Guardian Music — The urge to snigger at politicians' pop moves is a residue of a wider idea – that the natural state of pop is one in which establishment figures don't listen to itFrom hustings ambushes to subverted ads, a British election comes with plenty of... more info

MTV.com News — San Francisco band's frontman has 'The House That Built Me' on heavy rotation.By Kyle Anderson, with reporting by Matt Elias Train Photo: MTV News Before the release of their latest album Save Me, San Francisco, Train went on a three-year h... more info

MTV.com News — 'It should be interesting,' Aoki says of the eclectic collaborations.By Adam Murphy, with additional reporting by Akshay Bhansali Steve Aoki Photo: MTV News At this year's Winter Music Conference in Miami, MTV News spoke to some of the bigg... more info

BBC News - UK — The Killers are to be honoured for their impact on US music by The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) at a ceremony in Los Angeles. more info

Rolling Stone — Wilco will curate the Solid Sound festival, scheduled for August 13-15th at North Adams, Massachusetts’ MASS MoCA (Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art). According to the event’s official site, the fest will feature the bandmembers’ side pr... more info

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ContactMusic — THE KILLERS are to be honoured at the 27th annual American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) Pop Music Awards.The Las Vegas-based group will be presented... more info

The Vinyl Villain — KLASSIC KUTSIt's a small wonder that so many of the really special bands to emerge out of the shadows in the first decade of the 21st Century have names that begin with the letter 'K' .Especially so, when you consider that other than perhaps The Kink... more info

Pop Justice — Hold onto your hats: » Louis Walsh is very excited about John & Edward's move to Universal, saying "I know they still have a great career ahead of them". (BBC) (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8573139.stm)Apparently the next single looks ... more info

Guardian Music — Ronnie Scott's, LondonSince the American piano firebrand Rachel Carmel Nicolazzo (better known as Rachel Z) has devoted an album to the women artists who have made a difference in her life, she was a sharp choice to headline last week's high-class Wo... more info