 1991, by The Frank And Walters, a three-piece band from Cork, Ireland.I remain thoroughly fond of many of their records, particularly those recorded and released in the earliest part of the... more info